Ver Organization today hosted its 21st event and its 2nd marathon. Today’s event was called Coimbatore Kiddathon was hosted to create awareness among the public about child sexual abuse. Speaking to SimpliCity on the sidelines of this event, founder of this NGO Vasanth Jerome said “The aim of hosting this event is to bring together on one platform, both the parents and children. A few of my close friends have been victims of sexual abuse. This prompted me to take up this cause. Only spreading awareness about this subject can help bring down the number of children who are victims of child abuse. Thus, this Kiddathon was hosted for the 1st time in Coimbatore involving both mother and her child.”
This Kiddathon was a huge hit as several mothers participated with place cards with message of prevention of child sexual abuse. Over 4,000 people participated in this run and the youngest participant an eight-month old girl. This debut edition of Coimbatore Kiddathon was hosted in three categories namely, mom and me 0.5-kilometer run, budding champ 1.5-kilometer run and super champ, 3-kilometer run. Flagging off all the three categories was Prabhakar, south India regional head of Bajaj company. The start point for all the three categories was All Souls Church on Race Course Road and Government Arts and Science grounds was the end point for all three categories.
All registered participants received their Kiddathon bag that included goodies and bib numbers yesterday and today they were awarded with participation certificate and a medal. About 30 winners were awarded with prizes during the valedictory function that was hosted after the run.
This Kiddathon was a huge hit as several mothers participated with place cards with message of prevention of child sexual abuse. Over 4,000 people participated in this run and the youngest participant an eight-month old girl. This debut edition of Coimbatore Kiddathon was hosted in three categories namely, mom and me 0.5-kilometer run, budding champ 1.5-kilometer run and super champ, 3-kilometer run. Flagging off all the three categories was Prabhakar, south India regional head of Bajaj company. The start point for all the three categories was All Souls Church on Race Course Road and Government Arts and Science grounds was the end point for all three categories.
All registered participants received their Kiddathon bag that included goodies and bib numbers yesterday and today they were awarded with participation certificate and a medal. About 30 winners were awarded with prizes during the valedictory function that was hosted after the run.