As part of the efforts to strengthen child protection activities, Childline is planning to form grassroots-level committees to take its activities to the ward level.
The formation of 20-member ward-level committees is being piloted in Balaramapuram and Anchuthengu panchayats in the district, in association with the panchayats and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The initiative comes as part of the panchayats’ declaration as child-friendly local bodies last month. Besides setting up panels that are equipped to tackle issues related to children, including making legal interventions, they are also aimed at enhancing people’s participation in protection of child rights.
