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 Home, Sweet Home...! - News Bits from Snehalaya, Guwahati [ By admin - 13/07/2010 09:16:26 AM] | News Bits from Snehalaya - Guwahati
HOME, SWEET HOME!
Family is a place where the children belong to and they have the right for parental care in an atmosphere of peace, joy and security. Reuniting lost or run-away children with their families, is one of the priority services of Snehalaya. Out of the 47 children contacted from February to April 2010, 24 were reunited with their parents or guardians immediately. Some are under counseling in preparation for reunion and others will have to stay in Snehalaya for a period of time. Sad to say, not all homes are sweet homes!
Rani (name changed) aged 15 was brought to Guwahati by an eunuch from Bokajan on the pretext of giving her employment. The staff of Child Assistance Booth spotted these two at the Guwahati Railway Station and brought them first to the police (GRPF) and then to the Child Welfare Committee. The child was given temporary shelter by Snehalaya. Snehalaya was able to contact her guardian. After a week when no one has arrived, the Staff of Snehalaya took the young girl to her home and after due counseling handed her over.
Jyoti (name changed) a girl of 12 was found at Guwahati Railway Station. She said that she was traveling with her Aunty from Hojai but got separated in the train and she landed up in Guwahati. Her parents were traced out and then came to know that she was kept as a domestic help in a house and she ran away from there and got lost. Anyway, Jyoti is now back at home.
Sureya (name changed), a girl child of 7 years was found at Guwahati Railway Station by one of the staff of Child Assistance Booth. The child said that she arrived in Guwahati by train all by herself. On another occasion she said that she was accompanied by her Aunty or put into the train by Aunty. The social workers of Snehalaya put their best effort and traced the guardians of the child. Sikha Bhuyan made a visit to Jagirod with the child and was able to trace the child’s home. There she met the child’s guardians. Sikha was told by the neighbours that Sureya was constantly being abused by her mother and was made to do plenty of household work. The physical appearance of the girl also speaks of not being looked after properly. So the guardians of the child were asked to attend the Child Welfare Committee meeting. In the meeting they revealed the fact that they are not her real parents and that she is the child of a relative who is insane who had left the child with them after birth and whose whereabouts are not known. After counseling the step-parents understood the reason why the child ran away. They promised not to use corporal punishment to discipline the child. With the final interaction with the child and the guardian it was clear that they were willing to keep the child and treat her well. So, Sureya was handed over.
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| Caring Community meeting of SCOPE - RD, Khammam [ By POS SCOPE - RD - 10/07/2010 08:12:45 PM] | Caring Community Program on “UNCRC and the role of Health Supervisors”
Date: 15th June 2010
Theme: “The role of health supervisors in protecting and promoting UNCRC”
Venue: Khammam urban
On 15th of June 2010, we have organized a one day orientation program on United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of health supervisors (Asha volunteers)” for that 31 represented health supervisors from rural health department of Khammam. The program started at 10:30am with inaugural words by Mr. Venkateswarao, the shelter in charge. He welcomed the all participants and addressed the topic of the day.
Mr. Venkateswar rao explained about the UNCRC, regarding: Evolution of CRC, The four guiding principles (The Survival & Development, the Best of the Child, Non- discrimination and Participation), the category of the rights 1. Survival 2. Development 3. Protection and 4. Participation.
Later he explained the role of caring community members in protecting and promoting rights of vulnerable children on the street.
The resource person explained how the health workers can play multi roles in the society:
1. Medical aid
2. Referral service to other organizations
3. collaborators/partners/volunteers in voluntary organizations
4. Addressing issue of missing children and their restoration through missing child search web site & home link network
At the end of the program they have drawn an action plan for the future:
1. Referring street, working and missing children to SCOPE-RD
2. Involving in the programs of the organization
 
The program concluded at 2:00PM with vote of thanks.
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| Learning to live... a life skill program by Shelter Don Bosco [ By Sonal - 09/07/2010 01:12:34 PM] | Learning to Live…….
The history of every institution consists of dots & dashes and twists & turns.
On Sunday,July 4th,it was one such turn for the better in its life
when Shelter Don Bosco in collaboration with DILAASA launched ‘A Life
Skills Program’, “Learning to live” for the Ex Shelter Boys, many of
whom are a part of the Group home living project and independent
living project at Shelter.
Dr.Nadi Jalali, (Onco Counselor) who is networking with many
professional resource persons for this project, explained: “The life
skills approach will be an interactive educational methodology that
not only will focus on transmitting knowledge but will also aim to
shape attitudes and develop interpersonal skills, enhance the boys’
ability to take responsibility for making healthier choices, resisting
negative pressures, avoiding risk behavior, help them gain the ability
for adopting a positive attitude and will enable them to deal
effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life”. The
team of DILASA Dr.Ruksana, Mr.Krishna Rai, Dr.Mustaasi and Dr.Zainab
will share their expert advices, conduct workshops, camps and session.
“The Youth from various Ngo’s across the city are also welcome to be a
part of this program. These Modules will help our boys know themselves
better, be independent and fly off the nest like an eaglet.” said Fr.
William. About 52 ex boys,12 resource persons and representatives
from about 9 NGOs and one from the Art of Living attended the function
in spite of heavy rains and mega blocks on Eastern and Western
suburban railway lines and have promised to collaborate with Shelter
to share their knowledge and modules.
Don Bosco Research Centre shared details of the SBI tiny card Project
with the boys as a better bank saving option. In the beginning, Fr.
Savio Silveira inaugurated the programe by lighting the lamp, along
with the representatives from Dilasa, resource persons and and an ex
Shelter boy.
The boys gave an enthralling dance performance at the end of the
show. “Together you will mould our today... to bring a change in our
tommorrow “says Master Shailesh who thanked Shelter and the DILAASA
Team.. 
       
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| Forum For Child Rights New s Covarage [ By POS-Forum, Vijayawada - 02/07/2010 08:53:01 AM] | |
Thank you
Forum For Child Rights,
Vijayawada Hub,
K.Yesubabu Pos .
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| World day Against child Labour [ By POS-Forum, Vijayawada - 30/06/2010 01:47:20 PM] | |
Saturday,12, 2010
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Official vows to check child labour
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“Children will be admitted to schools through ‘badi baata` programme” |
Need for creating awareness among people about child rights stressed
Implementation of the Right to Education Act is needed
Clarion call: Joint Collector Gaurav Uppal (second from left) releasing posters on Right To Education in the city on Saturday.
Krishna district administration took all necessary measures to check child labour in the district, and ensure that every child goes to the school, according to joint collector Gaurav Uppal.
He participated as chief guest in programme organised by the Forum for Child Rights to commemorate World Day against child labour, here on Saturday. The children who are out of school would be admitted into the schools through badi baata programme which began on 12th JUNE.
Children`s parliament, child rights protection committees would be formed across the district to identify child labour, he said.
Dr. Uppal stressed on the need for creating awareness among the people about child rights, laws related to child labour.
Many families were migrating to the city in search of job, he said, adding, the officials and voluntary organisations should ensure that children of those families would not turn into child labourers.
Railway senior divisional commercial manager Samba Siva Rao, Deputy Labour Commissioner Yousuf Sheik, NCLP Project Director K. Siva Sankara Rao, Railway Mazdoor Union secretary T. Swami Charan, Child Welfare Committee chairman Thomas Koshy, Forum For Child Rights vice president Bhakti Manihara and others were present.
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Fr. thomas koshi in his address said that Many Children migrite Form various Places and put so wene All of us must come otgether in eradi Cation of one of the Social evil ( Child labour) in this process many Children come here & in this process many a Children go missing and Forum for child rights has taken a Slip for ward to trace missing children throug on line Searching Net work Called Home link Or MissingChild Searching .Net
Thank You
Forum For Child Rights,
Vijayawada (Hub),
K.Yesubabu (Pos).
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| Open Discussion with children child rights [ By posmargadarshi_gulbarga - 24/06/2010 08:34:10 AM] | 
Open Discussion with children child rights
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