Happy Children's Day 2069 B.S
National Children's day 2069 was celebrated with national slogan "Our concern-peace, constitution and gurantee of child rights" in Arunodaya English Boarding School today by hosting PABSON Jhapa Regional level competition on different events. There was poem, quiz and drawing competition among students of 24 school from region no 4. The participants for lowersecondary level poem competition from AE
BS were Jhalak Giri, Grishma Bhetwal, for quiz were Pravin Bhattarai, Amisha Rajbanshi, for primary level quiz were Rohan, karuna Rajbanshi , for drawing were Rupesh,Ankita uprety.
Our school was the winner of quiz competition and for a poem competition Grishma got consolation prize in poem competition. The result of drawing competition will be published on Pabsn day.
We express our thanks 2 pabson jhapa for giving us opportunity 2 host the program. Congratulation 2 winners and wish every one Happy children day 2012. Thanks
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| Students singing National anthem in Children's day program |
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| Poets composing poem in topic child education |
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| standing during National anthem |
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| Participants of quiz competition (Rohan and Karuna Rajbanshi) |
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| Students of drawing competition |
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| Students enjoying children's Day program |
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| Quiz participants |
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| Quiz participants |
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| Student reciting the poem |
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| Students enjoying children's Day program |
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| Founder and Principals listening the Poems |
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| Students enjoying children's Day program |
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| Students enjoying children's Day program |
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| Principal Arun Rajbanshi Hosting children's Day Program |
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| Grishma Bhetwal of AEBS in poem Competition (She received Consolation prize) |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Participant reciting poem |
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| Winners Prabin and Amisha From AEBS happy to get award |
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| Children's day |
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| Founder sir Bhanu Rajbanshi Presenting Token of Love |
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| Jhalak Giri Reciting his poem |
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What does Children’s Day mean in Nepal? Samjhana, 16, has the answer.
"Children's Day is the time for the government to commit to put into effect all the rights that the children have been deprived for a very long time in many parts of our country," she says.
Samjhana lives in a children’s home in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu. She and children like her contributed through a children’s committee towards planning of activities around National Children’s Day. The committee was set up for the first time this year to ensure voices of children were heard and given due respect.
National Children's Day, September 14, also marks the anniversary of Nepal’s ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by Nepal.
This year World Vision International Nepal supported the celebration of Children's Day in coordination with the central body to protect children and the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB)-Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, with a view to advocate for strengthened child rights in Nepal.
The theme for this year's celebration was 'Ensured child rights is the foundation for new Nepal'. Coinciding with this event, World Vision released a booklet on Children and Elections, which aimed to raise awareness of the need to protect children during an election, thus guarding the rights of the child.
A publication called “The State of Children of Nepal 2008” was also launched, in partnership between World Vision, Plan Nepal and Save the Children. This book is a compilation of the national facts and figures on the deplorable state of children in Nepal.
The statistics in the publication show clearly that children’s rights and needs are not being met, which impacts the sustainability of all development work in Nepal. Therefore, World Vision International Nepal works towards providing children an opportunity to grow into developmentally sound, healthy citizens through its initiatives in the field of early childhood, health and education ensuring their well-being and advocating for the fundamental rights of the children in Nepal.
This year, World Vision International Nepal joined hands with other child rights organisations to support the cause of National Children's Day, to ensure child rights and embrace the involvement of children in all aspects of celebrating Children's Day, right from choosing the venue for the national event, to the making of decisions on planning the activities for the day's programme.
With the coordinated efforts of World Vision and other child rights based organisation, CCWB also directed the public and schools not to force children to take part in processions or political celebrations beginning this year onwards as a step towards curbing child rights violation.
Deepesh Paul Thakur, Advocacy and Public Policy Officer says, "World Vision International Nepal has been working through national events like these to backstop legitimate and central bodies like CCWB to regulate child rights in the country. With the release of our book on Children and Elections, we hope to raise an awareness to concerned bodies for safeguarding the rights of children in the next general election to be held in two years’ time."
The state of children in Nepal:
• The population of children (below 18 years of age) is 12.2 million - around 48% of total population.
• Every week, 2000 children or every day 191 children lose their lives due to the country's indifference towards them.
• The under-five mortality rate is 59 out of every 1000 live births.
• Out of 3.6 million children under five years of age, 62% do not have access to basic health services.
• Every year 50,000 children die of preventable diseases. 39% children do not get to finish primary education.
• 2.6 million children are working as child labourers in order to eke out a living. Among them, 127,000 children's lives are in danger.
• Child marriage before the age of eighteen is at 51%.
• Every year, 12,000 children and women are trafficked in Nepal. Among them, 20% of children are below 16 years of age. Children are trafficked for domestic work, carpet weaving, circus, forced marriage and prostitution.
