MACR meet
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 29 2014:
The Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) with support from CRY- Child Rights & You on Saturday organised the 5th Annual children's Meet, 2014 at Tribal Research Institute Auditorium, Chingmeirong, Imphal West, on the theme "Zero Tolerance on All Forms of Violence Against Children: Come and Act Together", conveyed a press release.
MP Dr T Meinya Singh, was the chief guest of the function while H Rupachandra Singh, Joint Secretary (Social Welfare), was the guest of honour.
The function was presided by Ashim Kumar Ghosh, Associate General Manager (AGM), CRY- Child Rights & You, it said.
MACR convener K Pradipkumar while giving the key note address stated that all the school boardings and hostels, including SSA and Government run residential schools should be registered under Juvenile Justice Act or other relevant legislation so as to regulate the functioning of the institutions and also to protect the rights of the inmate children.
Dr T Meinya in his speech emphasised the importance of ICDS Anganwadi centres in imparting ECCE and ensuring holistic child rights.
He also reiterated that provisions of Right to Education Act could be properly implemented with larger involvement of civil societies and NGOs.
Ashim Ghosh in his presidential speech expressed concern over the slow progress on activation of Anganwadi centres and appealed for availability for essential devices like growth monitoring charts and weighing machines in the centres.
He further urged the policy makers, service providers and civil society organisations to come and act together for effective implementation of child related Acts and schemes so as to ensure protective environment for children in the State.
The program was participated by around 500 children from Ukhrul, Senapati, Chandel, Churachandpur, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Imphal East & West districts and the children presented various colourful cultural items.
Children performed Kuki cultural dance, Kom folk songs, Khoibu cultural dance, Leima jagoi dance, Gangte cultural songs etc.