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Child leadership refers to developing leadership skills in children, while cultural movement refers to the promotion & preservation of cultural values & practices.

The idea of “Walk for Water', was a new concept for me and so I was eager to take part in ActionAid's events for water. Participating in the awareness sessions and other events organized by ActionAid made me rethink the importance of water in our lives. I am more committed to conserving water and making its responsible use in my daily life. We have to save water with efficient use and harvest rainwater.”, uttered Baishakhi (18 years old) from Ghoraghat, who attended the awareness sessions on the importance of water as a part of observing World Water Day 2023.

“I was always afraid of talking in front of everyone. Now I can talk, share my feelings with others. I also had no idea that cultural affairs can bring positive changes to society. But it can! It was great to know about leadership & cultural movement. We, the participants of the training are ready to aware our community of different issues through cultural activities. We will also share our learning with the other child forum members as we have to make many small groups to create awareness. We will change our community, through cultural movement. Thanks a lot, to ActionAid Bangladesh for the support”, uttered a 17-year-old girl, Barsha who was one of the participants of ‘Child Leadership & Cultural Movement’.

The objective of this health camp was to raise awareness amongst the deprived and underprivileged people living in the coastal areas.

ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) has organized a debate training to make children proficient in debate and sharpen their inquisitive minds.

This year, Children of Ghoraghat celebrated Child Rights Week through different activities. This time, they focused on street drama presentation as through this, the image of the society can be beautifully displayed and can leave a mark on people's minds easily that no medium can so. So, they decided to portray the image & problems of their area through a street drama.