Melghat and Enduro3
H/l: After Enduro3, Melghat youths to launch similar race in village AADITI JATHAR LAKADE Posted: Thursday , Feb 18, 2010 Pune: After participating in the National Education Foundation’s (NEF) Enduro3 Adventure Race for two years, around half a dozen tribal youths from Melghat are now planning to introduce a similar adventure race in their village, Chilati, on Children’s Day. NEF executive chairman Prasad Purandare, who visited Melghat in December last, had expressed willingness to provide all logistics needed for the initiative. “We thought that Melghat youths who have overcome problems of malnutrition and unemployment should get exposed to activities like Enduro3. We discussed the idea with our volunteers in Melghat and finalised the first team for 2009 Enduro3,” said Jayashree Shidore, founder of Maitri, which sponsored the youths. The team could easily complete the race that included cycling, rappling, trekking and rifle shooting. Maitri had sponsored their entry fee, fo...