Recently, CONCERN-Nepal held a painting contest for students in Bhaktapur. Students gathered from all over the area carrying their paints, colored pencils, and markers in order to paint their depictions of child labor.  If you aren’t familiar with Bhaktapur, I should tell you, it is a beautiful ancient city with the best preserved palace grounds in Nepal.  They are listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and the workmanship throughout is unbelievable, with large handcrafted wooden doors and amazing statues of giant lions and elephants.

It was quite a surreal experience for me to watch children playing and making art in the midst of ancient history. The children had two hours to complete their paintings and submit them for judging.  They were all amazingly focused on the task and created some beautiful paintings.  You can see their entries in this video.

Recently, CONCERN-Nepal held a painting contest for students in Bhaktapur. Students gathered from all over the area carrying their paints, colored pencils, and markers in order to paint their depictions of child labor.  If you aren\u2019t familiar with Bhaktapur, I should tell you, it is a beautiful ancient city with the best preserved palace grounds in Nepal.  They are listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and the workmanship throughout is unbelievable, with large handcrafted wooden doors and amazing statues of giant lions and elephants.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

It was quite a surreal experience for me to watch children playing and making art in the midst of ancient history. The children had two hours to complete their paintings and submit them for judging.  They were all amazingly focused on the task and created some beautiful paintings.  You can see their entries in this video.<\/span><\/p>“,”class”:””},{“id”:”4″,”block”:”video”,”url”:”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iZRE9fombWU”,”class”:””,”ratio”:”16:9″,”scale”:”default”,”size”:{“width”:500,”height”:281}}]}[/content-builder]