Assam NGO wins Children’s Champion Award 2023
The Hindu
An Assam-based NGO, Tapoban, that cares for special and autistic children has won the Children’s Champion Award 2023 in the health and nutrition category.
An Assam-based NGO that cares for special and autistic children has won the Children’s Champion Award 2023 in the health and nutrition category.
The award, instituted by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights in 2022, recognises individuals and institutions championing the cause of children in education, justice, health, nutrition, sports, and artistic expression.
The Commission had received 1,100 nominations from organisations and individuals across the country.
Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court, presented the award to Kumud Kalita, founder-president of Tapoban, in New Delhi on March 25. The award carries ₹75,000, a certificate and a plaque.
Functioning out of Pathsala, a town about 100 km northwest of Guwahati better known as the hub of the Bhramyoman (Assamese mobile theatre), Tapoban focuses on the needs of special and autistic children. The NGO is also called the Students’ Welfare Mission.
Tapoban, established in 2005, was chosen for the health and nutrition category award, for its “consistent efforts to provide quality care to children with special needs”.
Mr. Kalita said he was humbled by the award that reflected trust in his organisation, and hoped such attention would entail endowments to serve the special children with renewed zeal and vigour.
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