UN – Children’s Day 17 Nov – 19 Nov, 2020

 

Date: 17 Nov – 19 Nov, 2020

 

Report date:

23 Nov 2020

Reporters name and contact details: Ghulam Rasool Wakili
Project Coordinator
WISE
wakili@wise.org.af0093798111773

 

Name and Type of Event International Children Day:

Campaign name: Let’s treat children as Prophet Mohammad did!

Organized by: WISE

Places: Herat & Badghis

Funded by: TDH & BMZ

Number of participants Herat: 113 (male and female)

Day Children Teachers/Parents Volunteers
First 35 8 11
Second 25 1 6
Third 12 12 3

Badghis: 102 (male and female)

Day Children Teachers/Parents Volunteers
First 40 10 7
Second 25 1 12
Third 20 7 5

 

Major Activities
  1. Awareness-raising session with the teachers, principals, headteachers, Mullas, religious trainers, and parents on child protection
  2. Orientation on international children day
  3. Learning through interactive games:
  4. Chanting the message by all children and participants
  5. Recording short video clips and taking photos
Key facilitators  
  1. Mrs. Yahyazada, peace-building consultant
  2. Miss. Gulshan Sohrabi, peace educator
  3. Fraidoon Mahmoodi, project officer
  4. Peace-building volunteers
A brief outline of key issues and challenges addressed in the event

 

 The issues addressed included:

1.       The event and especially the awareness-raising efforts helped the parents, teachers, and religious trainers to better understand the rights of children and their significant role in more effective growing the children and protecting them in all spheres of their life;

2.       The children could find a free atmosphere to closely interact with their parents and trainers and enjoy the time.  

3.       It also let the participants have a better perception of NGOs and their projects in the area and strengthened the trust among the local community and project staff.

4.       The only challenge during the three days of the campaign was the presence of community leaders in Kahdestan (Herat) in the programs as we were recommended by WASSA not to engage with them temporarily.  

Remarks ·         During the campaigns, the children and participants particularly the females were given masks so that they may agree for taking pictures or any other document.

·         For beneficiary selection, more focus has been on the direct beneficiaries of the project, especially the children.