Children should be allowed to participate in the decision-making process for their development, said experts while speaking at a workshop on ‘Children’s Alliance for Realisation of Child Rights’ organised here on Tuesday.
The Save the Children, a body working for children’s rights, organised programme. Its programme manager Sasanka Kumar Padhi said children should be encouraged to participate in the decision making process. The decision taken on basis of their real problems would certainly work for their development.
‘Children’s Alliance for Realisation of Child Rights’ project, which was initiated in 2011 aiming to create a child centric environment, has so far covered 118 villages and two slums in five blocks of the State through formation of children’s clubs and children’s alliance.
Children from different districts of the State shared their experience, views and challenges they experienced at the workshop.
Among others, OSCPCR Chairperson Dr Shruti Mohapatra, OSCPWD State Commissioner Kasturi Mohapatra, OSCPCR Member Rajendra Meher, Joint Secretary Gangadhar Sahoo, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist laxminarayan Nanda and journalist Sandeep Sahu attended the workshop.