The second edition of “Run for a Girl Child” will be held at Gachibowli Stadium on January 7. The event will be organised by Seva Bharathi-Telangana. The announcement came at a press meet in the city in which Raghunath Verrabelly, General Secretary of Seva Bharathi and Ramamurty Prabhala, the President of the organisation unveiled the poster of the event.
Members of Seva Bharathi announcing details of ‘Run for Girl Child’
Announcing the details, Raghunath said that the run was aimed to spread awareness about adding Slum Kishori Vikas Centres to the existing ones as they focus on empowering girls residing in slums and low-income areas by helping them in their education, health and skill development.
Dignitaries such as Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy, CII Chairman Vanitha Datla, Commissioner of Health & Family Welfare Karuna Wakati, Vasudha Foundation Chairman MV Rama Raju, and Venkateshwara Group of Colleges Chairman Surabhi Vani are expected to participate in it.
Corporates like Capgemini, Genpact, GGK Technologies, Care Hospitals, Magma Finance, Value Momentum and many other companies would be participating in this event. Likewise, families from Gated Communities are also supporting this event; more than 5,000 participants are seen in favour of ‘Run for Girl Child’ campaign.
“The run will start at 7am from Gachibowli Stadium. 5K, 10k, 21K route will be in and around it,” said Raghunath.
Article Source: The Hans India