Title of the project
Helping Children Growing as Active Citizen (HCGAC)
Funding Agency:
Plan International Bangladesh.
Allocated budget
BDT: 25,78,058.00
Duration:
January 2015 to June 2018.
Locations:
Syamnagor, Koyra and Keshobpur upazila.
Executive summary
National Action Plan against Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children, including Trafficking (adopted in 2002-2006). Over time, it has expanded its scope to monitor other child rights issues, and has expressed concern to hold those responsible accountable, while also continuing to create a space for children’s participation in decision-making “Our Report Towards Our Bangladesh” (ORTOB). The Children Growing as Active Citizens (HCGAC) project to help develop a child-led alternative report, implemented since 2009, is a continuation of the successful project ORTOB project. The HCGAC project aims to continue supporting the NCTF between January 2015 and June 2018 to prepare another child-led CRC Alternative Report through NCTF members and include the child rights situation of 16 socially marginalized child groups. To address inclusion, it is necessary to include more representatives from socially excluded groups of children and reach the grassroots level.
Goal
To improve the realization of child rights in Bangladesh by promoting greater participation of children in monitoring and reporting processes
Specific objectives :
- To promote child rights through active children participation at local and national level.
- To aware about the rights for socially excluded Children’s Groups –isolated.
- Children from excluded groups have access to NCTF Activities and existing child rights.
- To aware about the bad impacts on early marriage.
Target group(s):
Representatives of socially excluded children include children of child domestic workers, ethnic minorities (plains), children of Sundarbans honey extraction families, Dalits/religious minorities in Ila-infested and fishing communities, children in the care of sex workers’ institutions, ethnic minorities, children working on beaches (in the tourism industry children).
Socially excluded children’s groups in 3 district Total: 153
Estimated results
Children from excluded groups have access to NCTF activities and existing child rights situation will be incorporated in Child-Led CRC Alternative report (Our Story Book)
Main activities
1. Quarterly FGD conduction for data collection on child rights violation from 3 excluded groups
2. Bi-monthly meeting of socially excluded children’s groups (3groups)
3. Bi-monthly and quarterly FGD Conduction cost -(local NGOs representative, who will ensure children’s meeting and arrange the FGDs at local level)- 3 groups
4. Organize training for the socially excluded children’s groups -3
NGOAB Approval:
Agreement (View)- PDF
