Advocacy Seminar

Advocacy Seminar To Develop Recommendations For Inclusion Of Theatre Education In National Education Curriculum

Date : 9th August 2008
Venue : Lecture Theatre Auditorium, Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Dhaka

An advocacy seminar is being organized to develop recommendations for inclusion of Theatre Education in the national education curriculum with the objective of assisting the children’s awareness and psycho-social develop in multi-sectoral approach.

It may be mentioned here that Non-Government Development organizations Rupantar and Rakhal are implementing “Children’s Voice“ Project for the last five years with support from Swedish ITI and Sida.

The Guests of honour:

Chief Guest :
Ms. Rasheda K. Choudhury, Hon. Advisor, Primary and Mass education, Women and Child Affairs and Cultural Ministry of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Special Guest :
Ms. Ola Halgren, the Charge d’Affairs of the Embassy of the Sweden in Bangladesh will attend the seminar as Special Guest.

Other Guests:

• Ms. Christina Nygren, Project Manager, Children’s Voice Project, ITI, Sweden
• Ms. Hogason Ula Maria, Child Theatre Specialist, Sweden
• Rudra Prasad Sengupata, Nandikar, Kolkata, India
• Tapan Kumar Das, Program Manager, CAMPE

Type Participants:

• Government Officer
• Education Officer
• Guardian
• School Managing Committee
• Teachers
• Journalists
• Education researchers
• Cultural personalities
• NGO
• GO
• School Theatre Team Members