In commemoration of International Children’s Day and 1 (one) year of the establishment of the Indonesia-Pakistan Children Friendship (IPCF), on November 27 2022, the Indonesian Consulate General in Karachi held a drawing competition for elementary school children in Karachi and presented awards to the winners of the competition.
In his remarks, the Indonesian Consul General in Karachi, Dr June Kuncoro Hadiningrat said that the IPCF was formed as part of an effort to get to know each other from an early age considering that these children will become the future generation who will strengthen people-to-people contact between Indonesia and Pakistan. Also present to open the event was Deputy Head of Protocol Camp Office MOFA Pakistan, Mr Saqib Rauf, who in his speech expressed his appreciation to the Indonesian Consulate General in Karachi for his initiative to carry out diplomacy and even reach out to children.
The drawing competition was specifically for Pakistani children who drew objects about Indonesia, with a total of 52 participants from various elementary schools in Karachi. Meanwhile, Indonesian children also enlivened the activity with 12 paintings. Present at the announcement of the winners of the competition were 3 (three) winners, parents, and the Principal of each student who won the competition. The drawing competition was won by:
– 1st Place (35,000 Rupees): Eman Hussain from Seeds School Johar branch
– 2nd Place (20,000 Rupees): Mahrosh Asim from Orchid School Gulshan branch
– 3rd Place (15,000 Rupees): Muhammad Sufiyan bin Noman from Seeds School Johar branch
To enliven the activity, a game of guessing words and continuing the pronunciation of sentences in Indonesian and Urdu was also held, which Pakistani and Indonesian children participated in, as part of an effort to introduce each other’s languages from an early age. The activity was closed with a friendly event and enjoying Indonesian culinary dishes.
