Celebrating the Girl Child Month, State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) Nagaland along with 181- Women Helpline, District Level Centre for Women (MSK) and Sakhi- One Stop Centre under the initiative of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) organized programmes at Youth Mission Children Home, Seikhazou, Eden Garden Children’s Home, Khuzama and T. Khel Government Middle School from October 11 to 26.
Both care giver homes and the institution were made to compete through art- painting and drawing competition based on the theme, “Little girls with dreams become women with vision”. Children from classes 2-10 took part in the competition and prizes were distributed to the winners. The team engaged the students in recreational activities. The staff contributed bags of rice and other eatable items to the care giver homes as gesture of love and care.
Chairperson of the programmes highlighted on the significance of the International Girl Child Month campaign and the objectives of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme. Topics on Adolescent well-being, career guidance, personal health and menstrual hygiene, good touch, bad touch and anti- bullying act were shared by the Women Helpline and MSK team.
The resource persons also sensitized the children on the importance and services provided by the 181- Women Helpline and CHILDLINE 1098. The deans from both the care giver homes and the institution as well warmly welcomed the team by looking forward for more programmes to be organized and collaboration in the coming days.
Longleng: Meanwhile, observing the October Month as the month of the girl child, District Task Force, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) in collaboration with Mahila Shakti Kendra-(MSK) District level centre for women and District Hospital Longleng felicitated new born girl child on October 25, at District Hospital Longleng (DHL).
A press release from DPRO Longleng stated that to support and celebrate the birth of girl child in the district, free birth certificate along with gift hampers were presented to the new born babies.
Phungla Phom, WWO MSK, Longleng highlighted on the activities ofBeti Bachao Beti Padhao and Mahila Shakti Kendra office. She encouraged the mothers to visit the office for any queries related to women and girl child to avail the facilities provided by the government for them
SeniorSpecialist (Gynaecologist) Dr. AdemlaTinu, successfully performed the second cesarean section in the district hospital. And to the utter joy on such occasion, both the babies were girl child.
DHL medical superintendent, Dr.LhovizotuoBelho, appreciated the BBBP &MSK team Longleng for conducting such activity for uplifting the status of women and girl child in the district.