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“As we all know that majority in India constitutes THE POOR. They are the basic needed people of the present age. But no one is concerned about them. Everyone wants to see India's prosperity but no one knows that future generation will be empty handed as their forefathers have nothing to give them except poverty and lack of basic amenities. So need of an hour is to start providing good and proper basic facilities to the majority section, so that it can help in fostering the growth and development. Besides, India 's growth and development, one needs to focus on these both aspects in the case of CHILDREN. Apart poverty, major problem of the 21st century, child education is another prevailing problem that is to be looked by respective authorities. Mostly, students in India are barred from study due to one or the other reason. For their families, their child education is not an important issue, what is important to them is their earnings, their livelihood! Today, though governmen

“As we all know that majority in India constitutes THE POOR. They are the basic needed people of the present age. But no one is concerned about them. Everyone wants to see India's prosperity but no one knows that future generation will be empty handed as their forefathers have nothing to give them except poverty and lack of basic amenities. So need of an hour is to start providing good and proper basic facilities to the majority section, so that it can help in fostering the growth and development. Besides, India 's growth and development, one needs to focus on these both aspects in the case of CHILDREN. Apart poverty, major problem of the 21st century, child education is another prevailing problem that is to be looked by respective authorities. Mostly, students in India are barred from study due to one or the other reason. For their families, their child education is not an important issue, what is important to them is their earnings, their livelihood! Today, though governme

We are often so content and engrossed in our own lives that we fail to notice the cruel reality of life! Have you ever thought of stepping outside your comfort zone and see things that otherwise go unnoticed? You and I have all the luxuries we need, but what about the children who do not even have the basic necessities to live a normal life? Do they not have the right to have a happy childhood? Or is their life any less valuable than ours? Does any one of us have to right to take away their innocence? All these thoughts had been haunting me from quite some time and that’s when I decided to work with an NGO that supports and protects children from being exploited; and what could be better than CRY for this cause. I started my journey with CRY on 1 st June 2011 . I was all set to work for this cause, but I was absolutely clueless about how things will go. I believe that every human is valuable, and doesn’t deserve to be mistreated, be it a child yet to be born! CRY is an organization

We are often so content and engrossed in our own lives that we fail to notice the cruel reality of life! Have you ever thought of stepping outside your comfort zone and see things that otherwise go unnoticed? You and I have all the luxuries we need, but what about the children who do not even have the basic necessities to live a normal life? Do they not have the right to have a happy childhood? Or is their life any less valuable than ours? Does any one of us have to right to take away their innocence? All these thoughts had been haunting me from quite some time and that’s when I decided to work with an NGO that supports and protects children from being exploited; and what could be better than CRY for this cause. I started my journey with CRY on 1 st June 2011 . I was all set to work for this cause, but I was absolutely clueless about how things will go. I believe that every human is valuable, and doesn’t deserve to be mistreated, be it a child yet to be born! CRY is an organi

Image: Amit Vashisth With the mercury rising to 42⁰C, the drive from Delhi to Noida is never a pleasant ride. There I was in my crisp, ironed white shirt and neat trousers heading to office through the endless traffic in my air conditioned car. A light knock at my car window, woke me from my silent reverie about the approaching meetings and deadlines, and there was just another familiar sight. A girl, about 10 years old, in ragged and tattered clothes, was selling ‘Facial Tissues’ to people belonging to the ‘other world’- a world which promises of new possibilities, hope and a bright future unlike her own. I quietly, yet hesitantly handed over a note of Rs10 and took a packet of tissues as she happily moved over to the next car in an attempt to sell her next packet. The issue of child labor never fails to stir a few thoughts in my mind. When I see these children in the streets – one part of me thinks that perhaps buying a few odd things from them, some of which costs less than that of

Image: Amit Vashisth With the mercury rising to 42⁰C, the drive from Delhi to Noida is never a pleasant ride. There I was in my crisp, ironed white shirt and neat trousers heading to office through the endless traffic in my air conditioned car. A light knock at my car window, woke me from my silent reverie about the approaching meetings and deadlines, and there was just another familiar sight. A girl, about 10 years old, in ragged and tattered clothes, was selling ‘Facial Tissues’ to people belonging to the ‘other world’- a world which promises of new possibilities, hope and a bright future unlike her own. I quietly, yet hesitantly handed over a note of Rs10 and took a packet of tissues as she happily moved over to the next car in an attempt to sell her next packet. The issue of child labor never fails to stir a few thoughts in my mind. When I see these children in the streets – one part of me thinks that perhaps buying a few odd things from them, some of which costs less than

Visiting NCPCR team's attention drawn to plight of children Publication: The Sangai Express Date: Wed, 2011-05-25 Imphal: The plight of the children of Manipur have become worse with the occurrence of various heinous crimes against innocent children besides the enduring onslaught of certain grave issues like the pandemic HIV/AIDS, armed conflict and child trafficking, the Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) has asserted in a memorandum to the visiting team of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), New Delhi. The alliance submitted the memorandum to the NCPCR team which is camping in Imphal since yesterday to study the issues being confronted by the children in the trouble torn state of Manipur. The team led by Dipa Dixit, member NCPCR, comprises of BK Sahu, registrar, Sanjoy Kumar Tiwari and Ramnath Nayak, senior consultants of the commission. They arrived here yesterday and will stay till tomorrow, May 26 . In the memorandum, the MACR dre

66% Slum Children in Delhi malnourished: CRY Survey Publication: Development Channel Date: Fri, 2011-05-06 New Delhi: Over 66 per cent of children in Delhi slums are malnourished, suggests a new survey. The survey was conducted by NGO-Child Rights and You (CRY) in Delhi and other states.The survey conducted in seven districts of Delhi. In the seven districts analysed, approximately 7,500 children between ages 0-6 were present in the districts.The survey found that 30 per cent of children born in these districts were under-weight, while 63 were born anaemic. It was found that most malnourishment cases occur among children from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes. The main reason for malnourishment is the poor health status of the mothers.The survey found that Anganwadi centres in the capital city are useless as they lack infrastructure, the wages offered are low, there is unavailability of space for children to play and educational facilities are a