Innocently powerful...By Rabin Raj Niraula (Kathmandu, Nepal)

A Grassroots Comics Workshop was conducted from 29th-31st May 2009 by Rabin Raj Niraula representing World Comics Network in association with CHILD Nepal a local NGO working on child issues. Two More Trainers Tika Dahal and Mohan Dangal actively facilitated the 3 days Program. Sanjib Adhikari from Child Development Society participated as a volunteer. Kiran Thapa from Child Development Society conducted a guest session on Wall Comics.

Students were keenly interested with the name Wall Comics, and were actively participating in each lessons. They highlighted on different issues mostly related with Child like Child Abuse, Child Rights, Equality, School access and many more.

On The Third Day, Children performed their presentation by displaying their work in Chabahil Ganesthan (Ganesh Mandir Area). They collected feedback from the pedestrians and visitors. Some were really interested to publish wall comics in their school notice board and were searching for ways to expose their own work on comics. Their interaction had energized their will to draw more comics and were eager to conduct similar workshop among their friends.

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