Yuva Sammelan, Unai
Unai, Bardipada and Vyara
jointly organized a successful Yuva Sammelan at Unai recently. One hundred and
forty boys and girls gathered at Jivan
Jyot Unai on April 21st. The first day of the gathering was devoted
to light hearted activities including a picnic to Waghai and Pimpri. Sr Rubina
ccv and her team quickly put the group through the registration process as the
youth arrived. Next, Fr Ronnie Saldanha
conducted a lengthy ice-breaking session to the great delight of the
participants. After lunch the youth tried their hand at leaf painting. The
youthfulness and creativity of the participants were evident in their instantly
made paintings! The evening was spent in Waghai and Pimpri. It was the most
entertaining time of the day as all boys and girls freely mingled with one
another at the botanical garden. They continued to revel in their togetherness
at the river bank in Pimpri. Then all sat together in reverential silence for a
while as Fr Sundar Vasava led the
group into evening prayer. After a tasty dinner offered by Jivan Jyot Pimpri our youth spontaneously began
dancing in unison to the rhythmic tunes of adivasi naach. We returned to Jivan Jyot Unai at 10.00 pm and quickly hit the bed!
The next day, April 22nd,
was devoted to serious sessions. Fr
Lazarus D’Souza, Superior of Unai and Bardipada officiated at the Eucharist
with a thought-provoking homily. The Youth animated the mass centre-wise with
an entrance dance, Offertory Tree and ‘vidaai naach’. Thereafter in the first
session of the day, Fr Ronnie and Sr Rubina held a lively discussion with the
group on the dreams, goals, opportunities and challenges of the South Gujarat
Adivasi Youth today. The next session was conducted by guest speakers. Mr Anand
Vasava (Ahmedabad), Mr Prakash Gamit (Ahwa) and Ms Sumitra Kokni (Pimpri) led
the group into a meaningful discussion on issues such as suicides and addiction
among the adivasi youth in South Gujarat . The
post lunch penultimate session of the day was audio visual. Four short video
clips were screened for the group followed by a touching sharing by boys and
girls on topics such as respecting and caring for old parents, initiating
action for a public cause, having a never-say-die attitude in life and making a
choice for the greater good in life.
Before closing the yuva
sammelan Fr Saldanha conducted an evaluation of the entire programme wherein
the group strongly expressed to have a follow up of this gathering in near
future. The organizers would like to express sincere thanks to Fr Lazarus D’Souza, Fr Hasmukh Parmar and the team of
volunteers from Jivan Jyot Unai led
by Mr Vinod Vasava for their support, encouragement and hard work in making
this Yuva Sammelan a truly memorable event. (Fr Sunil Macwan)
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