Trafficking of girl children is a widespread and serious issue in Jharkhand. After trafficking the girls to major cities under the guise of providing them with work and holding them as hostages there.
Aiming to make the public aware a program against girl's child trafficking was organized at +2 Girls High School in Kasmar block of the district. During the programme, comics made schoolgirls aware of the menace.
Girls were explained through the comic book, compiled on trafficking--
how the girls of the village are trafficked and taken to the metropolis, they are exploited.
Speaking on the occasion Gautam Sagar, Director of Sahyogini said, we have to keep our village safe from child violence. “It is our responsibility to make sure that our village is free from child abuse and the trafficking of girl children,” he added.
He said, Sahyogini has been conducting public awareness programs in various villages of Bokaro district for the last 5 years regarding the issue of girl’s child trafficking under the Save Village program.
Saroj Kumar, Coordinator of Childline, said that in case of any kind of child abuse or child abuse, help can be taken by calling the toll-free number.
Kumari Kiran said that if our village becomes safe in the case of child trafficking and children are not sent out in the name of work and marriage through any kind of broker or middleman, then this problem can be controlled to a great extent. “We have to work united in a bid to fight against this menace,” she added.
Manoj Kumar Dutta, Principal of the school said that it is very important to conduct such an awareness program among girls, it will improve the society along with the prevention of child marriage, and the rights of children will be established.
Sahyogini's team member Ravi Kumar said that the incidents of child trafficking have increased rapidly in the last few years. In view of this, the effort of Operation Red Alert is commendable.
Giving detailed information regarding child rights, Kumari Kiran said that children and villagers have greatly benefited from such awareness programs in every school regarding the rights of children.
Trafficking cases are coming more on the pretext of getting married or working in the village. Any such suspicious person can be immediately informed to the toll-free number of the local administration, Operation Red Alert or Child Line. During the program school children also took an oath to stop trafficking.