RAHUL BOSE IS THE AMBASSADOR OF THE DFC SCHOOL CHALLENGE

 

Agra/Ahmedabad July 21 (IANS)

 

Actor/activist Rahul Bose has been named the brand ambassador of the world's largest school competition Design for Change, launched by Kiran Bir Sethi six years ago in Ahmedabad.

 

According to Rahul Bose, DFC, is an award winning global movement led by children. "DFC uses Design Thinking through the four easy steps of Feel, Imagine, Do and share, to help children find new answers for challenges big and small, and thereby lead the change world over."

 

Bose said "from teaching their parents to read, stopping child marriages, cleaning up neighbourhoods to fixing potholes on the streets, preserving their cultural heritage, children are proving that they have what it takes to be able to design a future that is desired."

 

In the last five years, the DFC has enabled children in over 3000 schools in India to create a positive change in their immediate environment, involved participants from over 30 countries and collected over 10,000 stories on 16 diverse issues.

 

Talking to IANS, Nandini Sood, programme coordinator said the DFC offered a structured way to teach 21st century skills like leadership, communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking in children. "They move from a mindset of CAN I to I CAN. Because super heroes are not in fairy tales ..They are in every child who says I CAN."

 

Kiran Bir Sethi, founder of DFC said there were 100 exciting prizes to be won. "The most compelling stories of change by children will be featured on www.satyamevjayate.in." Amar Chitra Katha will give away exciting gift hampers to 80 winning schools while Disney Play Centres will awarded to top 20 winning schools.

 

The last date for submission of entries is August 15. Stories in the form of reports have to reach by October 2 and the prizes would be announced on November 14. Best stories will be published in the annual book I CAN.

 

Details are available on www.dfcworld.com/india