That's The Way: Making Kids Socially Active Through Sports

Akshai Abraham, founder of Lucknow-based Project Khel, "a customised programme that uses sports and games as a platform to engage with adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds", feels that there is a need to tap the power sports has in bringing about a change in the lives of people.

"I think there are enough of schemes, like the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA), but implementation is an issue. The aim of Project Khel is not to create competitive sportspersons but to recognise the value play has in the development of a child and to utilise the power of sport to bring about societal change," Abraham told.

Once engaged, the project's programme leads the children through a series of modules designed to impart crucial Life Skills Education (LSE) though experiential learning and activity-based learning models.

Additionally, it also conducts specialised thematic workshops and modules, which aim to create awareness on issues such as civic responsibility, child sexual abuse, personal hygiene and self presentation.

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