vidiyal

   a programme for street and working children    *    striving to promote child rights   

Milestones

2003. Presentation of Alternative Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

The National Movement of Working Children – India organised a children’s consultation in 2003.  Madurai Veeran, representing Vidiyal Vaanavil Working Children Sanga participated in this consultation, which prepared an alternate report to the Government of India report.  At the consultation, the children elected Madurai Veeran as one of two delegates to go to Geneva to represent the movement at the UN Committee and to present the report. 

The Concern For Working Children, Bangalore, facilitated the whole process and UNICEF supported their travel and other expenses. During the main session, Madurai Veeran spoke on the issues facing child labourers. The UN Committee on CRC allotted special time to the two children Madurai Veeran and Manjula from Bhima Sanga.  Madurai Veeran was very vocal and raised his voice for his fellow working children of India.  

2004. Participation in the World Social Forum

Vidiyal children were members of CR4WSF, a coalition of organizations which believe in children’s right to participation and working towards a just society in the context of globalisation.  Vidiyal has been taking active part in the process since its inception in the year 2004 at Mumbai.  Children were enabled to participate in the children’s process held in Mumbai and Bangalore.  M. Ranjithkumar from Vidiyal Child Rights Movement was elected by the children present at the Bangalore consultation in November 2004 as the South India representative. 

Ranjith went to Brazil in January 2005 with three other children from other regions in India and participated in the 5th World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He spoke on behalf of all Indian children and challenged the present mode of economical development.

2005. Participation in the South Asia – South East Asia Convergence of Working Children

In 2005, Ranjith Kumar was elected as a representative of the National Movement of Working Children - India and participated in the convergence of working children at Kathkandu, Nepal with his counterpart Ms. Aymma from Bhima Sanga.

 

2006. South Asia Field Exchange Program for Promoting Good Practices in Child Domestic Workers Interventions 

G. Karthiga represented Vidiyal Child Rights Movement in the South Asia Field Exchange program  at September 2006.  She spoke on behalf her fellow child domestic workers and raised her voice against all forms of exploitation of child domestic workers.  Arunodhaya, Chennai facilitated this process.
     
2006. India Social Forum, New Delhi

Vidiyal has played an active role in the India Social Forum 2006.  The Tamil Nadu Children’s process was co-facilitated by Vidiyal. 

Ranjitha, a representative of Vidiyal Child Rights Movement, was elected as a delegate among the 16 representatives from Tamil Nadu.  At New Delhi she was selected as a representative from South India and spoke at the panel ‘Voices and Faces of Children – Vision’ organized by WSF.  She was much appreciated for her command and call for action.

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