Right to Children

Above 30 % of population is children, living in RCHSS programme implementation area.

 Regarding the status of the above child population health is the first concern needs to consider. Although the health infrastructure in place but not accordingly in certain spheres due to lack of motivation has much scope of improvement.

 Nutrition is another major point needs to be counted. Intrigated Child Development Scheme has a very good network in almost all big and small hamlets; several centres are operating in settlement village. RCHSS is constantly facilitating through women groups to shift the focus of these centres from “feeding Centre” to “centre for nutrition education”

 The government is fully committed to the goal of elementary  “education for all” up to 14 years of age through implementation of  right to education act,2009 Though the school enrolment and retention data of one year after enacting the act not supporting the aspiration of the policy makers of the country. As well as the shortage of manpower and necessary infrastructure involved in the EFA move is a point of serious concern. To provide quality and inclusive education to all we have to plan more effectively.

 According to the Third National Family Health Survey, every second girl is married in childhood in West Bengal. Of all teenage girls 15-19 years in the state, one-third are mothers. RCHSS facilitating an effort to enhance the awareness of communities against child marriage to strengthen the pilot initiative by the local government in working districts which has the highest number of child marriages in the state.

 Child trafficking is one of the most serious human rights issues facing India and neighbouring country today. In efforts to combat this growing problem society’s counter-human trafficking programs in Indo-Nepal border focus on five main areas: prevention, protection, improvement of the legal environment, improved coordination among authorities and service providers, and increased access to information towards “safe migration”.

 India has the largest population segments that are living in crude poverty. In these families each and every member needs to do something for everyday bread. Poverty compels families to utilize all their resources .Families often send their young child to work to supplement the family income. The traditional system included the provision of child labourer. Therefore, reasons of the existence of child labour are not only poverty and also social and economical background us posses. Especially the social exclusion is so evident which compels the communities to continue with that kind of discrimination and exploitation. RCHSS is with the support from government functionaries, departments and experienced partners constantly trying to reduce the unholy practice of child labour from its area of operations through advocacy and social awareness.

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