Two-day induction training for the new CWC members Nagaland was organised by State Child Protection Society, Nagaland from July 26 to 27 at the premises of Mount Tabor Retreat House, Kohima.
The two-day training programme started off with the launching of the first of its kind handbook, a guide for CWC while dealing with children in need of care and protection by society director, SCPS, Z Nyushietho Nyuthe.
The main resource person director Prodigal Home Dimapur, K. Ela raised concern over public ignorance about existence of CWC and its importance. She also shared a report on budget for children in Nagaland which showed alarming figures in issues relating to children in Nagaland.
She challenged the participants to go back to their respective districts and to lay down the ground work in order to enable the children to avail the different services that are being created for them.
The two-day training also included other resource persons speaking on issues like POCSO 2012, JJ Act 2015, adoption, child rights, child psychology etc.
A number of questions were raised by the newly elected CWC members as to whether the Juvenile Justice Act of 2000 or 2015 was to be followed as the state government had still not adopted the Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. The State Child Protection Society has assured the members present to take up the issue with the state government at the earliest and clear the confusion without further delay so that the children would not be affected by it.