Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Dont use Children Home for propaganda mileage’

Source-Imphal Free Press

Imphal, Sept 29: The Manipur Mahila Kalyan Samiti, Dewlaland, Imphal has appealed to all the visitors and donors not to come along with media and also not published photographs or broadcast video clips for these have an adverse impact on the sentiments of children staying at the special home.In this regard a press meet was held this evening at Manipur Press Club was organized by Coalition of Children’s Rights and Protection (CCRP), Manipur in which the state co-ordinator of the CCRP Keisham Pradeepkumar noted that donors are requested not to directly distribute food items to the children and food items should be served to the children of MMKS Children Home by the members and staff only.He further noted that the donors should not invite the children of MMKS Children Home for meal outside the Children Home even in the name of religious observation and individuals and donors should also not force the MMKS Children Home committee to accept donation either in cash or in kind which contradicts to the home’s rules and regulations.The member of CCRP S.Sarju also noted that using of children in rallies, dharnas, sit-in-protests as part of people’s movement should be avoided and donors and visitors should not pressurise children for presentation of extra curricular activities like song, recitation, acting, monologue, etc to entertain prohibited.She also noted that exposure of the children of MMKS Children Home in charity shows, donation, fund drive, film shooting, etc. even in the name of nurturing them are strictly prohibited.She requested all concerned not to ask for employment of the children in unorganized sectors either in the name of imparting vocational training or adoption.Persons with arms and ammunitions are strictly prohibited from entering the children home as well as using of all forms of intoxicants (liquor, drugs, tobacco products, etc.) are prohibited inside the children home campus, she said.

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