Quarterly Meeting with Child Forum, UP Standing Committee and Elites
Last Modified: 7 October 2021
Union Parishad is the lowest tier of local government institution which provides services to citizens at their doorstep. The roles of standing committees in Union Parishad are very important. For improving the service delivery at grassroots level 06 UP standing Committee (Women & Child welfare) 0f Jaldhaka upazilla has arranged jointly quarterly meeting with child forum and local elite supported by USS and Plan International Bangladesh during these reporting period(01-20 September,2021).
The main meeting agenda were:
- Last meeting minutes review
- Working achievement
- Last three month situation of women and child welfare
- Next quarter planning
- etc
Objective of the event:
- 120 SC union network member (representative of union forum ) and 30 UP standing committee member & elites will gain knowledge on child rights, negative effect of violence against children, negative effect of child labor and they will take initiative in their union to prevent child violence and to ensure child rights.
Coverage: Total 06 quarterly Meeting with child forum, UP standing committee and elite has organized at 06 Union level of Jaldhaka Upazilla under Nilphamari District during 01 to 20 September, 2021 & total 118 participants where 58 sponsorship child (boys-22 & girls-36) and 33 sponsorship family members (male-19 & female-14) were present in these meeting.
Output:
- They have prepared next quarter plan for developing child friendly Union, Support of SC poor girls, reduce child marriage and Excess of technical education etc.
- 58 SC union network member (representative of union forum ) and 33 SCF/ UP standing committee member & elites has gained knowledge on child rights, negative effect of violence against children, negative effect of child labor and they will take initiative in their union to ensure child rights preventing child violence.
- UP standing committee member have promise for support to SC girls especially in Social safety net issue and technical education support.
