Empowering underprivileged the MAD way

MANGALORE: Make A Difference (MAD), a youth volunteer network that works with underprivileged children in India, is all set to hold 'Dream Camp 2013', a two-day camp where kids get to live out their dreams in Mangalore from January 26.
MAD public relation intern Anjali Rao told TOI that the Dream Camp includes a variety of sessions which are customised according to the age groups, gender and abilities of the children, while trying to balance life-skill development with exposure to various career opportunities to nurture versatility.The activities include drawing, science experiments, scavenger hunt and various other workshops. The kids also will spend a day at Summer Sands, a beach resort, which they have been very much awaiting, she said.
MAD is trying to empower underprivileged children by teaching English through Cambridge University Press, education partner. It is a platform that empowers youth to become change leaders who make positive social impact and create self sustaining communities. The projects taken up by MAD are - the English project, the Life skills project, Career awareness, the Library project and the In-fra-spire, Anjali said.