Children Right Must Be Ensured : This Has High Priority
Press has reported that the Chief Adviser Fakhruddin
Ahmed has underscored the need for changes in the mindset and sincere work to
ensure overall development of children.
"Laws and charters for the welfare of children would
not work if we don't bring changes to our mindset and work sincerely for them,"
he said at a function marking the World Child Day and Child Rights Week
2008.Fakhruddin Ahmad said the question should come to the minds of all:
'Can't we do something for the welfare of children from one's respective
position?'"One question rises in my mind: Are all children of our country in
good condition? The answer is: No, they are not."He said: "How a child will
become a good citizen without proper education and proper physical and mental
growth?"
The Women and Children Affairs Ministry organised the
function at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city.
The chief adviser formally opened the Child Rights Week
2008. The theme of the week is: Creating a Protective Environment for Child
Development. The Child Rights Week 2008 is being observed in the country from
October 14 to 20 instead of September 29-October 5 in view of the holy Ramadan,
Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja. Addressing the function, Chief Adviser Fakhruddin
Ahmed said ensuring safety and welfare of children and protecting their health
is vital to the nation's future.He called upon guardians, well-off people,
civil society members, child welfare-oriented government and non-government
institutions to take more effective initiatives for the welfare of
children."Let us work collectively to ensure a good future for the next
generation," he said. "The urgency to make a safe and good environment for
today's children -- the future of tomorrow -- will have to be felt by all of
us."
We think that the Chief Advisor has made someery
important points in this regard. We agree with all the points mentioned by
him.We however emphasise the need for a more comprehensive education for
children ( from class-1 to class 8 ) which must include very effective moral
content.They must learn , apart from formal religious education, about great
moral figures in history such as Muhammad (sm), Abubakr, Umar al Khattab,
Aysha, khadija and Fatima ( ra), Jesus, Buddha , Gandhi and some other great
moral figures. They do not require to know celebrities, they require to know
morally sound people through h their literature, history and religious courses.
Their life can influence deeply the young minds.
Another thing, not only the physical environment but
also moral environment should be purified, bad literature, bad films, bad
advertisements have to be controlled. The TV is playing very bad role in this
regard, their good work is destroyed by their other bad program. We have to do
something about it
