New Delhi: On the World Children’s Day, a group of children presented a rented demands to parliamentarians on Saturday to reopen the school safely and bridge Digital Divide.
The parliamentary group for children (PGC) held a virtual ‘parliament’ in the presence of 35 members of parliament, including the Chairman of the Gaurav Gogoi PGC and held Sanjay Jaiswal and Heena Gavit.
Representing 1,500 children from 16 states, 14 children have shared their experiences in losing learning, and the challenges they face because of the closure of prolonged schools through pandemics.
Children and adolescents present the Nine-Point of Charter of demand to parliamentarians, urging them to take action to support the recovery of their learning.
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With the reopening of secure schools throughout the country after more than a year, the charter of children’s demands focuses on the reopening of safe schools and fair access to online learning, reducing the size of the syllabus and prioritizing vaccination for children.
Sharing Charter Children’s demands followed by a question and answer session and open discussion.
Kritika, a 15-year-old child from Delhi who facilitated the presentation of the characters’ charter, “My friends and I have faced various challenges about education.
Today we feel grateful that parliamentarians have come here to listen to our demands.”
Extended school closures affect not only education but also the physical and psychological well-being of children.
Online learning cannot be accessed by all.
According to UNICEF’s quick assessment conducted in six countries in 2020 – Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh – 76 percent of parents of children in the age group 5-13 years, and 80 percent of older adolescents Between 14 and 18 years, reported fewer learning compared to when they were in school.
Welcoming MPs, Children and Guests, Gogoi said “World Children’s Day reminds us of all of our commitment and duties to ensure that children have their hopes, dreams and aspirations intact.”
Overcoming children as leaders of the future and the future of India, he said, “When we move forward, I want you to know that we have your best interests.
It is my sincere hope that takeaways from today will guide us to work harder for things the same one.
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Indevar Pandey, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, said children who participated in the session showed promises to become future leaders.
“They are artisans who will shape our future”.
“I want to reiterate that the government works to create a world where every child has a safe and healthy childhood.
The government is committed to protecting your future and each of us works to ensure that no children are left behind,” he said .
Yasumasa Kimura, representative of UNICEF India, said “Global pandemics have influenced children in many ways – education into a critical area, along with nutrition, immunization, mental and physical health, and children’s protection.
Because we hope to recover from almost two .
The year of Pandemi who took school education from countless children, became important to move forward with plans to recover education.
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“All your participation fulfills us in hopes that the policy landscape will see evolution to accommodate and prioritize the best interests of our children,” he added.
According to UNICEF̥, more than 230 landmarks and iconic government building monuments – from the Block Rashtrapati Bhavan, Block North and South, Parliament and Qutub Minar, Press Corps of Indian women in New Delhi, and other important buildings, throughout India – blue lights up On November 19-20, indicating the celebration of national children’s rights and placing the spotlight on the recovery of children’s learning.