Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2007 - 2008.
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2012 - 2013.
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2008 - 2009.
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" e budget is a government’s most powerful social and economic policy instrument and plays a central role in the lives of each and every citizen. " is is particularly true of a developing country like India. Not only are the resources for public budgets derived from citizens’ expenditures and earnings, but citizens, especially poor and low-income ones, are the primary bene! ciaries of government programmes ! nanced through the budget.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2010 - 2011.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2003 - 2004.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2009 - 2010.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
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New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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It is a well recognizing fact that the budget of any state government cannot merely be a statement of the account of that government, rather a platform signaling the government’s vision and future policy priorities. Therefore, it was felt worthwhile undertaking the state budget analysis in order to trace the underlying budgetary provisions and policy priorities of the state government especially towards the most disadvantaged section of our society, that is, children.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2012 - 2013.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2008 - 2009.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
" e budget is a government’s most powerful social and economic policy instrument and plays a central role in the lives of each and every citizen. " is is particularly true of a developing country like India. Not only are the resources for public budgets derived from citizens’ expenditures and earnings, but citizens, especially poor and low-income ones, are the primary bene! ciaries of government programmes ! nanced through the budget.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2010 - 2011.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2003 - 2004.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2009 - 2010.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
It is a well recognizing fact that the budget of any state government cannot merely be a statement of the account of that government, rather a platform signaling the government’s vision and future policy priorities. Therefore, it was felt worthwhile undertaking the state budget analysis in order to trace the underlying budgetary provisions and policy priorities of the state government especially towards the most disadvantaged section of our society, that is, children.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
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Fax: +91-26674688
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Even aft er 60 years of planning, Odisha continues to be plagued by acute poverty, poor employment opportunities, widespread illiteracy, and poor health and nutrition of its children and women. Th e state is blessed with abundant natural resources, yet the 2001 National Human Development Report of the Planning Commission ranked the state at 11th out of 15 big states, above only Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal1. Th ere has not been any signifi cant impact of post-independence economic development on the lives of the poor and marginalised.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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New Delhi - 110017
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Th e total population of the state of West Bengal is 85.3 million. Th e child population, or the population in the 0-18 age group, is 33.23 million, or about 42 per cent of the total. In fact, Bengal’s children account for about 7.4 per cent of the total number of children in India. It is only fi tting that the state government makes the well-being of 42 per cent of its population a priority so as to achieve all-round development of the state.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
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New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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As our five years term is drawing to a close, we will do well to make an honest appraisal of our performance vis-à-vis our promises. In any country, more so, in developing countries like ours, budgets play a very crucial role in allocating scarce resources among many competing demands to eventually enhance the human development index and per capita income…The ultimate objective of good governance is to empower every section of the population so that they can lead a decent life…I am happy that we have not only delivered on all the promises that we made in our successive policy documents presented in the Governors’ addresses, but have also met all the targets set out in the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP)…
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
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Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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Our Government is firmly committed to inclusive growth, which means higher welfare and better quality of life. Welfare means providing two square meals a day for those who are starving, shelter to a person who is homeless, employment to those who are in penury. Welfare means providing congenial atmosphere for basic education to every child and providing essential medical facilities to a common man to lead a healthy life...In consonance with the 11th Five Year Plan priorities, Education and Health are being given substantial hike in allocation. During the year 2008-09, an amount of Rs.1771 crores is being apportioned for education which is 115 % higher than the current year. Likewise, Health is being allocated an amount of Rs.1315 crores, 73% higher than the current year allocation…
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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New Delhi - 110017
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Fax: +91-26674688
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Children in Madhya Pradesh constitute about 46.86 per cent slightly less than half of the total state Population according to Census 2001, which is around 32 million. The state's performance on various child related outcome indicators is very dismal when compared to other states, national and international standards.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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There are over 40 crore children (0-18 years) in India—more than 40 per cent of the country’s population. Of these 19 crore are between 6-14 years. They are all our young citizens. Needless to say, development programmes that are meant for the society as a whole are also going to benefit children, as they will to all other sections of society. However, from time-to-time the government makes special commitments to children. Budget analysis enables us to assess how far the policy and programme commitments made specifically to children and the goals set for them by the government are translated into financial commitments. Indeed, are we putting our money where our mouth is? After all the budget of any country is a reflection of its political and economic priorities.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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Delhi, Capital of India and the second largest city in India, lies at an altitude of between 213 and 305 meters and covers an area of 1,485 square kilometers. According to the 2011 Census, Delhi’s total population has gone up to about 16 million against 13 million in 2001 census. Th e density of population per sq. km. is about 11000. Th is fi gure is alarming as it beats the density of any other states by a huge margin. Delhi’s total child population of 0-6 yers age group in 2011 census is 1,970,510. The state has an economic growth rate of about 20 per cent which slightly exceeds the national growth rate of about 17 per cent. Th e literacy rate in the state is about 86 per cent; a fi gure that has always been high due to the city being the country’s capital and home to some of the most important educational institutions. While Delhi ranks 24th out of 29 States in the national ranking for sex ratio, there are other concerns related to child well being as well in the national capital. In the year 2008–2009, the net enrolment ratio at primary and middle level schools were reported to be 90.6 per cent and 70.5 per cent respectively whereas drop-out rate at primary and middle level schools were reported to be 0.0 per cent and 23.5 per cent respectively
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West Bengal’s (WB) 91 million (in 2001) people makes it numerically the fourth largest Indian State. 7.55 per cent of the Indian population lives in WB. Th e State consists of 19 districts, 341 sub-districts (Blocks) and 40,203 villages. WB has 909 towns. According to the 2011 census, the population of WB is 91.35 million out of which 46.9 million are males and 44.2 million are females.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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The Parliament of India is the highest legislative body that frames policies and laws. Policies and laws made by the Parliament have ramifications on the lives and livelihood of all persons in the country. Parliament meets for three sessions in a normal year. These three sessions are the Budget, Monsoon and Winter Sessions.
During the Budget session, the main role of the Parliament is to transact the financial business of the Government of India. The President of India lays the Annual Financial Statement (Budget) before both Houses of Parliament. After that, there is a general discussion of the statement as a whole in both Houses. This is a general discussion involving a review and criticism of the administration, and a valuation of the grievances of the people. No motion is moved at this stage nor is the budget submitted to vote.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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It has been thirteen years since HAQ fi rst started questioning the State’s responsibilities and promises towards children through budget analysis. Over these years, we have moved from the Union to the states.
In the last 10 years HAQ has worked with partners in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Assam.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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The central government is the welfare government that is why its social welfare schemes are made to increase the welfare of the general public. Schemes of the Central Government have three categories. These categories are “Core of Core Schemes”, “Core Schemes” and Major Central Sector Schemes.
"The education and health sectors will also receive substantial funds. In 2007-08, I propose to enhance the allocation for education by 34.2 per cent to Rs.32,352 crore and for health and family welfare by 21.9 per cent to Rs.15,291 crore."
Budget 2007-2008, Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance February 28, 2007
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2014 - 2015.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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New Delhi - 110017
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During the past 15 years or so, several countries across the world – including India – have introduced and made major changes in the way their economies function. The earlier economic models have given way to market forces and its attendant processes of liberalization, privatization and globalization. Over the years, this process – which continues – has seen a boom in markets, mega-mergers of huge companies, the accumulation of wealth, and the growth of information technology.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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New Delhi - 110017
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Fax: +91-26674688
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Even aft er 60 years of planning, Odisha continues to be plagued by acute poverty, poor employment opportunities, widespread illiteracy, and poor health and nutrition of its children and women. Th e state is blessed with abundant natural resources, yet the 2001 National Human Development Report of the Planning Commission ranked the state at 11th out of 15 big states, above only Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal1. Th ere has not been any signifi cant impact of post-independence economic development on the lives of the poor and marginalised.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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Th e total population of the state of West Bengal is 85.3 million. Th e child population, or the population in the 0-18 age group, is 33.23 million, or about 42 per cent of the total. In fact, Bengal’s children account for about 7.4 per cent of the total number of children in India. It is only fi tting that the state government makes the well-being of 42 per cent of its population a priority so as to achieve all-round development of the state.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
As our five years term is drawing to a close, we will do well to make an honest appraisal of our performance vis-à-vis our promises. In any country, more so, in developing countries like ours, budgets play a very crucial role in allocating scarce resources among many competing demands to eventually enhance the human development index and per capita income…The ultimate objective of good governance is to empower every section of the population so that they can lead a decent life…I am happy that we have not only delivered on all the promises that we made in our successive policy documents presented in the Governors’ addresses, but have also met all the targets set out in the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP)…
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Our Government is firmly committed to inclusive growth, which means higher welfare and better quality of life. Welfare means providing two square meals a day for those who are starving, shelter to a person who is homeless, employment to those who are in penury. Welfare means providing congenial atmosphere for basic education to every child and providing essential medical facilities to a common man to lead a healthy life...In consonance with the 11th Five Year Plan priorities, Education and Health are being given substantial hike in allocation. During the year 2008-09, an amount of Rs.1771 crores is being apportioned for education which is 115 % higher than the current year. Likewise, Health is being allocated an amount of Rs.1315 crores, 73% higher than the current year allocation…
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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Children in Madhya Pradesh constitute about 46.86 per cent slightly less than half of the total state Population according to Census 2001, which is around 32 million. The state's performance on various child related outcome indicators is very dismal when compared to other states, national and international standards.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
There are over 40 crore children (0-18 years) in India—more than 40 per cent of the country’s population. Of these 19 crore are between 6-14 years. They are all our young citizens. Needless to say, development programmes that are meant for the society as a whole are also going to benefit children, as they will to all other sections of society. However, from time-to-time the government makes special commitments to children. Budget analysis enables us to assess how far the policy and programme commitments made specifically to children and the goals set for them by the government are translated into financial commitments. Indeed, are we putting our money where our mouth is? After all the budget of any country is a reflection of its political and economic priorities.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Delhi, Capital of India and the second largest city in India, lies at an altitude of between 213 and 305 meters and covers an area of 1,485 square kilometers. According to the 2011 Census, Delhi’s total population has gone up to about 16 million against 13 million in 2001 census. Th e density of population per sq. km. is about 11000. Th is fi gure is alarming as it beats the density of any other states by a huge margin. Delhi’s total child population of 0-6 yers age group in 2011 census is 1,970,510. The state has an economic growth rate of about 20 per cent which slightly exceeds the national growth rate of about 17 per cent. Th e literacy rate in the state is about 86 per cent; a fi gure that has always been high due to the city being the country’s capital and home to some of the most important educational institutions. While Delhi ranks 24th out of 29 States in the national ranking for sex ratio, there are other concerns related to child well being as well in the national capital. In the year 2008–2009, the net enrolment ratio at primary and middle level schools were reported to be 90.6 per cent and 70.5 per cent respectively whereas drop-out rate at primary and middle level schools were reported to be 0.0 per cent and 23.5 per cent respectively
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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West Bengal’s (WB) 91 million (in 2001) people makes it numerically the fourth largest Indian State. 7.55 per cent of the Indian population lives in WB. Th e State consists of 19 districts, 341 sub-districts (Blocks) and 40,203 villages. WB has 909 towns. According to the 2011 census, the population of WB is 91.35 million out of which 46.9 million are males and 44.2 million are females.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
The Parliament of India is the highest legislative body that frames policies and laws. Policies and laws made by the Parliament have ramifications on the lives and livelihood of all persons in the country. Parliament meets for three sessions in a normal year. These three sessions are the Budget, Monsoon and Winter Sessions.
During the Budget session, the main role of the Parliament is to transact the financial business of the Government of India. The President of India lays the Annual Financial Statement (Budget) before both Houses of Parliament. After that, there is a general discussion of the statement as a whole in both Houses. This is a general discussion involving a review and criticism of the administration, and a valuation of the grievances of the people. No motion is moved at this stage nor is the budget submitted to vote.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
It has been thirteen years since HAQ fi rst started questioning the State’s responsibilities and promises towards children through budget analysis. Over these years, we have moved from the Union to the states.
In the last 10 years HAQ has worked with partners in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Assam.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
The central government is the welfare government that is why its social welfare schemes are made to increase the welfare of the general public. Schemes of the Central Government have three categories. These categories are “Core of Core Schemes”, “Core Schemes” and Major Central Sector Schemes.
"The education and health sectors will also receive substantial funds. In 2007-08, I propose to enhance the allocation for education by 34.2 per cent to Rs.32,352 crore and for health and family welfare by 21.9 per cent to Rs.15,291 crore."
Budget 2007-2008, Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance February 28, 2007
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2014 - 2015.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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During the past 15 years or so, several countries across the world – including India – have introduced and made major changes in the way their economies function. The earlier economic models have given way to market forces and its attendant processes of liberalization, privatization and globalization. Over the years, this process – which continues – has seen a boom in markets, mega-mergers of huge companies, the accumulation of wealth, and the growth of information technology.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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This is the sixteenth annual report of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. Since its inception in 1999,
HAQ has continuously grown in its spread of work and understanding of children and their
issues. While some activities have been consistent, every year brings with it some new
opportunities, new partnerships and associations.
HAQ’s strength however remains in building and strengthening governance systems for
realisation of children’s rights and child protection initiatives through legal aid and
counselling of children in contact with the law. It continues to be a resource centre that
supports children, their families and organizations working on child rights issues.
Contact with
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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During the past 15 years or so, several countries across the world – including India – have introduced and made major changes in the way their economies function. The earlier economic models have given way to market forces and its attendant processes of liberalization, privatization and globalization. Over the years, this process – which continues – has seen a boom in markets, mega-mergers of huge companies, the accumulation of wealth, and the growth of information technology
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
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Budget analysis — is that not what economists do? Yes, that is what the whole world believed till about two decades ago when human rights activists woke up to the fact that realisation of human rights was not possible if commitments made were not backed by resources — especially financial. Thus began budget analysis from a human rights perspective. What is interesting is that industry has been carefully monitoring government budgets and lobbying governments for decades now. It took human rights groups longer to get to it. Since then organisations across the world have been undertaking budget analysis work and also advocating with the governments using it, with varying degrees of success.
Budgets are made by us all the time — at home and at work. It is the same set of skills that we use to understand and work on these budgets that are required to understand and analyse government’s budgets. It is with this perspective that we must use this toolkit.
Realising the importance of monitoring budget analysis as a tool for monitoring realisation of children’s rights, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi, India began doing this in 2000. This toolkit is based on HAQ’s experience. It also draws upon the experience of others working on similar issues across the world.
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2006 - 2007.
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2005 - 2006.
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HAQ did a budget analysis with the support of Ford Foundation with an active engagement with the government officials and did a trend analysis from 2008-2009 to 2013-2014 which includes the trend analysis from 2004–2005 to 2008–2009.
This budget report has analyzed the government’s commitments towards ensuring and securing the rights of the children for six years spanning from 2008–2009 to 2013–2014.
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Nineteen per cent of the world's children live in India. At 450 million, they comprise 42 per cent of the country's total population. Although 17 years have passed since India ratifi ed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1992, promising to place child rights and programmes at the forefront of its development agenda, children in India are not any closer to attaining even the basic rights. Meanwhile, India has moved from being a poverty-stricken low-income country to one of the six emerging giants. Th e average Indian’s per capita income has more than doubled from Rs 11,535 in 1990-91 to Rs 31,821 in 2008-09.
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Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2011 - 2012.
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Indices for ranking performance are not new. For several decades now, every year, we have eagerly looked forward to the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI) to see how our country has been ranked – whether it has gone up or down. Education index, hunger index, health index – there are many to be found.
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Giving a Voice to Benin’s Large Private Health SectorHFG Project
Previously underappreciated for its contributions to the health of the Beninese population, the private health sector has a new voice in national level deliberations. Providing as much as 45% of care, the private sector is an important player in Benin’s health sector, and consequently, in achieving the Government of Benin’s goal of universal health coverage (UHC). But until recently, the private sector contribution to the health sector in Benin was not seen as a potential resource for the Government of Benin to reach its goal of UHC.
Assam is the biggest of the ‘Seven Sisters’ in the North-Eastern region1 of India. Th e uniqueness of this region-- as well as most of its troubles--is determined by several factors, not least of which is the fact that more than 2000 km of the country’s boundary fall here and is shared with as many as fi ve countries--Nepal, China, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Also, the land-locked region is ethnically and linguistically diff erent from the rest of India.
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Linkages Between the Essential Health Services Package and Government-Sponsor...HFG Project
Priority setting is a key function of health systems that seek to achieve universal health coverage. The Essential Health Services Package (EHSP) explicitly prioritizes certain services; government-sponsored health benefit plans implicitly prioritize others. To gain insights into the purpose, policy objectives, and governance of the EPHS and dominant health benefit plans in Ethiopia, we conducted a case study in 2016. Methods included a desk review of relevant documents and qualitative analysis of 15 key informant interviews of leading health finance experts in Addis Ababa. All data were coded and analyzed using a thematic inductive framework.
Ministry of Health & Family WelfareGovernment of IndiaImIlonaThornburg83
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Improving the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents
and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will require more
effective collaboration and joined-up action across sectors, especially at
national and local levels. Some countries are already making great strides in
working together across sectors. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &
Child Health (PMNCH) brings together partners to support the development
of 12 country case studies to showcase such successful multistakeholder
collaborations across sectors in six priority areas: early childhood
development; adolescent health and well-being; quality, equity and dignity;
sexual and reproductive health and rights; empowerment of women, girls
and communities; and humanitarian and fragile settings. The case studies
will provide inspiration, insight and ideas, shedding light on what works
and why, and on how to address challenges.
The 12 country case studies, summarized in this document, were selected
from more than 300 responses to PMNCH’s global call for proposals.
They will be launched at the Partners’ Forum on 12-13 December 2018
in New Delhi, where they will be widely profiled and promoted to inform
advocacy and country-level action on collaboration across sectors in the era
of the Sustainable Development Goals. The case studies will be published in
a special issue of The BMJ and disseminated through traditional and digital
media channels.
Country case studies on collaboration
across sectors for women’s, children’s
and adolescents’ health
CAMBODIA
Better data ensures the poorest households are
not left behind
To help target services and assistance to the poorest and most
vulnerable households of Cambodia (an estimated 2.5 million
people), the Government developed a standardized
mechanism to identify households in need. “Identification
of Poor Households” (ID Poor), launched in 2005, is a
collaborative effort between, health, education, agriculture,
interior and social protection sector as well as NGOs and
development partners under the leadership of the Ministry
of Planning. ID Poor’s data are used by a wide range of
development programmes in Cambodia, many of which are
focused on improving maternal and child health and
development outcomes. Improvements in data are facilitating
the effective and efficient reach of services across sectors and
increasing equity for vulnerable women and children. Case
study lead: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) in Cambodia.
QUALITY, EQUITY
AND DIGNITY
INDIA
On a mission to rapidly
increase immunization coverage
An unprecedented collaboration between India’s Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare and 11 other ministries aims to
increase immunization coverage among children and pregnant
women to 90% by 2020. Intensified Mission Indradhanush
(IMI), launched by the Prime Minister on 8 October 2017,
is bein ...
This is a story of how the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) collaborated with the Government at the Federal and State levels to pull off the first of its kind virtual dissemination events in four locations - Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna and Oyo.
Andhra Pradesh is the largest state in India’s southern peninsula, fourth largest in the country, with 23 districts. Its population as per the 2001 census stands at 76.21 million, or 7.42 per cent of India’s total population, with a rural share of 70 per cent, or 55.40 million. Th e crude birth rate per 1000 people was 22.9 in 2001, declining from 26.0 in 1991, while the literacy rate went up sharply to 60.47 from 44.1. Th e literacy rate among males is 70.32 per cent, and among females, a much lower 50.43.
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Similar to Annual Report of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights - 2007-2008 (20)
This interactive document aims to encourage an in-depth and broad-based exploration of the links and synergies between the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
It complements the 2-page document produced by UNICEF in January 2016 which presents a preliminary mapping of the current priority Global Goals indicators for children against the nine clusters of rights of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This detailed, interactive mapping aims to reinforce, but also to move beyond, the more obvious links between the Global Goals and the Convention - such as in the areas of health, education and violence. It assumes that all of the Global Goals are relevant for children, not only those which specifically refer to children. For example, Goal 9 (Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation) corresponds – amongst other things - to Article 29.1(a) and (e) of the Convention (education of the child shall be directed to the development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential and the development of respect for the natural environment), which is seen as essential to the fostering of innovation. Children have the right to directly engage in achieving the Global Goal targets, in terms of claiming their rights now, as children, as well as preparing themselves to take on more complex responsibilities as they grow older. A child who is 4 years old in 2016 will attain adulthood by 2030. Thus the distinction between child- and adult-specific Goals is very fluid.
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Child Rights in India
Stakeholder’s Report on Universal Periodic Review III
This report has been submitted by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi and endorsed by following organisations/ Coalitions and Networks
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Report of the Database of Vocational Courses in Delhi
By Rebekah Sana Nath, Delhi School of Social Work, M.A. (Previous) II Semester,Internship Report 2015-16
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This study is the publication of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights and Counsel to Secure Justice, funded by Human Dignity Foundation.
Ultimately, the Study’s content comes from the powerful stories of our clients (children who have suffered sexual abuse and their families) and the experiences of HAQ/CSJ staff who work closely with them.
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Centre for Child and the Law
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
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An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations and to prohibit the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes and the matters.
connected therewith or incidental thereto.
By
Centre for Child and the Law
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
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Statement of foreign contribution received for the quarter april 2016 to june 2016
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This report is part of a larger research on understanding sentencing principles and policies relating to sexual offences against children in different jurisdictions and their impact on crime reduction, deterrence or crime control and restorative justice. It is a joint initiative between Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia and HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, a nonprofit organization based in New Delhi, India.
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Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent phenomenon which occurs globally. Of focus in this report, are the legislative and procedural responses of four common law countries (namely India, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) in the face of these heinous crimes. The protection of child rights takes a number of different forms across these common law countries and this reports aims to provide a summary of the current laws in operation dealing with child sex offences, by comparing and contrasting the position of India with those of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. By outlining the current legal mechanisms in operation across these nations we hope to provide our partner organization (HAQ) with a substantive understanding of areas in which law reform could be considered by India and its Parliament. In our discussion we aim not only to provide information on laws and legal procedures currently operating in the specified nations, but also deliver an analysis of these mechanisms including their strengths and weaknesses. It is through this that we hope to inform discussions on law reform in India.
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HAQ: Centre for Child Rights had undertaken a comprehensive study on Child Trafficking in 2001 for terre des hommes (Germany) and this was the basis of the starting of a national Campaign- the Campaign against Child Trafficking (CACT). It was formally launched on 12 December 2001 in Delhi and has chapters in 13 states across the country. This campaign has now been revived with the help of Krishna Rao Foundation and iPartner India
As a follow-up to the previous report, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights in partnership with CACT partners from across the state have come out with a report after a gap of 16 years.
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The History & Trends of Sentencing in Relation to Child Sexual Offences
A collaborative project with HAQ Centre for Child Rights
Supervised by:
Bharti Ali (Co-Director at HAQ) & Debra Ronan (Director of PACE at Macquarie University)
Written & Compiled By:
Anita Burkart, Ellie Chapman, Michael Kendall, Amanda Thorpe, Alexander Tieu, Calli Tsipidis, Shelley Xu & Lucy Wu
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Trafficking of women and children is one of the gravest organized crimes, extending beyond boundaries and jurisdictions. Combating and preventing human trafficking requires a holistic approach by all stakeholders and integrated action on prevention, protection and prosecution.
Keeping this philosophy in mind, Project IND/S16 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which is a joint initiative of UNODC and the Government of India and funded by the US Government, was launched in April 2006 in India. This project is focused on “Strengthening the law enforcement response in India against trafficking in persons, through training and capacity building”. The major activities in the project are training of police officials and prosecutors, setting up integrated Anti Human Trafficking Units, establishing networks among law enforcement agencies and civil society partners as well as developing appropriate tools including Protocols, Manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Compendiums and other training aids.
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Locating the Processes of Policy Change in the Context of Anti-Rape and Domestic Worker Mobilisations in India
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I grew up in the organisation learning language, science, mathematics and Mao’s ideology. Soon I learnt computers and began typing press releases, revolutionary poems, revolutionary messages for posters and banners. As I crossed age 12, I was given a chance to choose the weapon I would like to train. I preferred INSAS1 [automatic] rifles and carbines.
This 17-year-old girl had already spent over a decade in one of several left wing armed groups operating across ten states in central India when Child Soldiers International and HAQ: Centre for Child Rights (HAQ CRC) interviewed her in the Indian state of Jharkhand in August 2015. She had run away after an altercation with one of her superiors who suspected that she had been communicating with police informers. Terrified that she or her family would face reprisals from the group, she was in hiding at the time of the interview.
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Our deep admiration for the girls in difficult circumstances and in conflict with the law, living within the confines of the statutory home. For trying to go past their psycho-social challenges and adapt to a ‘new idea of self’. And, for boldly tapping into the dormant and invisible power within to find strength to rebuild their lives and selfhood.
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Statement of Foreign Contribution received for the quarter Jan. '16 to March '16
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HAQ: Centre for Child Rights has come out with it's annual analysis of Budgets for Children. The share of children in the Union Budget 2016-17 goes up to 3.32% showing a slight increase from 3.26% in the last years Budget 2015.
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Budget for Children (BfC) is an important document which undertakes a critical analysis of the state budget in the context of the needs of the children of the state. For this, those schemes from the State Annual Budget which are directly related to the benefi t of children are selected and segregated. An effort is made to review how far the Government has kept the promises and commitments it has made to protect the rights of children.
The honourable Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Tarun Gogoi presented ` 265.32 crore defi cit budget for the fi nancial year 2015-16 in the state assembly on March 10, 2015. What is signifi cant is the concern voiced by him regarding the Union Government’s announcement on fi scal devolution and the impact it will have on the budget in the state.
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The budget for children (BfC) in Tripura is an attempt made to assess how far the policy and programme meant for children is translated into action.
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Begging for Change
Research findings and recommendations on forced child begging in Albania/Greece, India and Senegal
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Up the Ratios Bylaws - a Comprehensive Process of Our Organizationuptheratios
Up the Ratios is a non-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap in STEM education for underprivileged students by providing free, high-quality learning opportunities in robotics and other STEM fields. Our mission is to empower the next generation of innovators, thinkers, and problem-solvers by offering a range of educational programs that foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.
At Up the Ratios, we believe that every student, regardless of their socio-economic background, should have access to the tools and knowledge needed to succeed in today's technology-driven world. To achieve this, we host a variety of free classes, workshops, summer camps, and live lectures tailored to students from underserved communities. Our programs are designed to be engaging and hands-on, allowing students to explore the exciting world of robotics and STEM through practical, real-world applications.
Our free classes cover fundamental concepts in robotics, coding, and engineering, providing students with a strong foundation in these critical areas. Through our interactive workshops, students can dive deeper into specific topics, working on projects that challenge them to apply what they've learned and think creatively. Our summer camps offer an immersive experience where students can collaborate on larger projects, develop their teamwork skills, and gain confidence in their abilities.
In addition to our local programs, Up the Ratios is committed to making a global impact. We take donations of new and gently used robotics parts, which we then distribute to students and educational institutions in other countries. These donations help ensure that young learners worldwide have the resources they need to explore and excel in STEM fields. By supporting education in this way, we aim to nurture a global community of future leaders and innovators.
Our live lectures feature guest speakers from various STEM disciplines, including engineers, scientists, and industry professionals who share their knowledge and experiences with our students. These lectures provide valuable insights into potential career paths and inspire students to pursue their passions in STEM.
Up the Ratios relies on the generosity of donors and volunteers to continue our work. Contributions of time, expertise, and financial support are crucial to sustaining our programs and expanding our reach. Whether you're an individual passionate about education, a professional in the STEM field, or a company looking to give back to the community, there are many ways to get involved and make a difference.
We are proud of the positive impact we've had on the lives of countless students, many of whom have gone on to pursue higher education and careers in STEM. By providing these young minds with the tools and opportunities they need to succeed, we are not only changing their futures but also contributing to the advancement of technology and innovation on a broader scale.
Canadian Immigration Tracker March 2024 - Key SlidesAndrew Griffith
Highlights
Permanent Residents decrease along with percentage of TR2PR decline to 52 percent of all Permanent Residents.
March asylum claim data not issued as of May 27 (unusually late). Irregular arrivals remain very small.
Study permit applications experiencing sharp decrease as a result of announced caps over 50 percent compared to February.
Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
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ANNUAL REPORT
JANUARY 2007 – MARCH 2008
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is now moving towards the 10th
year of its existence. This
is an important period in the life of an organisation in terms of its institutional growth
and performance. It is also the time to stabilise and plug the existing gaps.
In the years since its inception, each year has added one more area to HAQ’s work- those
that have been initiated by us on our own such as the budget analysis from a child rights
perspective, now known as Budget for Children or BfC; status reports on children,
parliament watch and those that we were asked to take on. HAQ’s work on child
trafficking for which it has now developed an expertise and niche, began as projects for
terre des hommes (Germany) and UNICEF ROSA, when we undertook documentation
of child trafficking in India and South Asia. Slowly it grew to become a full-fledged
activity of HAQ, in so much that we hosted the CACT national secretariat for 4 years.
The legal resource centre and the legal aid work we now undertake grew out of the
urgent need for legal aid for children that we found, and requests that we received for
legal assistance. Today Juvenile Justice is an integral part of our child protection work.
Our direct intervention in the legal system enables us to undertake our action research on
the judicial processes related to children and gives us hands on experience, enabling us to
intervene in policy debates in a more informed manner.
Though the areas in which HAQ intervenes has spread, we stick to our focus and
mission – that to be a child rights resource centre, engaged in research and
documentation, policy advocacy, capacity building and public education. Clearly as an
organisation we too are slowly building our capacity to monitor state performance in the
realisation of child rights, and draw from these recommendations for policy advocacy
both at the national as well as the international level.
In the last two years, we had decided for purposes of convenience and clarity to divide
the work that we do into two distinct programmes- Children and Governance and Child
Protection.
Our initiatives on Budget for Children (BfC), monitoring the legislature and the status
reports are all part of HAQ’s Children and Governance Programme, as is the monitoring
of judiciary- although it is undertaken as part of the legal resource centre. The work on
child trafficking, juvenile justice and legal aid for children – victims of abuse and
exploitation and those in conflict with law – is part of the Child Protection Programme.
For purposes of further clarity in execution, the leadership of these programmes too
have been decided between the two co-Directors. While Bharti Ali leads the child
protection initiatives, Enakshi Ganguly takes a lead on the Children and Governance
Programme. Needless to say they fill in for each other whenever required.
This report however, is presented according to each activity undertaken by HAQ.
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Budget for Children (BfC)1
HAQ began its work on child budget analysis in 2000. In the past seven years, since we
began budget analysis, this work has grown both within HAQ as well as spread into
other organisations and institutions including Government of India.
The consolidated report of Union Budget and three states is finally printed and is being
disseminated.
Union Budget
Quick Budget Analysis
Every year HAQ: Centre for Child Rights undertakes a quick analysis of the Budget as
soon as it is presented. This
year too such an analysis was
undertaken as soon as the
budget for 2007-08 was
presented by the Finance
Minister, Mr. Chidambaram.
The report, this year has drawn
attention from various quarters
such as the Right to Food
Campaign, the
Ministry itself, and
has received good
press coverage in
some of the leading
national papers.
Infochange - a
development news
portal covered the
report. It is also
available on the
websites of E-socialsciences, CRIN an international network of child rights.
The Analysis was circulated to a wide range of NGOs across the country. It was
presented at the “World Fit for children” workshop organised by the India Alliance for
Child Rights and “Problem of Tribal Children in Andhra Pradesh” organised by
SAMATA, as well as Plan India Strategy workshop at New Delhi.
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Up until now, the term in use – both nationally and internationally – for such analysis was Child Budget or Children’s
Budget. From this point onwards however, the more appropriate term ‘Budget for Children’ (BfC) will be used by
HAQ. While the meaning of the earlier description could be taken to suggest the participation of children – which is
not the case at all – the term now chosen does away with this unintended suggestion.
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The 200-09 Budget was presented by Shri
Chidambaram on the 29th
of February. This time the
HAQ team was prepared with not just a template, but
also a cover page and introduction. By 10 PM on the
29th
of February, we were able to send out the first
round of mails carrying our analysis. The comments
have been covered by newspapers
During the day, as the Finance Minister was presenting
the budget, Percy Billimoria, on of the expert
panellists on India TV kept texting to take feedback
from the HAQ team which he then used for his
comments on TV.
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Preceding this Enakshi Ganguly was invited by the Ministry of Women and Child
Development to be part of a team led by the Minister to meet the Finance Minister on
the 18th
of February 2008. At this meeting she handed over a letter addressed to him,
listing out the main issues of concern (See annexure).
State Budget
Budget analysis work in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Himachal Pradesh (HP) is a
continuation of the last phase, which was also undertaken with support of FORD
FOUNDATION. The partners continue to be M.V. Foundation and Himachal Pradesh
Voluntary Health Association (HPVHA). In West Bengal, HAQ is partnering with
Society for People’s Awareness (SPAN). The work in Orissa has been discontinued in
this phase. Work has also been initiated in Assam (in partnership with North East Social
Research Centre) and Uttar Pradesh (CREDA) with financial support from Sir Dorabjee
Tata Trust. Work is also continuing in Jharkhand (in partnership with CREJ) with
financial support from CRY.
In the last phase of our work it became clear that the partner organisation needs time to
understand process of budgeting and establishing linkages between budgets with child
rights. Accessing data and information remains a challenge.
This phase of our work was planned very cautiously keeping in mind our previous
experiences. The HAQ team has regular visits to the states, working with the partner
organisations on methodology, data entry and analysis. The reports in all the states are in
the draft stage and will be released to the public before the budget sessions in the states.
Our experience of this work over the years has shown us that:
• It takes some time to identify a partners who are interested in budget work, have
a mandate to work on children and governance and also have the capacity to take
on the advocacy work based on this research. Although extremely enthusiastic to
begin with, there is always a drop in efficiency after the data entry begins as this
work appears very tedious and monotonous. It also requires a certain skill which
most organisations do not have.
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• Turnover of programme staff in HAQ as well as in the partner organisations
results in setbacks and delays. It means investing time and resources in re-
training.
• Accessing government data on which child budget analysis is based is an
enormous challenge, both because of the unwillingness of the concerned
departments to part with information or simply the unavailability of this
information with them.
• Even after having come to an agreement on the need and method, it takes a fairly
long time for the organisations to actually become technically equipped to
function independently and actually undertake the data entry and analysis.
Himachal Pradesh
The Budget for Children report was released on 26 November 2007. The Governor of
the State, Shri V. S. Kokje was the chief guest for the day. There were representatives
from various departments of the government. Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, Madhumita
Purkayastha and Abhijeet Nirmal from HAQ made a presentation.
Assam
The report was released on 30th
of January
2008. It has also been translated into Assamese.
HAQ’spartners, North Eastern Social Research
Centre organised the release.
The follow-up to the release of the report has
been very important, as an alliance has been
formed to advocate for better allocations and
expenditures on children in the state. There was
wide media coverage following the release of
the report both in print as well as in the electronic media.
Andhra Pradesh
The release of the Budget for
Children Report was
organised by MV. Foundation,
our partner in AP to coincide
with their convention of the
members of the child
protection forum from the
various states on 77h
of
February at Hyderabad.
Three MLAs from the AP
legislature, along with Dr.
Shantha Sinha, Chairperson
National Commission for
Protection of Child Rights
were present. The MLAs
promised to take this issue on as part of their own agenda.
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However, what followed was even more heartening. APCRAF, Vijaywada based
NGO and network decided to take on the issue of Budgets for Children in AP and
start a campaign on this issue involving NGOs, children and others. The launch of the
campaign was on March 14 2008.
West Bengal
The Budget for Children in West Bengal report was prepared by our partner organisation
SPAN in Kolkata. It was released in Kolkata on the 27th
of February by the West Bengal
by the Chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission, Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen.
Orissa
Open Learning System (OLS) was HAQ’s partner in the last phase of our child budget
work. They had not been included in the third phase to begin with, but have now voiced
their wish to continue child budget analysis work with HAQ. Currently they are
partnering with CBGA and have also been able to put together a team in their office.
Uttar Pradesh
The child budget work in UP has been very slow in progressing as our partner CREDA,
although extremely effective in action is not strong on research and analysis. This has led
to some delay in the project. However, the final draft is being written up now.
Jharkhand
The child budget work in Jharkhand has had a very slow progress.
But it now seems we can look forward to the final report will be
ready in the next fortnight.
Submission to the UN Special Day of Hearing on Right to
Adequate Resources
This year the theme for the General Day of Discussion was,
“Resources for the Rights of the Child-Responsibility of States”.
HAQ sent in its submission– India’s Financial Commitments to the Child’.
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Enakshi Ganguly attended the Day of General Discussion on 21 September 2007 on
behalf of HAQ. UNICEF-India supported her travel costs. A handout- Brand India- No
equity for Children- was distributed to the participants. In her deliberation, she drew
attention to the need for investing in civil and political rights. She spoke of the
importance of identity since 35 per cent of children in India do not have birth
registration. This never gets reported in budget analysis, and the information is not
readily available. Many children grow up in conflict, and are denied services, but no
special budgets are allocated. She added that countries are always reporting investments
in children, but specific age groups are not identified and separated. She also pointed out
that countries only report on their allocation and not how much of the allocation was
actually spent.
Software for Budget Analysis
With the expansion of budget work in the states, we have decided to have a customised
programme for analysing Budget for Children (BfC). The programme will help us in
terms of reducing the time presently required to do all the entry and calculation
mechanically. With the programme in place much of the quality can be devoted to do the
analytical part making the whole process much more speedy and effective. After a series
of meetings and input sharing with the HAQ team, the programmers have been able to
develop software. The programme is now being tested at HAQ.
National Workshop of Budget Analysis Organisations of India:
A workshop was organised by BARC in Jaipur Rajasthan on 23 to 25 February 2007 for
sharing information and strengthening the budget analysis work being undertaken by
various organisations in the country. HAQ participated as premiere organisation doing
child budget analysis and presented child budget work in India.
Volume on Children and Governance
Work has started on the compilation of an edited volume on Children and Governance.
Contributions from this are being invited from experts and activists from across the
world. Routledge India has already given in principle a “letter of interest” for the book
based on the concept note we sent them. The contributors are internationally
acknowledged experts from various countries of the world.
Child Atlas
After a setback when the consultant appointed to work on the Child Atlas failed to
deliver, delaying it by a year, the work on it has finally begun. Three new consultants are
working on it with the HAQ team. Suddhasil Siddhanta and Debashish Nandy two
researchers cum cartographers have been commissioned for the child atlas work in
November 2007. They have already shared with us the first matrix of the child atlas.
They are supposed to share the first set of Maps by 1st
March. Simultaneously, Tripta
Batra, also a consultant, is working on the analysis and text.
Legislative Advocacy
Legislative advocacy is an integral part of the children and governance programme in
HAQ. Other than the regular analysis of the sessions of the Parliament we also try to
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maintain a rapport with the parliamentarians by feeding them with information they
require, providing them with the background information for raising any questions in the
Parliament. We also approach them with questions, which we want to be raised in the
Parliament. This year Mr. Ravi Prakash Verma had invited inputs from us on the
implementation of SSA in the country, as he wanted to move a calling attention motion.
Every year, HAQ along with six
regions across the world as partners in
the International Campaign against
Child Trafficking (IcaCT), observes 12
December as the Global Day Against
Child Trafficking (GDCT). This 12
December, to remind ourselves and
reiterate our commitment to the
millions of children who contribute to
our day-to-day existence, sustenance,
pleasure and emotional balance as
domestic helps and other forms of
labour, circus acrobats, prostitutes,
young brides, infants in adoption etc.,
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, in partnership with CACT- Delhi, organised a round
table with Parliamentarians - Parliamentarians for Children- PfC, at the India Habitat
Centre, New Delhi. The objective of the round table was to generate increased
discussion on children’s issues within and outside Parliament. The three main issues that
were discussed were:
Ratification of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, Especially Women and Children, by India
Trafficking of children for labour – need for a Protocol to ensure proper care and
protection of children while planning a rescue operation - pre-rescue, during the
rescue and post-rescue
Establishing an effective and long-term connection between Parliamentarians and the
civil society for protection of child rights
In the whole process, HAQ team got the chance to
interact personally with many of the Parliamentarians.
Though all of them could not make for the event of
12 December, most of them due to Gujarat election,
all of them have asked to share the out come of the
round table discussion and expressed their
willingness to be associated with any process initiated
thereon. To carry on the process forward a
questionnaire has been developed for the
parliamentarians to get their view on the relevance of
a process like PfC. The questionnaire will also help
us to know their priority areas of concern w.r.t
children, particularly in their constituencies. The facts
thus generated will help us to provide customised
information to the Parliamentarians.
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In 2006, we were unable to maintain the consistency in terms of bringing out our regular
publication analysing the Parliament Sessions, ‘Says a Child who Speaks for My Rights’. We
had printed a hand out on Parliamentarians for Children highlighting the issues being
raised in the Parliament for the period 2003 to 2006. The booklet based on the
Parliament in Monsoon and Winter Sessions, 2006 is now published.
We are in the process of analysing all the three sessions of the Parliament in 2007.
Monitoring the Judiciary and Advocating for Child-friendly Judicial Processes
HAQ has been regularly visiting the Juvenile Justice Board in Delhi as part of its efforts
at monitoring the judiciary and advocating for child-friendly judicial processes. So far the
visits have been limited to spending some time with the children in conflict with law
while they await their turn in the waiting room. As required by the Principal Magistrate,
HAQ had submitted a proposal to engage with the children in the observation homes in
a creative and productive way.
Justice Madan Lokur, Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee on Juvenile Justice,
appointed by the Delhi High Court, approached HAQ seeking inputs on improving the
implementation of the juvenile justice system. He has called HAQ to help in the
documentation of the case profiles of the children as per a format developed by the
Committee.
Information collected in the last two and a half years as part of the action-research
undertaken by HAQ with support from CORDAID and the interim reports prepared by
way of various submissions made by HAQ such as the one sent to the UN CRC
Committee or to the High Court appointed Monitoring Committee on Juvenile Justice,
are all being compiled for final analysis and publication, which will come out by the end
of April 2008.
In the course of this action research, HAQ has not only helped children seek social
justice, but has also used its experiences for policy advocacy, including formulation of the
Central Model Rules on Juvenile Justice, the new Integrated Programme for Child
Protection of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
HAQ has also been sharing the gaps in the law and its implementation with the
concerned authorities and suggesting ways of removing the bottlenecks in various ways.
Addressing such matters during training sessions with the police and judicial magistrates
as well as in the training kits prepared for such purposes, appealing against orders of the
JJB in higher courts, lobbying with NGOs working with children, assisting police and
courts in actual case work, making submissions and meeting up with the concerned
authorities have been some efforts in this direction.
HAQ’s action research has also played an instrumental role in the completion of a book
on juvenile justice in India, written by Ruzbeh Bharucha. The book is in the process of
being published and will be available to the public soon.
HAQ has been advocating for rehabilitation of children in conflict with law. As part of
our initiative to “walk the talk”, we have taken in one of the children whom we have
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been providing legal support to as an office assistant to provide him an opportunity to be
re-integrated into society, and not fall back into crime.
Capacity Building
HAQ has since its very inception been engaged in training and capacity building. This
was carried forward in 2007. The subject of our training continues to be child rights,
child trafficking and Juvenile Justice. In the next year, apart from NGOs, teachers and
police etc., it is planned that HAQ will also begin training of judiciary.
A three-day TOT workshop was organized in Karnataka in partnership with CACT
Karnataka from 29th
to 31st
March 2007, which was attended by 57 participants from
various NGOs across the State; with resource persons from various disciplines like legal
fraternity, senior activists, researchers, and experienced professionals.
On the 1st
, 2nd
and 3rd
of August 2007, a three-day training programme on Child
Trafficking and Juvenile Justice Act was organized in Shillong, Meghalaya, the north
eastern state in India. This was in collaboration with Impulse NGO Network that hosts
the CACT State Secretariat for Meghalaya. The training was meant for the members of
Child Welfare Committee, Juvenile Justice Board and NGOs working for children. There
were altogether 36 participants from 5 districts of Meghalaya.
The highlights of the TOT programmes
included a basic understanding of child rights,
India’s commitments and the UNCRC,
understanding and dealing with child trafficking,
understanding the juvenile justice law and using
it effectively while handling matters concerning
children. Besides enhanced understanding of
the subject and the law, an important outcome
of the training has been action plans developed
by the participants for their particular district
and the activities and programmes that they would carry on within three months, 6
months and one-year time frame.
Till March HAQ has been a resource organisation for 45 (24 in December and 21 from
January to March) police trainings on child trafficking and juvenile justice. HAQ’s
police training is a regular and continuous activity based on the need of and demand
from the police department and partner NGOs. Besides the regular weekly trainings that
HAQ conducts every Thursday with various levels of police personnel from the South
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District Police Stations at their HRD Cell situated in the Chittaranjan Park Police Station,
HAQ has also been a resource organisation for some police trainings organised by other
NGOs such Chetna.
HAQ has also been invited to be resource group at the Delhi Judicial Academy in
January and more recently in April. The training was for Magistrates (in January) and will
be for Sessions Judges (in April) on Juvenile Justice and Child abuse and Child sexual
abuse in April.
In addition, a one-day orientation programme was organized on the issue of child
trafficking and the law to orient all the organisations that decided to join in the 12th
December public awareness programme as part of the Global Day Against Child
Trafficking called for by the International Campaign against Child Trafficking (ICaCT)
and the India Campaign Against Child Trafficking (CACT). Besides being resource
persons, HAQ’s contribution to trainings organized by the police department or NGO
partners includes development and distribution of training materials. HAQ also bears its
own travel expenses for these programmes, unless paid for by the organizers.
Preparation of Hindi Manual on Combating Child Trafficking
Due to some problems with the Hindi translation
done by a partner organisation in Bihar, the
translation required complete reworking. As a
result the printing was delayed. Since there is a
great demand for the Hindi manual from NGO
partners, 1000 copies are in print.
Legal Support
This year legal aid, counselling and/or advice was
provided in 47 cases (with support from BMZ-10
cases, EU - 7 fresh ones and 2 ongoing making it
12 in all; and CORD-AID-27 cases- 18 fresh and 9
ongoing). Out of these, in one case the HAQ
team, based on its expertise was invited by the
Ministry of Women and Child development to be
part of the team set up by the Ministry for an
investigation into a case of sexual abuse of a 10
year old by school authorities. HAQ’s legal aid
programme has expanded this year and addressed
not only situations of trafficked children but also
children who are vulnerable to it, given their
circumstances.
Here are some highlights:
Action results in High Court Guidelines
HAQ’s intervention in a case of child sexual abuse leading to the formulation of High
Court guidelines is particularly significant.
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Having failed to have the statement of the seven-year-old child victim recorded under
Section 164 of the CrPC, HAQ wrote to Justice Madan Lokur of the Delhi High Court,
who is the Chairperson of the High Court Committee on Juvenile Justice and has
therefore been closely in touch with HAQ. He forwarded this application to Justice
Sodhi (now retired) who took suo-moto congnizance of the case, leading to the
formulations of the guidelines in which HAQ collaborated closely with the NHRC.
Sexual Abuse in Little Fairy Public School (Member of Government’s
Investigating Team)
Bharti Ali was part of the Committee set up by the Secretary/MWCD (Ministry of
Women and Child Development) as desired by MOS/MWCD for enquiring into the
alleged incident of sexual abuse in Little Fairy Public School, New Delhi. A report was
prepared and handed over to the concerned Minister on the basis on the inquiry
conducted by this Committee - consisting of Dr. Loveleen Kacker, Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) as Chairperson, Ms. Deepa Dixit,
Member, National Commission, for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and Bharti Ali,
Co-Director, HAQ, as members, and Ms. Kalyani Chadha, Director (Child Welfare), as
Convenor. Subsequently the Minister called upon the Committee members to discuss the
report and decide the future course of action. As a result of this inquiry appropriate
guidelines have been drafted with respect to matters concerning child sexual abuse. The
Minister will share these with the Department of Education and will also write to the
Home Ministry for adequate and fair investigations. Since the matter is sub-judice, the
verdict of the court shall be final. As per the recommendations of the Committee, the
Minister has advised the parents of the child to undergo counselling themselves along
with counselling for their child, as that would help them cope with the situation better.
The child has already been shifted to a new school.
Multi –pronged approach to legal justice
Based on information provided by a concerned policewoman, who had participated in
one of our regular Thursday trainings, about a baby being sold into adoption after rape
of a minor girl, HAQ contacted CNN-IBN (Special Investigation Team). This
policewoman was concerned about the inaction by her own colleagues and she herself
could not act because it did not happen to fall within the jurisdiction of her police
station. The CNN-IBN team conducted a special investigation.
The facts of the case were bone chilling. Young girls were being trafficked from
Jharkhand for employment in domestic work by a “registered placement agency”.
Needless to say sexual abuse is rampant. In this case Susheela was brought from
Jharkhand. She got pregnant (although the placement agency would like us to believe she
was already pregnant when she came to them) after being raped when she was with the
agency. The child that was born was sold into adoption with the help of the agency and a
lawyer. The HAQ team guided the CNN-IBN team through out, including having an
FIR lodged and ensuring that the relevant provisions in law were put in. HAQ has been
following the case in the High Court.
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Sessions Judge gets innovative
The Sessions Judge while speaking to child was reminded by our lawyer of the Sakshi
Judgement, and the High Court Guidelines about the process of speaking to a child
victim in camera; wherein the child does not get intimidated by the presence of the
accused. Unfortunately, our courts do not have the required infrastructure to be able to
provide the privacy that is required. However, acknowledging the importance of this
requirement, the District and Sessions Judge hearing the case, placed a computer
between the child and the accused, so that the child would hot be able to see the accused
and get frightened and intimidated. This shows, that if sensitised, and if the judges so
wish, they can be innovative even with scarce resources.
HAQ currently has four lawyers on its panel besides one in-house lawyer. Out of five
lawyers who had initially committed themselves to be on the panel, three have not been
active. As a result we have had to look at taking on some new lawyers on the panel. The
present panel consists of Mr. Virender Chowdhury, who takes up Juvenile Justice
matters, Ms. Kiran Singh and Mr. Karthikeya who are High Court lawyers and Mr. Saif
Mahmood, a High Court and Supreme Court lawyer. Ms. Kiran Singh and Mr.
Karthikeya are paid on case-to-case basis. Mr. Saif Mahmood has also expressed the
desire to be paid on a case-to-case basis and has so far not charged HAQ for any legal
expenses, even though he is presently helping us with a case of a child in conflict with
law. The in-house lawyer is Mr. Vipin Bhatt.
It is difficult to find lawyers willing to dedicate adequate time to issues of juvenile justice
or for that matter any children’s issue in lower courts. Moreover, those who are willing to
take up cases want to get a retainership and also want to work on the condition that all
the ground work for the case will be prepared by HAQ, while they will only prepare the
legal papers and appear for the child based on information provided by HAQ. One of
the problems mentioned by children in conflict with law with long pending cases is that
they have had different lawyers appearing for them, which implies that lawyers do not
stick and follow the case through; they keep changing. Juvenile justice is clearly not an
attractive area for practicing lawyers. However, recognising the need for building a cadre
of child rights lawyers, HAQ plans to revise its strategy and rope in Universities/Colleges
as well as Corporate Law firms.
Policy Advocacy
The Government of India has recognized HAQ and its work and has on several
occasions invited HAQ’s contributions on important policy matters.
Enakshi and Bharti have been on several important Committees constituted by the
Government. Enakshi was on the Steering Committee set up by the Planning
Commission for the XIth Five-Year Plan. Bharti was part of the Working Group for
Child Protection set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for the XIth
Five Year Plan and was later a member of the Drafting Committee that finalized the
Ministry’s Working Group Report on Child development for submission to the Planning
Commission.
Bharti was a member of the Drafting Committee set up by the Ministry for revision of
the Central (Model) Rules on Juvenile Justice and was also invited to be a member of the
Drafting Committee set up to evolve guidelines for the functioning of orphanages and
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shelter homes for children, which was later dismantled as these guidelines were included
in the Central (Model) Rules on Juvenile Justice itself.
HAQ refused the invitation to be on the Drafting Committee set up for finalizing
Government of India’s National Study on Child Abuse, because HAQ had earlier
expressed its dissatisfaction on the tools and methods proposed to be used for research
and was concerned about the ethics of research on such a sensitive subject.
HAQ was part of the NGO group consulted for drafting the new Integrated Child
Protection Scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Yet there are
many challenges to overcome in ensuring transparency and wider consultation from the
Government.
HAQ has been invited to be part of the drafting group for the Offences against Children
Bill as well as the National Policy for Children that has not been revised since 1974.
Networking with Media
HAQ has been networking with the media on a regular basis to ensure coverage of child
rights issues. Over the years we find that while it is possible to get them to take up issue
based stories, it is very difficult for us to get them top cover events. While they approach
HAQ for comments and interviews and even information on a regular basis, placing
stories on our own remains a challenge. To that extent, the coverage received on the
analysis of the budget was indeed very encouraging.
Post Nithari, where several children fell prey to sexual abuse and were killed off by the
offenders, the media engaged in several debates and discussions on child protection. On
18 January 2007 Bharti Ali was called as an expert for a chat show on child rights and
child protection broadcast by DD News. On 4th
of January, Enakshi was part of the
panel interviewed by Karan Thapar on India Tonight on the basis of the Focus Report.
She was also interviewed by Murli Krishanan for a radio in Netherlands (March)
following the release of Government’s study on child abuse. Bharti was interviewed on
Meow Radio on 14 November and DD news to talk about New Year’s Eve for Street
Children. Both Vipin and Enakshi were invited on to a show on Janmat TV to speak on
child labour. Tahniyat Sidiqi made her debut on ‘Pragya’, a new channel started recently.
Like the previous year, in 2007 too HAQ has consistently networked with CNN-IBN on
reporting some serious cases of child abuse and exploitation. HAQ has also been
instrumental in linking CNN-IBN with other NGOs working on child protection issues.
Audio-visual on child trafficking: As part of
an EU project, HAQ has made a 30 second spot
on child trafficking. The spot was made by Mr.
Avijit Dutt. It was on a kiosk at the Dilli Haat
for sometime. HAQ plans to take it to cinema
halls and TV channels, and has requested Mr.
Jyoti Sarma, who comes from the
communications and advertising field, to help in
this regard.
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Bitter Chocolate staged in Lucknow
HAQ staged Bitter Chocolate, a solo
performance by Lushin Dubey at Lucknow in
partnership with AALI, with financial support
from The Royal Norwegian Embassy. The
response to the play was amazing, as was the
coverage in the media. We are really grateful to
AALI-Lucknow for the tremendous effort they
put in.
On March 12, 2008, HAQ once again organised
the staging of the play –this time at the Sri Ram
Centre, Delhi. The play was performed to a
packed hall followed by a very good discussion
wherein the panel consisted of Dr. Shantha
Sinha (Chairperson, NCPCR); Justice Madan
Lokur (Delhi High Court and Chairperson of
the High Court Committee for Monitoring
Juvenile Justice); Dr. Amit Sen (Psychiatrist,
Dr. Siatram Bhartiya Hospital specialising in
children and adolescent behaviour) and
Anuja Gupta (Executive Director, RAHI
Foundation).
Miscellaneous
Child Marriage Protocol for GOI - HAQ was commissioned to prepare a protocol for
the implementation of the Child Marriage Prohibition Act 2007 by GOI-UNICEF.
Children and Housing – A handbook on children and housing has been prepared with
the help of a consultant and is now in the final stages of editing and design.
KOORA - Bharti Ali was part of the Regional Partners’ Meet of tdh (Germany) South
Committee of tdh (Germany). This Committee, called the KOORA, is an advisory body
to the tdh Board. The experience of KOORA brings insights into the ongoing struggle of
International NGOs like tdh to sustain themselves in the wake of changes in the
European market, the resulting gap between the needs of the organisation and its
partners and the shrinking spaces for dialogue and participation of the partner
community in developing the larger development agenda of International NGOs.
FOCUS Report - HAQ contributed to the FOCUS report of the Right to Food
Campaign.
UNODC Compendium on good practices for combating trafficking of women
and children – HAQ was approached by UNODC to prepare a Best Practice
Compendium based on experiences and work of Organisations engaged in combating
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trafficking of women and children. The compendium is in two parts, one that highlights
NGO-Corporate sector partnership and other that focuses on effective and sustainable
strategies in the area of prevention, protection, prosecution, rescue and rehabilitation.
The Compendium is part of series of Best Practice Compendiums being published by
UNODC.
Ladli: a book on the girl child - HAQ has supported photographer and writer Fazal
Sheikh in bringing out his book on the girl child in India. This book entitled Ladli has
been published. It is available on www.fazalsheikh.org.
Visit by Frances Sheehan
Ms. Frances Sheahan, a lawyer specialising in children's rights was commissioned as a
consultant by The African Child Policy Forum, a pan-African policy and advocacy centre
in child rights, to document good practices in children's legal protection centers (CLPCs)
in Africa and Asia. Although the organisation focussed principally on Africa, they were
keen to involve some global learning from Asia in addition. As part of this endeavour
Ms. Sheahan visited HAQ to gain an understanding about our work, strengths,
experience, knowledge and good practices that can be shared with other child law centres
internationally. During her visit Ms. Sheahan interacted with HAQ staff as well as some
of the parents whose children have been provided legal assistance and policy makers and
implementers that HAQ works with in close cooperation, including Ms. Loveleen
Kacker, Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Justice Madan Lokur,
Chairperson of the High appointed Monitoring Committee on Juvenile Justice and Dr.
Bharti Sharma, Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Nirmal Chhaya. HAQ awaits Ms.
Sheahan’s final report, as it will provide yet another reflection on our work the way it is
seen and understood by others.
Organisational Development and Strategic Planning
HAQ has also undergone a four-day Result Based Management training as part of OD
and strategic planning from the 17 to the 20 of December. It was attended by all HAQ
staff, programme as well as administration. The workshop was conducted by ASK with
support from Cordaid. It was a joint need of both HAQ and Cordaid, a Netherlands
based donor agency that supports HAQ.
HAQ TEAM
• Enakshi Ganguly – Co-Director
• Bharti Ali – Co-Director
• Vipin Bhatt – Programme Co-ordinator (Child Protection)
• Madhumita Purkayastha – Programme Officer (Children and Governance)
• Abhijeet Nirmal – Programme Officer (till September 2007) (Children and
Governance)
• Tahniyat Sidiqi - Programme Officer (Child Protection)
• Neena Sharma- Administrator
• Preeti Singh - Accountant
• Aditya Kumar- Administrative Assistant
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HAQ BOARD
• Urvashi Butalia - President
• Jaya Shrivastava- Treasurer
• Susmit Bose- Member
• Miloon Kothari – Member
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Less funds for children in State Budgets
By A Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Jan 31 – Non-allocation or decreased allocation for certain
schemes meant for the children in the State budget may pose threat to their
survival and development. Moreover, there is relatively lower allocation for
handicapped, SC, ST, OBC and girl children in the State budget.
These facts came to light during an analysis of the Assam Budget for the
period between 2004-05 and 2007-08 fiscals carried out by the voluntary
groups North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC) of the city and the HAQ
Centre for Child Rights, which is based in New Delhi.
It is found that of every hundred rupees allocated in the State budget for the
year 2007-08, Rs 5.38 has been provided for children, who constitute 43.3
per cent of the State’s population. During the fiscal, while the budget
allocation for the children rose by 3.9 per cent, the State budget went up by
93.12 per cent as compared to the 2006-07 fiscal.
This gap between the two has led to a decline in the budgetary allocations for
the children in comparison to the overall State budget by 4.61 per cent.
Pranami Garg of the NESRC and Madhumita Purakayastha of the HAQ Centre,
carried out the analysis. Presenting the analysis, Pranami Garg at a seminar
here yesterday, she said that there had been a slight decline in the male:
female sex ratio among the children of the State. She also said that in 2007-
08 the outlay on education and nutrition of the children had been reduced.
While the outlay on education had gone down by 3 per cent, that on social
welfare and nutrition had been cut drastically by 45 per cent to Rs 384 crore
in 2007-08 from Rs 833 crore in 2006-07, said the analysis.
On an average, 8.79 per cent children in the State have failed to receive
adequate attention from the policy makers during 2004-05 to 2007-08. In
2007-08 the State’s budgetary allocation for children is the lowest at 5.38 per
cent, it said.
Citing the Assam Sarba Siksha Abhijan Mission (ASSAM) figures, the analysis
said that 13.4 lakh of the 24.39 per cent of the children in the age group of 6-
14 years in the State were out of school in 2001. A separate study carried out
in 2003, showed that 43 per cent of the present and past tea garden
labourers are out of school, it said.
Later, members of the voluntary groups present in the seminar, decided to
use the budget for children analysis for advocacy before and during the
budget session. They also decided to meet on February 8 next to work out the
advocacy strategy.
They will also be meeting the Legislative Assembly Members, Bureaucrats and
other policy makers as part of their pre budget advocacy.
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The HAQ and the NESRC have undertaken the exercise to know the actual
picture concerning the commitment of the State Government towards the
welfare of the children.
The HAQ has been analysing the Central budget for the purpose for the past
eight years. It has also been undertaking similar exercises to analyse the
state budgets of several states in association with the voluntary organisations
of the states concerned, said Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, Director of the HAQ
Centre.