A weeklong national “CHILDLINE se Dosti” was organised by CHILDLINE 1098, a 24×7 emergency toll-free helpline for children in need of care and protection and sponsored by department of SCERT, Kohima Nagaland.
According to a release by CHILDLINE, the campaign was held every year in the month of November in order to commemorate the concept of creating and providing a safe environment for children.
With other CHILDLINE partners across the country, the release informed that CHILDLINE Kohima conducted a series of activities as part of the campaign.
Creating a child friendly corner/room in police stations in Kohima, awareness campaign in schools, documentary films on child abuse, presentation on POCSO Act 2012 and conducting the “CHILDLINE se Dosti pledge” by students and teachers were some of the highlights of the campaign, informed the release.
Meanwhile, CHILDLINE Kohima decorated the allotted corners/rooms with child friendly pictures, wall paintings and child friendly catchwords.
Staying true to his “CHILDLINE se Dosti pledge”, Sr. Superintendent of police Kohima also allotted rooms in women police station and south police station for CHILDLINE to help create a child-friendly setting which would be less intimidating for juveniles.
The campaign ended with a recreational time with children at “Each One Teach One” Centre, Kohima
CHILDLINE informed that the annual campaign strives to enable people from all walks of life to be important resource persons in order to spread the message of CHILDLINE, while also intending to influence and mobilise all who can improve child protection and make a difference in the lives of children.