ISDE Bangladesh Celebrated Child Rights Week 09 Demanding Justice graft in Child Rights Related Project in last 07 years to ensure CRC
The Theme of the CRC Week this year is, "Protection of Child Rights: Charter of Changes". ISDE Bangladesh a local non governmental organization organized various programme to observed the week. The activities are rally, cultural competition for disadvantaged children, art competition and discussion meeting etc
Under 18 year many children has to go job by the cause of parent's poverty and stop education and involved many hazardous child labour and victimize by the torture of their employers. But there are many irregularities in NGO selection, bidding and project implementation at the various Government initiated child development project including Hazardous child labour Project of Ministry of Labour and Manpower, basic Education for Urban working Children project of Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and Project for Children at Risk PCAR/ARISE of Ministry of Social Welfare which is funded by the UNICEF, UNDP, ILO and World Bank etc. If the justice were not ensured about the graft and irregularities in last 07 years, Child rights and protection right will not ensured of the Children in Bangladesh. Lots of children are unable to goes to school for education due to stricken poverty of their parents, besides huge amount of foreign funds is misused and grafts in the name of child development in Bangladesh. So many children forced to child labour and hazardous job. This is same for our nation. last 10th October 2009 this was said by the speakers at Discussion meeting on the occasion of Child Rights Week 2009 at Chandgaon Primary School Premises. ISDE Bangladesh with the assistance of Bangladesh Shishu Adudikar Forum-BSAF and TDH Netherlands.
Mr. S M Nazer Hossain, ADAB Central EC Member & Executive Director, ISDE Bangladesh presided over the discussion meeting, while Mr. Afsar Khan, President District Social Entrepreneur Council, ASHOKA USA fellow & Ex Board member of BSAF Mr. Quazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, attended special gust. Amongst others Prodip Kr. Nath of board member of Sanowra Primary School, Krishna Proba Devi, Head mistress of Sanowra School, Shampa K Nahar of CSDF, Social worker saiful Khaled, Nizam Uddin, Bibuti Ranjan Barua, CAB Divisional Organizer Subrata K Bala and Pankaj Deb Nath, Divisional Child Forum were spoke on the occasion. The discussion was moderated by Md Jahangir Alam PC, ISDE Bangladesh.
Speakers also demanding to develop separate procurement policy for child development and non profit procurement, otherwise the aims for social development will become forces to business. The disadvantaged children will not get any benefit from the projects. They also emphasis to undertakes special steps withdrawn the children from hazardous child labour including domestic, welding factory, heavy industries labour also. Unified education systems for all children are most essential. Speakers urge the all concern to come forwards works for the disadvantaged children. Later the gust distributed prizes to the winners of the cultural and art competitions.
Dated: October 10, 2009 Reported: Md Jahangir Alam Programme Coordinator |
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