Sensitization program on Child Protection conducted
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, November 06 2015 :
The Department of Social Welfare, Government of Manipur conducted a one-day sensitization cum training program for ASHA and angangwadi workers on child protection at Chandel Mini Secretariat multipurpose hall today, our correspondent reports.
S Shambunath Singh, ADC/ADM Chandel; V Mingthingla, District Project Officer, ICDS Cell, Chandel; M Bimola Devi, District Public Health Nursing Officer, Chandel and N Binod Singh, DSWO, Chandel graced the inaugural session of the program as guests of honour and president respectively.
Resource persons Gyanilaxmi Thongam, Program Manager of State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) and Keisham Pradipkumar, former Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee, Imphal East deliberated on topics of illegal adoption and child trafficking and salient features of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 during the technical session of the programme.
State Child Protection Society's programme officer Mala Lisham and District Child Protection, Chandel officer L Victor Singh, ASHA volunteers and Angangwadi workers in the district attended the program.