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Lok Virsa establishes 8 children folklore societies
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Islamabad
The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage Lok Virsa has launched a new project of ‘Children Folklore Societies’ to harness culture for education and environment and create awareness among children about their rich culture and folklore.
Under the ongoing cultural cooperation between Pakistan and Norway, the institution has established 8 Children Folklore Societies (CFS) in Sindh so far and plans to establish these societies in other remote regions including Chitral, Kalash and Sibi, said Lok Virsa Executive Director Khalid Javaid.
He told this agency here Friday that the main objectives of the project are to create an opportunity for children to celebrate their cultural heritage, enjoy a good childhood, enable them to understand their culture and folklore of other provinces, regions and areas and alleviate the impact of poverty among children of poor and marginalized communities by making provisions for traditional clothing, school bags, books etc.
“To nurture among children the great values of our cultural heritage and promote peace, love, harmony, justice and forgiveness, tolerance and caring relationships, this programme of Lok Virsa will also revive local cultures and promote local traditions through capacity building for its members,” he observed.
The contents of this programme also include visits of children to nearby museums for creating awareness of the dying cultures among the residents of remote areas. “These activities will promote the understanding of culture and save the crafts of the far-flung areas for the new generations,” Khalid Javaid said.
Initially, the societies have been set up in various male and female schools of Sindh including Government High School Minara Road, Sukkur, Government Girls High School Khadro Sanghar, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Shahpur Chakkar, Sanghar, Government Girls Higher Secondary School Pano Akil, Government Primary School Sindh and Girls Higher Secondary School Tando Jam, Sindh.
Khalid Javaid said, “Projection of Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage and soft traditions was the need of hour to portray its soft image in the world.” “Culture is a major tool to control religious extremism and crate harmony in a society and people also term visual and performing arts events as a source of relaxation for them,” he added
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