Organisation: SOS Children’s Villages of India
Initiative: SOS e-Tarang
Website: www.soschildrensvillages.in
Location: Delhi, India
Tarang is the annual festival celebrated by SOS Children’s Villages of India. Children who lack parental care or belong to a vulnerable community from across the country come together to demonstrate their skills and expertise to commemorate Universal Children’s Day on 20th November, every year. Due to the spread of Covid-19 virus, this year 700 children located in 22 states participated virtually through Microsoft Teams and Zoom in the form of e-Tarang.
The unprecedented situation brought by the pandemic has made life dull for children forced to be confined at home. However, through collaborative efforts — children from 32 SOS Children’s villages of India and from marginalised communities/BPL families came together to partake, compete and be comfortable with the normalisation of the digital world.
The effort noted exposure of 700+ children to the virtual technology and donors and SOS India supporters were all able to be a part of the event.