In a meeting hosted on Friday in Bhopal by UNICEF on radio and child rights, radio partners like All India Radio, Radio Mirchi, Red FM, Big FM, MY FM, BBC Media Action Group and community radio stations Radio Azad Hind and Radio Dharkan from Shivpuri participated.
Speaking at the meet Tania Goldner,Chief, UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh, said that radio can help make a difference on issues of child rights particularly creating awareness on Right to Education and child marriage.
She said while speaking on Right to Education that State of Madhya Pradesh has made a progress on education yet we have challenges on quality and learning levels.
And similarly child marriage is a child rights violation and we need to take steps to prevent this and radio can play a role in creating awareness and bringing attention to this issue, she said.
Rashmi Arun Shami, Commissioner Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Gvernment of Madhya Pradesh, shared on the steps being taken by the State Government for promoting school education in the State.
She said that education is a key to prevention of child marriage and radio has a role in motivating families on education and prevention of child marriage.
She shared about the work being done by the education department with All India Radio like Meena Radio, English is Fun, and Jhilmil and the positive feedback the department is receiving for these programmes.
Manish Mathur, Programme Manager, UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh, spoke on the challenges on implementation of right to education, infrastructure gaps, and consequences of child marriage.
He added as per annual health survey data of the year 2010 – 11, 12.5 percent of girls in MP get married before their legal age of marriage, while 18.9 percent of boys get married before their legal age.
Anil Gulati, Communication Specialist with UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh, coordinated the discussion and said that follow up plans included sharing of information so that radio partners can work out content which can help create awareness and also be part of on ground actvities to promote right to education and prevent child marriages.
Shefali Chaturvedi of BBC media action group shared information about 'Khirki Mehndi wali', a programme being produced by BBC media action group.
Representatives of radio partners Pinky Tiwari, Roopak from Radio Mirchi, Garima Shukla and Anuj from Big FM, Rajeev from Red FM shared their thoughts, and how they can and will contribute as part of their corporate social responsibility on these two issues.
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Speaking at the meet Tania Goldner,Chief, UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh, said that radio can help make a difference on issues of child rights particularly creating awareness on Right to Education and child marriage.
She said while speaking on Right to Education that State of Madhya Pradesh has made a progress on education yet we have challenges on quality and learning levels.
And similarly child marriage is a child rights violation and we need to take steps to prevent this and radio can play a role in creating awareness and bringing attention to this issue, she said.
Rashmi Arun Shami, Commissioner Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Gvernment of Madhya Pradesh, shared on the steps being taken by the State Government for promoting school education in the State.
She said that education is a key to prevention of child marriage and radio has a role in motivating families on education and prevention of child marriage.
She shared about the work being done by the education department with All India Radio like Meena Radio, English is Fun, and Jhilmil and the positive feedback the department is receiving for these programmes.
Manish Mathur, Programme Manager, UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh, spoke on the challenges on implementation of right to education, infrastructure gaps, and consequences of child marriage.
He added as per annual health survey data of the year 2010 – 11, 12.5 percent of girls in MP get married before their legal age of marriage, while 18.9 percent of boys get married before their legal age.
Anil Gulati, Communication Specialist with UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh, coordinated the discussion and said that follow up plans included sharing of information so that radio partners can work out content which can help create awareness and also be part of on ground actvities to promote right to education and prevent child marriages.
Shefali Chaturvedi of BBC media action group shared information about 'Khirki Mehndi wali', a programme being produced by BBC media action group.
Representatives of radio partners Pinky Tiwari, Roopak from Radio Mirchi, Garima Shukla and Anuj from Big FM, Rajeev from Red FM shared their thoughts, and how they can and will contribute as part of their corporate social responsibility on these two issues.
http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails130413h.php
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