On August 15th when Gram sabai meetings were held in the rural areas, Children in Greater Chennai Corporation (Zone 1,4, and 5) held Children Nagara sabai meetings in 10 Wards. The child councilars in each Ward prepared the agenda and convened the meeting with the participation of the respective Ward Councilars, local leaders, teachers, police and other stakeholders in the community.

Arunodhaya team mobilised the participation of parents in SMC meeting in 19 schools in north Chennai.

Election to the Executive committee of Confederation of Arunodhaya Children Sangam was held on 28th July. The Election commission conducted the election in a democratic way.

Quarterly review meeting of Ward level Child Protection Committee meeting (Ward 38) was held on 28th June. Mr U. Ganesan, Councilar and Zone chairperson presided over the meeting. All the members were present. The actions taken in the last three months was presented,, emerging child protection issues were discussed and four action points were taken up for immediate intervention.

Arunodhaya hosted an inspiring session, 'Get-Set-Go,' to empower youth in their job search journey! 🌟 Dr. Jude Xavier, Senior Director of Human Resources at Omega Health Care, led the session on July 21, 2024. Thirty-five young graduates and final-year students joined in to gain crucial insights on job preparation. Dr. Jude shared expert advice on crafting resumes, acing written exams, group discussions, and interviews. A mock interview session highlighted key tips on presentation and behavior, boosting the participants' confidence. The session emphasized the value of education, continuous learning, and self-confidence. Our youth left motivated and better prepared to conquer their career goals! 🚀✨

Arunodhaya organised a training for community members to be Champions of women safety. This training is being done in collaboration with with Gender and Policy lab, Greater Chennai Corporation and Red dot. It is planned to train 90 community members in AIR site, Ernavur.

Arunodhaya observed International day against child labour in the intervention areas. Rallies and signatures campaign with a pledge to eliminate child labour and promote children's rights was organised with the participation of different stakeholders in the communities.

Arunodhaya organised capacity building training for Youth forum leaders on 12th June. Adv. Thenpandian facilitated the one day programme and engaged the children in developing an understanding on the existing social structure and the role of youth as change agents.

Had an enjoyable evening with the children who were in our shelter home and now reintegrated with families or enrolled in other children homes. They shared their present experience, their performance in studies and sports activities. One boy shared that he initiated Children committee in the CCI where he is enrolled now. Felt happy to listen to the children. They cut cake and celebrated the birthday of all of them and sang their favourite birthday song 'Neend neenda Kaalam'.

One day camps are being held for children sangam members in 40 areas reaching out to 1900 children. These camps are facilitated by the young facilitators. The theme is on Climate change.