Participants during the workshop for the traffic personnel was organised by AIDA-Child Friendly Dimapur in collaboration with Dimapur District Legal Services Authority at AIDA training hall on April 26.
Dimapur, April 26 (MExN): One-day workshop for the traffic personnel was organised by AIDA-Child Friendly Dimapur in collaboration with Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) under the theme, ‘Safeguarding of Children’ at AIDA training hall on April 26.
The main objective of o the workshop was to furnish the traffic police personnel on child rights to ensure betterment protection of children and, create amicable environment for the children in the cities. The workshop was attended by traffic police personnel from Dimapur and Chümoukedima districts.
Rev Fr Roy George welcomed the participants headed by Yanbemo Ngullie, Panel Lawyer, Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA), Ngimchule Nampeung, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Traffic Dimapur, Medemkala, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Chümoukedima and traffic police personnel from Dimapur and Chümoukedima.
Rev Fr George also briefed on the objective of ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA), Child Friendly Dimapur as well as the main intend of organizing the workshop. He encouraged the participants to identify collaborative measures to promote child rights and creating child friendly cities.
Speaking as a resource person, Yanbemo Ngullie, Panel Lawyer, Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) shared on “The Rights of the Children”. He shared about Juvenile Justice Act (JJA), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act) and Right to Education Act. He emphasized on two categories of child labour- bounded labour and force labor. He also addressed the Right to Education Act, which mandates that all children in institutions between the ages of six to fourteen get free, mandatory education. In order to ensure children's safety, he stressed on the importance of educating children on good and bad touch. He also provided an example, pointing out that just as charity starts at home, so does education.
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Ngullie emphasised on equality and procedure of tackling juvenile delinquency. He encouraged all the Traffic Police Personnel to report any cases of children and it’s mandatory for everyone in the society. Later, an open discussion was initiated where queries related to Child Rights was put forward by the traffic police officials to the resource person.
As concluding remark on the event, Ngimchule Nampeung, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Traffic Dimapur shared on the initiatives of the traffic personal towards creating our cities safer as well as appreciated the personals for their unseen and unsung contributions towards the society. She appreciated AIDA-Child Friendly Dimapur for all the efforts rendering towards creating child friendly cities as well as expressed her willingness to support the team towards educating and strengthening our society through collaborations.
Earlier, Sr Jisha Joseph, Children Mobilization Officer, Child Friendly Dimapur highlighted on the concept as well as the vision of AIDA-Child Friendly Dimapur. Mechietonu Agnes Kiso, Civil Society Mobilization Officer gave a vote of thanks. Garrol Lotha, Project Coordinator, Child Friendly Dimapur Civil Society Mobilization Officer moderated the workshop.
