The Chief Minister’s Youth Centre at Shangpung has produced two youth who made use of its learning space that has impressed the crowd today at the centre’s ‘Exhibition Day’.
Twenty-year old Deiwamut Lapasam and 15-year old Nicky Padong, both from Shanpung displayed their five-feet tall the husk-remover machine, which perhaps could be an example of how self-driven learning allows a person to take responsibility for their learning out of intrinsic motivation.
Padong is a class 11 student while Lapasam hand stopped pursuing his studies. Both have interest in electronics and that was when they matched and created the machine with smartly woven contraptions of motors and a conveyor belt.
“We decided to work on this project because our village is heavily dependent on agriculture and this machine might help my community in reducing costs and drudgery,” Padong said.
Not just the machine. The dynamic duo also exhibited a prototype of a fan running solely on solar energy and other environmentally friendly projects.
Impressed by the dehusker apparatus, Rangbah Shnong of Shangpung termed it, “a very innovative piece”.
It may be mentioned that the State has established 22 CMYCs to supplement traditional schooling and focus on creating open and safe learning spaces in rural communities.
The CMYC’s exhibition day marks the completion of a learning cycle for a group of learners at the centres, typically spanning over three months. On this day, learners from the community showcased their projects, products, and other learning outcomes through presentations.
“It is indeed a pleasure to see that the youth of this region has taken a great interest in alternative learning spaces like the CMYC where talents of all kinds are being accepted and promoted,” West Jaiñtia Hills Skill Development Officer, Lambormi Suchen remarked at the event.
Other skills exhibited by the CMYC learners were knitting, tailoring and baking.
