Dimapur, Sep 20 (EMN): An awareness programme on child protection for Village Child Protection Level Committee (VCPLC) and Ward Level Child Protection Committee (WLCPC), organised by District Child Protection Unit in collaboration with Child Welfare Committee, Mon district, and Mon ADP World Vision India, was held on September 20 at DRDA hall, Mon.
Describing children as the future of our society and nation, Kumar Ramnikant, SDO Civil, Mon, said it should be the responsibility of every parent to secure the future by protecting the child. In this regard he said that parents and society need to be given awareness in child protection.
Samuel Kapu, DCPO Mon, also elaborated on the roles and responsibilities of VLCPC and WLCPC to join hands to work out together in securing the future of children. While elaborating on their roles and responsibilities, he urged the committees not to compromise the case within parents but bring it out to the higher committee since it concerns the future of a victim. He said that when the case is compromised, the feelings of a victim is not known and is not delivered justice as well.
He, therefore, urged the parents to provide data of how many children are send as a domestic helpers and also the address where they are kept so that together the parents and child protection committee at different levels can protect and secure the future of a child.
Mannon Konyak, Advocate, deliberated on child protection- issues and challenges in district. Through her topic, she brought to the parents and committee that the problems were due to early marriage, family alliance, lack of awareness and family planning. She added that it should be the duty of every parent to protect the child right from the womb.
She said every child has the right to survive, live with dignity, have access to healthcare and clean drinking water, education, relax and play, protection from violation, protection from physical abuse etc. She added that it is the duty of the every parent to protect, rescue and rehabilitate such victims.
