Today’s child is the future of tomorrow. The child of today will play a role in the overall development of this country and the whole world in the future.
We are constantly working to establish the rights of children, especially for the disadvantaged one. Disadvantaged children have various obstacles. Natural disasters are one of them. Poor families are suffering the most due to climate change. The people especially the children of Biswambarpur is no exception.
Children of Bangladesh are lagging behind due to various natural calamities as the climate of the world is now under threat. Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 65 countries in the world affected by climate change. According to the child related organization of United Nations, the life of about 2 crore children is at risk due to climate change (BBC Bangla, 5 April 2019).
With this thought in mind, to share the causes of climate change, to give the child ideas and take initiatives on what to do in dealing with climate change, a drawing competition on ‘Climate change & Global warming’ had been arranged from 3rd of October to 5th of October as a part of Child Rights Week celebration. 74 children took part in this competition and share their thoughts, views on climate change through drawings. At the end of the event, best drawings were selected & 3 children were awarded.
“If you love anything, and receive recognition, it really feels great. I love to draw, and I have got the opportunity to participate in a drawing competition as a part of child rights week 2021. I have tried to share my thoughts on climate change & global warming through my drawings. I got the 2nd prize & it made me very happy when my name was announced. Thank you for everything”, expressed by Salma (14-year-old), one of the participants of the event.
A 14-year-old child Amin said, “I am very happy to join drawing competition on climate change. I got the 1st prize. It made me feel great as I love to draw a lot. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to join this competition”.
