Indian Newslink 15th May 2018 Digital Edition

MAY 15, 2018
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Young creative eyes foster better world vision
Sir Bob Harvey speaking at the launch of ‘My World, My Vision’ 2018 | Sir Bob Harvey, Ashok Kochhar and Martyn Weatherill at the event Ashok Kochhar addressing guests with Master Abir Kochhar Children with a stack of film cameras at Laingholm Primary School (Pictures Supplied)
Staff Reporter
About 140 children
between the age of
five and seven received
film cameras at a
function held at Laingholm
Primary School in West
Auckland on Friday, May
4, 2018.
They will give vent to
their creativity, as participants
in the ‘My World, My
Vision’ Project.
More than 150 people including
former Waitakere
Mayor Sir Bob Harvey,
who has also served as
Chairman of Waterfront
Auckland and Champion
of Auckland, Laingholm
Primary School Principal
Martyn Weatherill, internationally-renowned
photographer
Ashok Kochhar,
teachers, parents, photographers,
experts, invited
guests and students
were present at the event.
Nationwide Project
The Programme was the
first in the nationwide annual
series of ‘My World,
My Vision,’ an initiative of
Mr Kochhar, which began
two years ago on a modest
scale in association with
Indian Newslink. This
year, the Project will cover
400 children (five to 12
years) living in various
parts of New Zealand.
They will be encouraged
to go out and present the
world around them.
The images captured
by them will be presented
at an exhibition across
New Zealand and online,
inviting comments from
International experts.
Creative Outlet
Mr Kochhar launched
the Project in 2016 promising
to offer a creative outlet
to the thoughts of the
young minds.
“After the Auckland
Chapter, the exhibition will
spread to other cities and
cover children from varied
ethnic and socio-economic
backgrounds. The
Project would also open
many future career possibilities
through mentor
programmes, online showcases
of talent as well as
youth symposia,” he said.
Mr Kochhar said that
children of yesteryears
and youth of today govern
every nation, meaning
that today’s children will
govern and take decisions
tomorrow.
“As elders, it is our duty
to give our undivided attention
to children,” he
said.
Suffering generation
But official data reveals
that the world is not in a
good state as far as teenagers
are concerned. There
have many channels of
information, but not as
many sources to express
and understand their own
thoughts in a constructive
manner.
Mr Kochhar said that in
a world where our teens
are battling depression,
bullying and many more
evils, an ear given to their
thoughts and a hand extended
to support their efforts
will achieve results in
the right direction.
“With the objective of
providing a channel of expression
to our young
minds before the start of
their teen years and to enhance
their Emotional
Quotient (EQ), a team of
experts from various genres
of visual arts came
together to present the initiative,
‘My World, My
Vision.’ We invite you to
get involved in the initiative,”
he said.
For more information,
please visit www.
myworldmyvision.co.nz
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