Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC)s Chess programme for the children at the Education and Training Centre for Children (ETCC) has been launched today. The programme is being conducted by Mr Shabnam Ibrahim Manik, over 15 times National Chess Champion of the Maldives.
ARC believes that this programme, will not only provide the children with the opportunity to relieve stress and have a creative pastime, but also help them develop memory, concentration and logical thinking as well as build skills such as patience, and independent, critical thinking.
A total of 37 children, from ages ten and above, are participating in this four day programme being held in ETCC,Maafushi.
ARC wishes to thank Mr Ibrahim Manik for volunteering his time and skills as well as to the Maldives Chess Federation and the private donors who gifted the chess sets for the children.
ARC also conducted a similar chess programme for the children at Kudakudhinge Hiya in June 2012.