There were no special guests, speeches, ribbons, food or drinks.
Yet, by mid afternoon, the center was packed with hardly any room to move about. There were close to two hundered mostly young people according to our estimates.
Many more came by throughout the day as we played music videos and nature documentaries with the aid of the projector, a large newly white-washed wall and hired speakers.
In a separate section, in two corners, young people were huddled over laptops, exploring and teaching each other.
Most of the eighty or so people who signed our visitor log database application, had their first interaction with a computer in the process.
And the best part was that those who have been working on this for months, took a step back. The event was thoroughly in the hands of young volunteers who became part of the project in the last few weeks.
We couldn't have imagined a better start.
A heartfelt thank you to all of you helped make this happen from all of us here. We wish that you could have been with us.
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