Painting Competition for Children with Disabilities

Nearly 37 children with locomotor disabilities from the Amar Jyoti and Akshay Pratishthan schools in Delhi were given an opportunity to creatively express their dreams and aspirations on canvas through a painting workshop organized jointly by the Commission and British Council from 1 - 3 September 2004.
British artist Mr. John Edward conducted the workshop for the children from the age group 9 to 14 at the British Council in Delhi.
The children received an orientation into child rights themes and were encouraged to translate a vision (seen from a perspective of rights) of their future in colour. A panel of judges consisting of Mrs. Sadhana Ramachandran, Senior Advocate and Alice Cicolini, Head (Arts), British Council assessed the paintings produced by the children during the workshop and adjudged Mohit Singh, Shabana, Chotu, Paras and Reena as winners. The awards will be given to them on 10 December, Human Rights Day. Besides this, each participant at the workshop was given a certificate of attendance.