{"id":16670,"date":"2020-10-12T18:26:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=16670"},"modified":"2020-10-12T18:26:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:26:18","slug":"parents-society-urged-to-protect-welfare-of-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/culture-and-art\/parents-society-urged-to-protect-welfare-of-girls","title":{"rendered":"PARENTS, SOCIETY URGED TO PROTECT WELFARE OF GIRLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> PERMANENT Secretary (PS) in the Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr John Jingu, has stressed a need for parents and society to ensure they protect and safeguard the welfare of the girl child.<\/p>\n<p>He said this yesterday on the occasion of marking International Day of the Girl Child, noting that children\u2019s rights and protection must be core in all aspects.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jingu said parents and society must ensure the protection of children especially girls by meeting their basic needs.<\/p>\n<p>He said that shouldn\u2019t be left to the government alone, instead all parties must join hands to protect and safeguard the welfare of girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we commemorate International Day of the Girl Child, the government cares about children and it will use all means possible to protect and safeguard them,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jingu said the care and protection of children should begin at family level and climbing the ladder to the community and later to the government.<\/p>\n<p>He commended teachers countrywide who had been keeping a close eye on children and making follow-ups and took disciplinary measures to groom them to be responsible citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jingu said parents despite their busy timetables must have time for their children, instead of leaving the task to teachers and housemaids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking is important, but there is no way parents can delegate their parental responsibility. 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