weaving a web of change.

United Games of Nations is a youth-led youth exchange with partnerships is Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Germany, Czech Republic and India. Each country hosts a "Games" either annually or bi-annually where delegates from member countries participate in action projects and learn about the culture of the host country.

This year UG India's 3 focus topics are Child Rights, Sustainability, and Gender Equality, all on the them of "Weaving a Web of Change". The first two topics will be focused on at the Government Children's Home for Boys where delegates and local volunteers will prepare skits along with the children which broach both subjects. For the third, Gender Equality, we are preparing a sort of scavenger hunt along the streets of Bangalore to observe the differences in gender equality in the various social classes.

To host this year's Games we have begun our fundraising efforts with a bang! Yesterday we held a bake sale on Residency Road and had a fantastic turnout. What began as a small effort ended up exceeding our expectations. Thanks to generous donations from various family and friends, we had an amazing smorgasboard on hand: brownies, chocolate cakes, cookie cake, cupcakes, banana bread, peanut butter cookies...and those were just the desserts! We also had freshly made Belgian waffles, sarpotel and buns, veg and non-veg momos, veg cutlets, and pav bhaji. Thanks to the efforts of some of our UG members and other local volunteers, word spread along Residency and Brigade Roads, and we stayed busy throughout the evening. We even had one fan who went home and called a local news channel who sent their television crew! So some of us may have even ended up on the news! All in all, it was a great kickoff to preparing for this year's United Games. (pictures to come soon of all the goodies we had on hand)

We have many more exciting fundraisers planned for the coming weeks, so keep checking back to see what we have been doing. And if you are in the Bangalore area, we hope you can join us for the fundraisers and for the United Games in October!