What I Wish To Change to in My Life Activities

As part of our community-based peace education programming, the Children’s Center in Gramsh organized a district-wide event for children during February and March that had the following activities:

1. A contest with folk songs, dance, instruments in 7 regions of the Gramsh district—including the town and all the major villages—and the selection of the best performances for the final spectacle.
2. Organizing a drawing, painting competition with the theme “What I wished to Change”.
3. Organizing an artistic spectacle in the Children’s Center titled What I wished to change that included the selected texts, songs, dances, and instruments from the 7 regions of the district.
4. An exposition with the best children’s drawings from the district has been open and can be seen at the Children’s Center.

The objectives of this event were threefold:

1. To educate and entertain children, cultivate their talents while paying attention to the traditions.
2. Looking at what children what to be changed, through their eyes.
3. To promote children’s rights according to the UN conventions.

1800 children participated in this district-wide event. The activities were attended by 3000 children from the countryside, and 2000 children from the town of Gramsh.  The event was an important vehicle for expression for many children.