Breezy beginning for the first BackBenchers Conference 

Mattul is a laid back sun kissed coastal village, cozily snuggled in a time warp. BBc (BackBenchers conference) couldn’t get a better and appropriate place than Mattul, a place still struggles to bring the light of knowledge in the coastal areas.

The BBc was inaugurated by Mr. TV Rajesh MLA. The third bureau of Peace Gong was launched in Kannur during the week long BackBenchers conference on education. The Panchayat President Ms Hayarunnisa presided over the function. Miss Farsana was elected as the first Chief Editor of the bureau.

The function was conducted in the presence of Peace Gong national advisors Ms. Laila Saein and Anil Emage. The chief coordinator of the bureau is Mr Mohammed Ashkar, head of Bright Institute for Advanced Studies, Mattool, Kannur.

During the BackBenchers Conference, the Peace Gong bureau members participated in an online workshop on the International Year of Soils in association with AFRC (Academic Forum for Research & Communication) and Radijojo Global Children`s radio Network, Berlin Germany.

The children from Kerala interacted with the children of Czech Republic. Ms. Nicole Wilden from Radijojo Global Green Kids, Germany facilitated the workshop. As part of the conference they have conducted a reality check on the effects on soil and land at the river banks of Mattul.

They also sent questions on environmental issues which was also included in the interview conducted online by the children from Brno, Czech Republic with Ronald Vargas, Soils and Land Management Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Delegates from Kannur will participate in the national BBc conference in Wayanad which is to be shceduled in May.