Panaji: Since the Pandemic Covid-19 began, Childline has received more complaints directly from children.
Childline is the foundation under the Ministry of Development of Women and Union Children, working for child labor, child trafficking, child abuse, child marriage, homeless children, conflicts with parents and activities like that other.
Complaints received by NGOs at 1098 Helplines are from a teenager about child marriage.
NGOs found that the parents of the girl, who were under 18 years old, were annoyed over her friend’s friend and took her to their home village from Goa and the pretext of attending a function, where they married and stopped higher education.
“The girl was calm and not open in front of her parents when she returned, but told us separately that she was married to a religious ceremony and her husband pressurized to have a physical relationship.
Because we received this information from children, we must take action,” said The counselor in the southern district of Childline, said Suvidhya rose.
Complaints were registered at the police station, after the parents were called and told to release the marriage.
“The police managed to convince parents to decide on marriage and parents let him continue higher education.
The situation is now under control,” he told TI.
Other complaints recently coming is that a baby is found with malnutrition after he is abandoned by mother in his home country to remarry.
The baby’s grandparents took the child back to the cave where his father lived and took him to the Goa Medical College (GMC) where he was treated.
His mother left Goa with a child who was in breast milk and left him, and also not interested in continuing marriage.
He was accepted at GMC a few weeks ago when the doctor asked the candidate to follow up on cases where my father and grandparents were ready to be responsible for the child.
“The child has recovered and father, who is the only member of the income in the family, has asked us to help us with formula milk and nutrition for children.
We save checks on children’s welfare,” Coordinator for the Southern Districtline, said Blanco Did.
While most parents are reluctant to report cases of their students who are harassed, a mother calls children to report her very small child sex attacks.
The boy, who was caring for grandparents when the mother was working, was sexually attacked by neighbors and too young to realize what happened.
The child’s mother knew after the child complained of pain and called 1098, after which the case under the protection of children from sexual violations (Pocso) acted against the middle-aged neighbors who were taken to police custody.
NGOs have visited families who have a little way, with rations.
In another example, the grandparents of a child who were sexually harassed by a relative, told the child not to reveal the incident to anyone and did not complain, leaving children in helpless positions like parents abroad.
“Many are worried that their reputation in the community will suffer if they submit complaints.
They do not think of the welfare and mental health of the child.
Their children’s mental health is the most important.
If a child suffers from their childhood and the problem is not overcome, the symptoms Will appear when he grows, when children change aggressively, and then more difficult to handle and harder to remove them from such situations, “said the rise.
Students also recently called Helpline who asked for school books and educational materials to have NGOs using voluntary groups, etc.
During a pandemic, most calls have become a result of parents and children have too much exposure with each other by preferably alcoholic father to abuse their wives and children, said Dias.
See Childline Rises in Complaints directly from children from the beginning of the pandemic
