Rising Stars: Empowering Children as Leaders

Summary

Children as Human Rights Defenders is designed and delivered with children for children across Puducherry and its surrounds. This program explores children’s views on what rights they feel need to be defended and what support is required from adults to ensure children can be both empowered and protected in their role as human rights defenders.

Challenge

The children whose parents are not literate and poor may not have good access to quality education as their parents are unable to afford. These children are not raised well and they do not know their rights. Sometimes the children are forced to discontinue their studies and to take up employment to support their families and thereby losing their opportunity to have education and there are chances that they could pick you bad habits easily.

Solution

By implementing this program, the children will acquire leadership qualities, personality development. The children will be motivated to continue their education which is the ultimate objective. The children are taught their rights, Indian political system, environment. The child will get an holistic development

Long-Term Impact

The long term impact of this program would be to create a potential society who will be assets of our nation.

Resources

http://www.primetrust.org

https://www.facebook.com/Childrernparliament

https://twitter.com/trust_prime

https://www.instagram.com/primetrust/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/savarinathan-maria-arasu-87a912aa

Summary

Prime Trust organizes Children’s Parliament Program to empower children in the slums and for the children in our Remedial Schools and the children of our women from Self Help Groups. These parliaments are designed for children between the age of 9 and 17 and encourage them to engage in local, national and international democratic processes. Essentially these children are discussing issues that directly affecting their lives. Through these parliaments we believe that every child should be able to express themselves openly and without fear.

Challenge

It is clear that the children in the slums do not have good access to quality education as their parents are unable to provide them. The children living in vulnerable condition are not raised well and they do not know their rights. The children are forced to discontinue their studies and sent for employment to support their families thereby losing their opportunity. The children pick up bad habits at a very young age

Solution

Through this program we aim to provide an opportunity to acquire leadership qualities, personality development. The children are taught about their rights and they are getting knowledge on the prevailing political system. It is an initiative to make good future citizens.

Long-Term Impact

The long term impact of this program would be to create a potential society who will be assets of our nation.

Updates

Monthly meeting for the children were conducted through our Project Manager. General medical check-up thourgh a medical college was conducted on 10th November 2018 for all the children of our Parliament

Resources

http://www.primetrust.org
https://www.facebook.com/Prime-Trust-Childrens-Par