We are ONE

An, she is a telivision journalist from Belgium . She came from a far country to our school in Subai. But while dancing with us we could know that we all are ONE. Thanks to AN, our friend .

We are child reporters

We had friends from Belgium and from our own state , Orissa in our school in Subai . We talked to them , they talked to us . It was nice .We are thankful to them .

With the friends from Belgium in our school

We were happy to be with friends from Belgium . We greeted the Journalists and UNICEF officials in our school : Govt.Girls High School, Subai

Memories of the past

This was in Beijing last year , Sri Tom Olsen, the then Chief representative of UNICEF in Orissa and Sri Cicillo Ardona , Chief of UNICEF in India, along with us , Sunita Gemel and Anupama Nayak , the two child reporters from Koraput . We are thankful to them for their love and care .
Sunita Gemel & Anupama Nayak
Child Reporters from Maliput and Sunki in Koraput District Of Orissa

Worms in the well

I saw worms in the village well . I informed the health worker of our village . He came to mix bleaching powder in the well . But village women asked him not to mix it . Then he explained them the need of mixing bleaching powder and then the women agreed to allow him .
Mohini Behera, Std.V
U.P.School, Maliput

KBK hostel leaking

We are staying in hostel . The hostel was built under KBK scheme . Now Water is leaking in to the rooms when it rains . The girls of our school are facing problem.
Jayram Melka
Sevasram, Kumbhariput.

Clean the class room

We donot have any boundary in our school. people break the doors and windows and cows leave cowdung on the school varanda . We clean the floor before the school starts everyday.
Rashmi Muduli,
Ex-Board M.E.School, Nandapur.

Skin Disease

People in our village, Majhiput , are suffering from skin diseases.When I had been to my village I had also got the disease . Now I got cured . But there are many people who are seriously affected with the disease.They are not able to go to work because of the disease.
Sasi Champi,Std.VI
Govt.Girls High School, Subai.

Tube well

The tubewell in our village broke . There is only one open well for the entire village . People are facing a lot of problem.
Sukanti Harijan,Std.VII
M.E.School, Digapur.

Dust bin

We burn the dirty things arround our school every week . But it gets dirty again in a few days. We should have a dust bin for the school.
Snehalata Kangria,Std.V
Ex-Board U.P.School, Nandapur.

Our village hotel

We have a hotel in our village where everything is kept open . Dust falls on the food item and flies sit on them . But still then people eat them
Manasi Choudhury ,std.VII
M.E.School, Digapur.

Belgium in our school.

Some journalists and people from UNICEF in Belgium clong with Officers from UNICEF , Orissa came to our school. They talked to us , took our photographs and did vedio shooting .They asked many questions to us and we also asked them questions about their country and children in their country . They saw us living in the hostel and asked , how we were living here . We told them everything we do from the morning till night . They heard our prayer , we sing before we go to the class.We liked all of them very much . The lady journalist , An, danced with us too . All the children in our school were very happy to see them in the school.
Padmini Khora,Std VII
Govt.Girls High School, Subai

Buisiness in Village

The farmers in our village have acres of Ginger cultivation . Now the plant has grown to a good size and new ginger has grown . So the farmers are taking away the seed ginger from the plant and selling in the market at Rs.15/- a kilo .I came to know that traders from other places are going to come to our village to purchase ginger .
Sarat Khilo,Std.VII
U.P.School, Maliput.

No school

I asked my friend , Nakul Pahadal on their village , Bandhaguda . He said that there was no school in their village and many children remain uneducated.
Bada Sisha,Std.V
Residential School, Machkund.

Difficulties Of Farmers

Recent heavy rains in our village has damaged the crops of many farmers. Paddy got washed . The poor farmers are looking helpless.They need help.
Debasish Nagesh,
U.P.School, Sasahandi.

No land to cultivate

Many people in our village, Samaliput donot have land of their own . They cultivate in the forest and are facing many problems.
Amit Khora,Std.V
Hikimput UP school.

Water leaking

Water is leaking through the asbestos of the girls' hostel of our school. The girls are facing dificulty to sleep when it rains .
Kesab Kirsani,Std.V
Residential School, Machkund.

We need toilets

People in our village use the road side as their toilets . During the rains for the last few days it was even difficult to walk to our school. Now, after the rain has stopped, we are able to go to the school . If our panchayat could make toilets in the village ,the problem could be solved .
Asima Giri,Std.V
Sasahandi UP school.

Tom Sir, thank you.

We are very happy to see the letter of love for us in our mail.We remain grateful to Tom olsen sir . We remember him very much and take the pledge to perform as he has suggested.
With love
Childreporters.

a letter of love

Dear Child Reporters.I have just been into your web-side and I am so thrilled and so proud ofwhat you all have been able to achieve in such a short notice. At the sametime it gives me a tremendous pleasure knowing that I was there togetherwith you all when this process started and have seen you all being born andgrown up and become such a positive inspiration for others to follow. Canyou imagine that you have grown from a 100 + lovely individuals till astrong one voice of more than 1200 child reporters representing more andmore districts in Orissa. Now other States want to copy what you havestarted and you all should be so proud of your accomplishment so far andgive you even more energy to pursuit your dreams and be a role model forother peers.Although I have left India and Orissa, I can still see when I close my eyesthe places and people I visit and met during my 5 1/2 years tenure there. Iwill never forget all the lovely people I met, from children to grown-upsand your hospitality and friendship. It will stay with me forever and ifGod want, one day I will be able to visit and hopefully meet some of youagain.Someone once told me. It takes ordinary people to achieve extraordinarythings as long as your dreams stay's alive. Everyone of you, from the youngchild reporter to the older ones have achieved extraordinary things in youryoung life. Continue to dream and keep the dream alive and you willcontinue to achieve extraordinary things in life. I wish each and every oneof you all the success in life and will continue to pray for happiness andsuccess for you and your familiesBest RegardsTom OlsenRepresentative, Barbados & the East CaribbeanCountries(Former UNICEF State Representative-Orissa)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations House, Marine Gardens,Christ Church, Barbados

Wind & Water

We had strong wind and heavy floods in our region . People lost their crop, houses and cattle . It was very sad to see such things . Let God help us.
Kabi Harijan,Std.VII
Digapur M.E.School

We need a library

There are many readers in my village .But everybody can not purchase books and costly magazines . We need a library .
Rajat Rath
Maliput UP School, lamtaput.

Football Killed a child

Children in our village , Hinkeiput were playing football . While playing , one child got hurt . He was taken to the hospital where he died .
Padma Sisha,Std.VI
Subai

Roads dammaged.

Heavy rains over the last few days has dammaged the roads in our block. Movement of vehicles has been affected .
Rasmi Muduli
Ex-Board Primary School, Nandapur.

Crop loss!

Recently we had heavy rains for few days . People in the village had grown ginger and other vegetables in their field . But the water in the field has damaged the crop very much.Especially Ginger is getting spoiled.
Sarat Khilo
U.P.School,Maliput.

Wooh!

I was reading the newspaper today . I was deeply moved by the news that there was a heavy loss to property in our district and many other places in our country because of the heavy rains .
Priyankarani Garada,
Jamal UP School, Kotpad.

New Hope for the children.

Kasturaba Gandhi Girls school has been opened in our village, Lamtaput . This has helped many girls who had left the schools after completing their Vth std. and were treated as the drop out children .
Rajat Rath, Std.V
Maliput UP School, lamtaput.

More children & No education

People in our village have many children and they are not able to educate every child in the family as the parents work as daily laborers and earn very little .
Rupdhar bhumia
Hardali Sevasram School

It's difficult to bathe

We go to the nearby river to bathe . The river is far away from our school. We need a tubewell for our KBK hostel .
Lalita Muduli,Std.V
Dandabadi Sevasram School.

Try it !

Many People in Boghipadar village use Kendu leaves as plates and cups to have their food .
Nilambar Harijan
Asharam School, Hardali,Borigumma block.

One more tubewell please...

We have only one tube well in our village . But many people go to the river as this is not sufficient . People wash their clothes and utensils in the river. They also bathe the cattle in the same water. Can we have one more tube well please!
Kabita Badnayak,Std.VI
Maliput UP School, Lamtaput

There was heavy rains in our area for the last five days . Water was released from Kolab reservoir . Water entered Durgabhatta village in our panchayat . The villagers were brought to Patraput school and were given relief by the officers.
Subham Kumar Sahu, Std.III.
Dangarchinchi, Jeypore block.

Water Water Everywhere

I live in New street of Nandapur village in Koraput district . Our road is in a very bad condition . People in our street have asked the authorities to repair the road many times. But it's not repaired. Now with the heavy rains water is coming from every where and entering our houses from the floors also. Many houses broke . We are in trouble.
Snehalata Kangria,Std.V
Nandapur, Koraput, Orissa

Rain..Rain Go away

There was heavy rain in our village for the last few days. One house collapsed due to the rain . Two persons got drowned in the nearby river.
Manju Gemel,Maliput,Koraput

Teacher search students

When the children go out from our school without telling any one , our teacher goes to search him and brings him back to the school again.
Gitanjali mandangi,Std.V
Dandabadi, Narayanpatna, Koraput

Water &Water

There are two wells in our village . But the water there is not good. There is no water in the tube well . People go to a stream far awy from our village to get water. Some other villages also depend on that stream for water.
Urmila Khora, Std.IV
Hikimput, Nandapur, Koraput, Orissa, India.

Our people

People in our village grow vegetables and sell them in the weekly market at Kunduli. They purchase dress and sweets for the childrten from the market after selling the vegetables.
Sunita Sahu,Std.VI
Maliput,Pottangi, Koraput, Orissa, India.

Keep the house clean.

Many people in our village, Dabuguda , donot keep their houses clean, helping the mosquitoes to grow.We told many people in our village to keep their houses clean.
Amit Khora, Std.V.
Hikimput,Nandapur,Koraput, Orissa, India.

Toilet For Each House

Almost all the houses in my village, Nilabadi, have toilets . But the shortage of water is a big problem.
Sarojini Bhoi,Std.IV.
Kusumpeta, Bandhugaon,Koraput, Orissa, India.

Pigs..Pigs

People in our village keep pigs in their house . They are making the village dirty, especially in the rainy days.
Chandrama Badanayak,StdVI
Subai, Semiliguda, Koraput, Orissa, India

Give more teachers, please.

In our village school in Kasamdi , there are 150 students . But there is only one teacher in the school. He gets angry , as he fails teach so many children alone.
Gourimani Khilo,std.IV.
Hikimput,Nandapur, Orissa, India.

No one listens.

People defecate any where they like in our village. No one listens to us when we tell them not to do like this . But they would surely listen to us one day.
Manasranjan Sahu,Std.V.
Turukupeta,Bandhugaon, Koraput, Orissa.

Lalla Uncle thank you.

child reporters said...
Lala uncle,thank you for the mail and the interest you have shown to know more about us . Very few people wish to know about children like us . But you have asked us . We are fortunate .We are the children from Koraput, Dhenkanal and will be from all the corners of Orissa and even from every part of our lovely country, India.We belong to the ruraland some of us come even from remote villages . Generally we donot have the basic facilities like electricity and a pucca house in many of our houses. Many of us walk kilometers to reach the school.We donot feel sad because we live in huts or even under a broken thatched roof as there are many children are also sleeping on the floor of some one else's house. We donot complain that we donot have good dresses to wear, as we see many of our friends in the village without a complete dress covering their body. Atleast we have some dress to wear.Some of us have sufficient food for our stomach . But we hear from some others that they donot have food many times . The mid-day meal is the most important event for them.We eat rice , ragi, Vegetables and dal in our meal .Our parents do a lot of work. Some of them work in the field as daily labor in someone's field or in our own field. Maximum donot have their own field .Going to the block headquarter is a dream for many of us . But after being a child reporter we have been to many villages in our block, we went to Koraput , our district head quarter many times to meet high level officers and others. Some of us had been to our state capital Bhubaneswar to attend a function of UNICEF, where we described the picture of our village to a good audience. We were being taken to Konark, Puri , Nandankanan during our visits . With the initiative of UNICEF we attended the Children's Science Congress held in Bhubaneswar last year.This was for the first time that child reporters reported the event in the daily bulletin published by the organisers . It was a great moment for us. We also had been to the SishuMela in Bhubaneswar as the child reporters and brought out a report on the day's events along with the views of the participating children. The most important event of Last year was the visit of Anupama Nayak and Sunita Gemel , the two child reporters to Beijing in China to attend the First International Children's Conference .We will give detailed reports on each of the events and experiences gadually , one by one . We are grateful to you that you have seen our blog. Yes, We can read and write English . But not much . We are trying to learn more and more to write directly to you and work on our own on the computer when we come to the block head quarter. We have a lot to say . please continue giving us the hope that you are there with us , wherever you stay , which ever work you do . Are you from England, America, Australia , NewDelhi or Africa ? Please tell the children near you to write to us . We wish if they too could be our friends .
With a lot of regards.
Your loving childreporters.