The Chare Area Students’ Union (CASU), in collaboration with the One Stop Centre (OSC), Mission Shakti, Tuensang; District Management Unit (DMU), Tuensang; and FNGO Life Care Society (NFMP/JICA), will organise a one-day workshop on women’s and child rights on November 14.
The workshop will focus on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, and will be held at Chare village at 9:30 am and Old Tsadang village at 12:30 pm.
The programme aims to raise awareness about the rights, protection and safety of women and children, with particular focus on child sexual abuse, exploitation and child marriage. It will also familiarise participants with relevant legal provisions, the importance of timely reporting and the role of communities in preventing such violations.
CASU stated that protecting women and children was a shared responsibility requiring awareness, active participation and cooperation from all sections of society. It emphasised the need to build safer and better-informed communities where rights are respected and violations are neither ignored nor tolerated.
Parents, students, youth and other community members have been encouraged to attend the workshop at the venue nearest to them and participate in the awareness initiative.
