NEW DELHI: On the occasion of Children’s Day, 4000 kids from 140 schools of Delhi and 1,000 underprivileged children participated in a massive Kids’ Marathon to build awareness on Right to Education.
The ‘Réal Run for Children’ – organized under the aegis of one of India’s largest non-profit organization Prayas and sponsored by RÉAL, India’s leading Fruit juice brand – culminated with the participants preparing a massive wall of handprints as a petition to promote Right to Education. The children also signed 5,000 postcards addressed to the President of India demanding Right to Education for underprivileged children, thereby setting a new Limca Book Record.
Bollywood actors Randeep Hooda and Adil Hussain, Singer Richa Sharma, Union Minister Salman Khurshid, former Union Minister Ajay Maken, Commisioner of Delhi Police B S Bassi amongst many other prominent personalities graced the occasion to encourage the kids.
Amod K Kanth, General Secretary of Prayas and former Chairman of Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said: “As we celebrate Children’s Day on 14th November, ‘Réal Run for Children’ is a wonderful chance to not just experience the pleasure of running 4.5 kilometers with the children from underprivileged segments of our society and from various schools, but also support their demand for Right to Education.
India Post News Service
