MAYJUNE ERIKS PROGRAM PRESENTATION KEY CHILD RIGHT CONCERNS IN MARSABIT COUNTY RAISED BY MIONET. 1 The day of the African child. June 16, every year, is celebrated across Africa as the Day of the African Child and it is in observance of
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MAY/JUNE ERIKS PROGRAM PRESENTATION KEY CHILD RIGHT CONCERNS IN MARSABIT COUNTY RAISED BY MIONET. 1<br>
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The day of the African child. June 16, every year, is celebrated across Africa as the “Day of the African Child” and it is in observance of the 1976, South African Soweto uprising. During the event, hundreds of black school children in the Soweto Apartheid regime then gather to use the means of advocacy through protesting the inferior quality of their education and demanding their rights to be taught in their own language. While seeking for equal rights opportunity they were unmercifully and brutally gunned down. In doleful measure of the atrocious act against the black school pupils, the heads of states of the African Union met in Abuja Nigeria, and took into consideration the UN Resolution 1290, adopted in 1990 declaring June 16, each year as the Day of the African Child and should be observed by all signatory to the convention annually specially by all member states. 2<br>
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EVENT OBJECTIVES. Awareness of the rights, capabilities and potential of children and draw attention to the situation of child marriage and other vulnerable/marginalized children;
Identify effective mechanisms and strategies for the prevention of Child marriage.
Engaging Government and Partners to conduct combined actions to ensure the prevention of child marriage;
Identify effective mechanisms and strategies for the prevention or elimination of early marriage. 3<br>
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PREDISPOSING FACTORS TO CHILDREN RIGHTS IN MARSABIT COUNTY. Cultural factors –we came to learn that the culture inhibits young men to marry un-cut women leading to communities practicing FGM.
Ignorance on the need for children to be given an opportunity to participate on matters affecting their own lives.
Lack of information and awareness on the rights of the African children.
Laxity by relevant government agencies charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights of children in Kenya. 4<br>
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THE DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD OFFICIAL OPENING kargi Chief Moses Galoro officiating the day of the African child. 5<br>
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LESSONS LEARNT Merely being born a girl in Kenya can leave a child with colossal difficulty in life. Scores of them face a greater risk of malnutrition, hunger and disease and their situations are much worse if they come from the conflict zones in the country. They have fewer opportunities for an education and career while countless of them are forced into early marriage and pregnancy.
The vulnerability of children in this County has been marginalized as a cultural issue yet it remains one of the worst violations of human rights for girls. Children has been driven underground as a result of the deliberate alienation of men and boys in children programming
Men, boys and communities in general play a key role in the eradication of vulnerabilities against children and more efforts need to be dedicated at working with the clusters . 6<br>
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CHALLENGES IN ADRESSING CHILDREN RIGHTS ISSUES IN MARSABIT COUNTY Rigid traditions and customs: It remains a challenge to objectively engage conservative members of communities.
Limited institutionalized programs for perpetrators of violence against children or their sympathizers
Collaboration and harmonization between various stakeholders is not common practice in this County.
Lack of programs that deal with child rights awareness concerns among local communities.
Lack of relevant government institution or department right from the village level to deal with children abuses concerns. 7<br>
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Hidad primary school pupils in Kargi are performing a play during this day’s event and on the right officials from children department and other local NGOs with T-shirts carrying children rights messages courtesy of MIONET. 8<br>
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Recommendations and way forward on children rights issues in Marsabit county. To achieve any substantial knowledge increase and understanding around children vulnerability, men and boys have to be targeted, mobilized and empowered. There is need to develop more long-term interventions targeting men and boys in the County.
The drivers of children’s vulnerability including patriarchy, power dimensions dominated by masculinity, negative traditional beliefs and practices have to be flagged and prioritized.
Engage formal and informal media channels in the fight against children’s vulnerability at the grassroots. The media is the second most believed item in terms of attitude and behavior change in the region. 9<br>
