Students showcase projects on social issues
The projects' display, held on Thursday in Hyderabad, brought together students from government, private, corporate, KGBV and residential schools;
Hyderabad: Students of Classes VII to IX from 30 schools presented over 100 projects on climate change, eve-teasing and inclusion of the differently abled as part of the compassionate citizenship programme. Developed by the Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA) and integrated into Telangana’s moral education curriculum, the initiative will soon be expanded to 3,000 schools.
The projects' display, held on Thursday in Hyderabad, brought together students from government, private, corporate, KGBV and residential schools. Through fieldwork, interviews and community engagement, students explored real-world issues, documented challenges and proposed practical solutions. Their reports included insights from victims, officials and community elders, along with documented actions taken individually and collectively.
Addressing the students, Telangana Education Commission (TEC) member Prof. P.L. Vishweshwar Rao emphasised the need for education to extend beyond academics to foster compassion, equality and secularism. He highlighted creativity and imagination as key drivers of societal progress and called for similar programmes in other states.
Prizes and certificates were awarded by peace activist Gufran Siddiqui, climate activist Nikita Naidu, gender experts Amina Nilofer and Jyotirmaya Jandhyam, women’s rights activist Noor Jahan Siddiqui and inclusion resource persons Dhanaunjay and Sumaira. The event was dedicated to the memory of Egbert Samraj, Dr Anand Raj Varma, Omim Maneckshaw Debara and Naheed Banu, former presidents of the COVA Peace Network.
