New Delhi, December 13, 2013 : .In an act of deep concern about the exploitation of children by their exploiters, civil society organizations have formed India Child Protection Forum (ICPF), a coalition of national organisations that aims to strengthen child protection and enforce child rights throughout India.Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate and New Delhi resident who launched the ICPF.Amod Kanth (a noted social activist who was also an ex-IPS officer) was appointed national convener for the ICPF.
The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation organized a National Symposium on Prevention of Child Trafficking & Child Sexual Abuse, which took place at the Constitution Club for four days.
More than 70 organisations representing civil society from all over the country participated in this consultation, including Prayas and Shakti Vahini as well as Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Prajwala, Prajwala, Prajwala, Prajwala, Prajwala, Prajwala, Prajwal, Prajwala, Prajwala, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and Prajwala.
Members of civil society pledged not to let their differences stand and to work in concert with one another to protect the rights and well-being of children.This was the catalyst for the creation of ICPF.
Satyarthi welcomed the creation of ICPF and said that it was the start of a larger resolution and a greater commitment.With the goal of achieving shared dreams, determinations and goals, the Forum was created.
The Forum is made up of a number of civil society organizations that work together to eradicate child slavery and abuse.Forum members will influence the policies and social attitudes towards children.They will also spread social consciousness.We will create an India in which no child is exploited through the Forum.”
He stressed the importance of extending compassion to children.
“All the histories that have been created in the world, all the pages of change that have been written, have been written by ordinary people.
It is only deep compassion towards children that will bring the excellence that we are all striving for,” he said.
The pandemic has disrupted the access to healthcare, nutrition, education, water and sanitation, social and child protection for a large section of our population.
This in turn has rendered children more vulnerable to deprivation, abuse and exploitation.Working together under the banner of ICPF, civil society organisations will be able to address the emerging concerns.
Highlighting ICPF’s objectives, Kanth said: “The Forum will work towards providing social protection to children who are deprived of basic facilities in our country.The number of such children in the country is more than three crore.
We will try to get those children who are unable to go to school due to social, economic disparities, admitted to schools.We will ensure that children are free from any kind abuse and exploitation.
The Forum is the beginning of a larger action plan to give a strong protective cover to the children.Its impact will be far-reaching.With the efforts of civil society organisations towards government schemes, policies, laws, we will try to reach the most marginalised children.”
Other civil society organisations, who are now a part of ICPF, had independent deliberation on ways to prevent child trafficking and sexual abuse at the grassroots level, discussed challenges posed by new emerging forms of trafficking including use of online medium and the role of civil society organisations.Law makers, civil society organisations, heads of agencies and child rights experts also participated in the consultation.
The speakers made multiple important suggestions and pressed for immediate passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021.
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