Thiruvananthapuram: Bindu Radhakrishnan, mother of a 14 year old, was elated that her son participated in all events held at Vaibhav Camp – the social outreach programme of Government Engineering College, Barton Hill – that began here on Saturday. “I always take him to various events. I was keen to make my son attend this one,” she said. As many as 25 children with special needs in the age group 7 to 16 and their parents gathered at the college to attend the camp, organized as part of Aagneya ‘19 a inter-college techno-culture festival, in association with district council for child welfarePainting, games and story-telling sessions were held as part of the camp. According to Pratyush S, a volunteer of the fest, the camp aimed to encourage the talents of special children and bring them to the mainstream.“Vaibhav is an attempt by some socially-responsible engineering students to create an inclusive space. Rather than showing sympathy, we believe in providing a platform where children with special needs could exhibit their skills and talent to public. Last year we had organized a talent show at Kanakakkunnu. This time, we decided to give an open space for students by providing all technical supports. This year’s tagline is “Together for a better world,” said Pratyush.The camp also organized awareness classes for parents with the support of city-based NGO Helping Hand Organization (H2O).

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