A meeting of voluntary organisations (NGOs) from seven districts which are part of District level child rights forum and Child Rights Observatory, was held at Itarsi, Hoshangabad on Thursday.
Addressing the meeting Anil Gulati, Communication Specialist, UNICEF Madhya Pradesh said, “Civil society as stakeholders of child rights need to play a stronger role in advocating for rights.”
He emphasised on the need to strengthen forums for children where they can express their opinion and views on issues which impact them. He said we not only need to increase awareness on themes like education and immunisation but also work to see that we stress on better implementation of various campaigns meant for them
Dr Vandana Bhatia, Health Specialist, UNICEF Madhya Pradesh shared presentation on routine immunisation, importance of immunisation, reasons as to why children get missed. She added, “NGOs can play a role in helping the State to help increase immunisation coverage, in allaying fears among communities and build an enabling environment for the same.”
Sister Clara of Jivodaya non-Governmental organisation said, “As NGOs it is our role that we make sure that children get their rights and we all work in the best interest of the children.”
NGO partners from Harda, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Panna, Damoh, Betul and Khandawa participated in this meeting besides Raghuraj Singh and Niles Dubey from Child Rights Observatory.