The
first ever Conference of Partners NGOs is being organized by the
Ministry of Women and Child Development on 9th October, 2017 in New
Delhi. The subject of the conference is “Implementation of Policies,
Schemes and Programmes for Women and Children: Challenges and Way Forward”.
The conference will be inaugurated by the Minister
of Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi. MoS WCD, Dr.
Virendra Kumar will also remain present. The aim of the daylong conference is
to sensitize partner NGOs across the country for the implementation of various
WCD schemes and to give them an opportunity to share their experiences and
insights. The challenges confronted at the grassroots
level for the welfare of women and children will also be deliberated upon.
Two
hundred and fifty NGOs across the country, Line Ministries and experts have
been invited to participate in the conference.
The
conference will be based on the following broad themes:
i)
Violence
Against Women: Prevention and Facilitating Access to Justice
ii)
National
Policy for Women: Policy Interventions for Gender Parity
iii)
Trafficking
of Women and Children: Role of State Institutions
iv)
Cyber
Crime and Children: Prevention and Harm Reduction
v)
Implementation
of JJ Act: Structural Challenges and Mainstreaming of Children
Ensuring
prevention and well being of women and children is not only a constitutional
commitment but is also absolutely necessary for natural growth and development.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has made various intervention and
created legislative and supportive institutional mechanisms for preventing
crime against women and facilitating access to justice. Similarly measures have
also been taken by the Ministry for the safety and protection of children.
The WCD Ministry
has been partnering with several NGOs at various levels to facilitate NGOs
working in the area of women and child development. The
expected outcome of the Conference is to ascertain the existing problems
and drawbacks in the present set up of delivery system at the grassroots level;
to develop ways for constructive policy formulation and programme
implementation by assessing the lessons discussed during the conference; to
increase engagement of these organizations for advocacy on women empowerment
and child safety and security.
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