K Ela with the Accredited Social Health Activists and
healthcare workers during the workshop on child rights and protection in
Dimapur on February 28.
- DIMAPUR — ANMA
Integrated Development Association-Child Friendly Dimapur (AIDA-CFD)
successfully conducted a two-day workshop on child rights and protection for
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) from both urban and rural blocks of
Dimapur on February 27 and 28 at the conference hall of the chief medical
officer (CMO), Dimapur.
- The workshop, held on the theme “Every child matters:
Identifying, preventing and responding to abuse,” was focused to enhance the
participants' knowledge and response mechanisms in child protection.
- An update from AIDA-CFD stated that the workshop was aimed
at educating ASHA workers on children’s rights and how to effectively identify,
address and intervene in cases of child neglect and abuse.
- The resource person and director of Prodigals’ Home, K Ela,
covered key topics such as child abuse and neglect, medical responsibilities in
child protection, identifying signs of abuse and multidisciplinary approaches
to child protection.
- Ela highlighted real life cases of child neglect and abuse
encountered in Dimapur and Chümoukedima. She also informed the participants
about various support services available for children and women including the
Nagaland State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, District Child Protection
Unit, Child Helpline, District Hub for Empowering Women, Police department and
NGOs etc.
- Additionally, she provided an overview of relevant legal
frameworks including International Child Protection Laws, POCSO Act, Juvenile
Justice Act, Adoption and Foster Care Laws, Child Labour Laws and Healthcare
Laws.
- Garrol Lotha, project coordinator of AIDA-CFD, briefed the
participants on AIDA interventions across four northeast states namely Assam,
Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. She also introduced the concept of
Child Friendly Dimapur and its vision of building child friendly cities.
- She emphasised the four guiding principles of child rights
under the United Nations Convention and encouraged participants to educate,
empower and collaborate towards creating child friendly spaces in urban and
rural communities.
