2013-01-28 16:34:24

Some 10,000 Indian children plan rights march


January 28, 2013 - Around 10,000 Indian children plan to take part in a public march to claim their fundamental rights, including the right to education and health. The event, titled Public Day March, is being organized on Feb. 2 in New Delhi by NINE IS MINE, an organization with initiative of the children, by the children and for the realization of their fundamental rights. The march is the culmination of a series of programmes from Jan. 30- Feb. 1, demanding quality education and health. The participants of the march are from urban poor section, denotified tribes, conflict situations, minority communities across India. Children from Delhi schools are also expected to take part in the march.
The NINE IS MINE campaign, which is part of the bigger Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA- meaning, ‘Don’t break the promise campaign’), was launched in 2006 after the government “reneged” on its election pledge. The campaign provides children with democratic platforms to voice their opinions and perspectives toward influencing policies and decisions that affect them. The WNTA is a national coalition of over 900 civil society organizations which attempts to hold the government accountable to its promise to end poverty, social exclusion and discrimination toward meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).








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