Chapter Information

Facilitator: Mr. Ramesh Bhatt (Jan Chetna Samiti)

The Champawat MCF chapter claims members from 10 villages. They have been focusing on child rights.

General Information and News

Champawat is located in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand on the border of Nepal. It is famous for its many temples. The literacy rate in Champawat is 71.1%, which is slightly lower than the state average (2001 Census). The district has 490 primary schools, 107 junior high schools, 27 high schools and 23 Intermediate (classes 11&12) schools. The closest university is located in the neighboring district of Nainital. The population density of Champawat is 126 people per square kilometer.

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Recent activities:

May 21, 2003: To mark the anniversary of the MCF, the Champawat manch held a program that drew about 400 children, women and men from the Lohaghat block of the district. The event included detailed discussion on the objectives of the MCF, and drawing, cultural programs, and general knowledge contests all focusing on the topics of jan, jungle, jameen, janwar, jal (people, forests, land, animals, and water) and on the dangers of superstitions and harmful cultural traditions.

In the cultural competition, Saraswati and Anju placed first; Mamta, Rekha, Rita, and Kavita placed second; and Sooraj, Jagdeesh, Ravindra, and Mohit placed third.

In the drawing competition, based on the theme "The present we live in" Khila Bisht placed first and Bhanu Prabha placed second.

The program started at 10 a.m., lunch was at 2 p.m. and the program was to end at 5 p.m. but went on longer because the cultural programs were so many and the entrants kept increasing! The program ended with prizes being awarded to the winners.

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