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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