BAL Panchayat Bhopal Oath Taking Ceremony

The very first Oath taking ceremony of core committee members of BAL Panchayat Bhopal was organized on 20 Nov. 2010 at Regional Science Center, Bhopal. The ceremony was organized on the auspicious occasion of 20 Nov. International Child Rights Day. The highlights of the event was, children were given oath by Hon. Justice Sheela Khanna (President, State Child Rights Protection Commission), other dignatories who marked their presence in this occasion were Mr. Mahesh Saxena (President, CWC), Mr. Prakash Disoriya (Secretary, Scout & Guide), Mrs. Archana Pandey (Corporater Ward. No. 49). in M.P. & shared her experience with children when she visited prisoners in jail . The condition of children who were with prisoners was heart breaking. She motivated all the children present there & requested them to fulfill their duties with at-most dedication & use their positions for preserving the rights of children who are in vulnerable situations. A discussion session was carried on in second half on "Role of Children's institutions in ensuring Child Rights" that was was facilitated by the newly elected Core Committee members of BAL Panchayat Bhopal. The issues raised during the session were:-
1) Status of implementation of RTE in schools 2) Problems faced by children who are engaged in Child Labour 3) Problems & abuses faced by children who are on the street & railway platforms. It was for first time when children got an opportunity to interact face to face with people who are the service providers whether they head Govt. Depts. or Civil Society Organizations. During the experience sharing children expressed their sincere dedication & concern towards issues that effects children dwelling especially in slums. It was a new experience in all where children were given a platform to ask for their rights.

BAL Dhamaal 2010

On the occasion of 14 Nov. Children's Day a sports event "BAL Dhamaal 2010" was organized for children residing in 30 slums of Bhopal in collaboration with Old Campaign Govt. School Arera Colony Bhopal. In this programme about 350 children participated in different sports events organized Viz. 100 Mtr. race for Boys/Girls separately. Needle race, Jilabi Race, Baloon Race, Sack Race etc. All the children participated in the programme were divided in the age group between 8-12 Yrs & 13-16 Yrs. The process of selection of children were carried on by the members of cluster level Bal Panchayat & CDG group. About 50 children from old campaign school have also participated in the programme & won prizes as well. The behind organizing such a vast event was all the children have the right to play & participate in recreational activities as per UNCRC. As the slums located in cities are densely populated with minimum accessibility of basic amenities of life . Most of the children residing in slums do have adequate space i.e. play ground or children's park etc. where they can play with other children & share the daily activities done by them during entire day. So in order to provide a platform for such children such a programme was organized on the occasion of Children's Day because ultimately NIWCYD-Bachpan as an institution working for ensuring Child Rights we believe that its our prime duty to provide a platform for children where they can groom & develop their skills & become an empowered citizen of the country in near future.