Age Group: 2 Years to 12 Years

Current Situation:

Life Values means learning What is important in life. Most Kapols learn from their family, extended family, community, and grandparents that education, success, family, contribution, devotion to God are important. These life-values are now threatened. They are in danger.

Most Kapol kids get busy with mobile phones, laptops and ipads right from a young age. Kapol parents are super-busy in their career and life. Kapol kids are not living with grandparents. Kids are left with technology toys – mobile games, social media and youtube/netflix entertainment. Most Kapol kids do not receive any knowledge about our culture, heritage, values, festivals, meaning of our rituals, history or legends. Kapol kids learn to value instant gratification of senses. They start consuming unhealthy food, develop unhealthy habits without any physical activities. Kids lose touch with their roots, lose touch with the community. Most kids don’t know they are Kapols or the meaning of being a Kapol. Most kids cannot write or read Gujarati. Kids don’t know their native village or Gotra. There is no sense of identity, pride or importance of being part of a great community. As the time progresses, most kids consider Kapol community as outdated, junk, old idea. It becomes fashionable to think that community is unimportant and being modern means breaking all community norms and rules. Many Kapol youngsters give-up lifelong healthy habits and turn to non-veg food, alcohol and smoking. Kapol parents, especially mothers, feel frustrated that kids are getting drifted into technology ocean, entertainment and unhealthy habits. They feel helpless. 

Problem:

How to inform and educate Kapol Kids about community, culture, Kapol heritage and develop deep sense of value & respect for the community? How to help Kapol mothers and Kapol fathers develop a sense of oneness with kids and support the entire family to experience the value of our great culture?

Possible Solutions and Ideas:

Encourage kids to learn Gujarati. Take kids to native village. Connect with grandparents and elders. Share about Kapol culture, heritage and identity.

Sakar Trust Free Resources:

Kapol community members and leaders can come up with new ideas and innovative solutions.

Members can also use Sakar’s Online Free Resources.

Free English Translation of Kul-Gaurav Book.

Videos and books on culture and community.