{"id":37016,"date":"2022-12-20T22:21:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T22:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/childrens-parliament-crucial-in-curbing-issues-hindering-child-rights"},"modified":"2022-12-20T23:06:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T23:06:43","slug":"childrens-parliament-crucial-in-curbing-issues-hindering-child-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/childrens-parliament-crucial-in-curbing-issues-hindering-child-rights","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Parliament crucial in curbing issues hindering child rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Children\u2019s Parliament is one good platform which can help deal with rising cases of child rights abuse in the country. Deputy Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Agnes Nkusankhoma said this on Friday when she presided over the closing ceremony of the 6th session of Mwanza Children\u2019s Parliament organized by Save the Children held at Mwanza Secondary School hall.<\/p>\n

Nkusankhoma expressed worry over the increase of gender-based violence which children are facing in their everyday life such as defilement and child marriages, which she said is a big challenged that is also contributing to high school dropout.<\/p>\n

She further said most of the areas that are registering such challenges lack civic education and a platform where children can be given opportunity to voice out their concerns to the authorities such as government officials, chiefs and political leaders.<\/p>\n

She, therefore, applauded Save The Children and Mwanza District Council for maintaining the Children\u2019s Parliament programme, which she said is very powerful in fighting against the violation of child rights as it also empowers the children with skills in many areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very unfortunate that very few districts have the opportunity of conducting Children\u2019s Parliament programs because these are very important as they sharpen children\u2019s brains and empower them to know their rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they know their rights, they can be empowered on how they can handle issues of abuse so that every challenge they face should be reported and addressed accordingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve heard their resolutions and as government we promise that we\u2019ll take them into consideration in order to end child rights abuse and I am also urging all the players and stakeholders \u2014 including parents, chiefs and religious leaders \u2014 to take a leading role in protecting children.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Ministry is planning to advocate for life imprisonment for all child defilers but that will depend on how Members of Parliament will welcome our Bill and if it is going to pass it will become a law because children\u2019s rights are being abused,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Pamela Kumwenda, Save the Children\u2019s director of strategic portfolio, partnerships and awards management, described the 6th Children\u2019s Parliament session as awesome and that through the initiative there has been a great impact as children have been voicing out issues affecting them such as lack of drugs in hospitals, inadequate learning materials in schools, child abuse, climate change and many more.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur target was to empower children to have voice and we\u2019ve seen them doing that and through this programme some children have improved their performances in classes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are also able to stand against any temptation of gender-based issues which has given us confidence that they we will have good leaders in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Member of Parliament for Mwanza Central Constituency, Nicholas Dausi was very thankful to Save the Children for the program, which he said has brought positive change among children both in primary, secondary and tertiary education.<\/p>\n

He said with the current economic hardships there is a need to thank such well-wishers for putting life of children at heart because government alone cannot manage to reach out in every areas. The programme was organised in conjunction with Security Children\u2019s Rights Through Education and Protection (SACREP) with fund from NORAD.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Children\u2019s Parliament is one good platform which can help deal with rising cases of child rights abuse in the country. 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