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[00:00:14]Good day and welcome to the program show where they come to you from the society for ready democracy 98.1 FM and we see the internet on ww democracy.sl SL min bring this edition of the program come to you like all time inside this program we get plenty news information and entertainment. So stay with me for the next one hour inside the program. Today we will talk to the director of advocacy communication and outreach national commission for children Adi Valcastle where we can talk about the child rights act 25 right and responsibility of the child and also role of the national commission for children.

[00:01:14]the program show where they come to you from the society for radio democracy 98.1 FM not forget you can be part of the program by way send text message the number 077 981981 you can go on democracy Facebook page and make your contribution inside the program the program show where they come to you from the society for democracy 98.1 FM with the start to look at issue them inside the program. The director of tourism the ministry of tourism and cultural affairs Mohammed Jalo say the ministry don't receive but 18 letter of group of people we the ministry we once for affiliates with them but say one group of people we don't call them safe education of align tourism association they not receive any letter from the aid it took this one press conference with the ministry of tourism and cultural affairs update journalist and the general public but federation of aligned tourism association as in say this body the ministry of tourism not recognize manager talk more to reporter Alfred China inside this interview to meet today for update the general public as to the process with the ministry engage in for uh work with the private sector now the tourism hospitality uh the cultural and the creative industry form a formal body for the tourism hospitality industry. Uh that body will serve as intermediary uh uh umbrella body between the public and the private sector. But not only that, that body also therefore serve as an advocacy group for they appeal to government for things that we need for make the environment better. So that way the min will take some of those things to government for see how business will flourish because at the end of the day now then they support for create employment now then they invest the money so notice we realize so far very closely with them and thank them for them patience cuz who don't they work with the national tourism federation over the years we don't work with them sorry well for the past uh two years we don't work with them we don't go through the process it's a process because for do an umbrella body you get forget differentitation So far I think we don't recognize 18uations within the hospitality industry you understand those for getting constitution then for know the members for open up so that more people come so they don't process day and I for say they don't go far almost to the point of completion then not only that they also don't draft a constitution where they send to the ministry like this second time for we help them for look at align with government priorities aligned with policies and of course government plan so that they will complement the effort of government while we help for create enabling environment. So they've done that and we've provided an input to that we provided an input to the constitution don't send to them then they at a point where disseminate just so that um they decimate let me let agree and they will take her forward then we see we some letters go around say there's a new parallel body we want come up with call the federation for alli tourism association. So what you think of that body right now get for actually aid or not?

[00:04:45]>> Well this body we we don't know that be in this body we just see letters. In fact one of the association what they call slabot for it's an association of business owners in tourism hospitality they already don't dissuate themsel yes everybody get right for associate everybody get right for form an association you know for a particular purpose we act as a positive force but h we not encourage when you talk about national you have to be accredited the accredation accreditation will give to the national tourism federation so these are the this this is the body we are working with. So it means it come for reduce the confusion around for say you know what this body we've been working and we also don't open the platform for this allied tourism association let them come let know and then we'll find a way for let work with the existing instrument the existing body we so that we go forget a flourishing sector >> what if um somebody come playing in tough scen we actually behind this body we are not able for academ or Well, you know say if you get an umbrella body, you cannot have two umbrella bodies for the one purpose. So the purpose of the umbrella body all the different element all the different business different facets of businesses and and people and operators let in get a unified body. A unified body is one body while the other different faces then can get their own associations.

[00:06:18]Then we can encourage is open for as many associations as possible. But the way it come to the umbrella body, the national body, we have to have one body and for now the national tourism federation, this ministry of tourism and agency they work with.

[00:06:34]Well, that's the director of tourism that the ministry of tourism and cultural affairs mame Jalo in interview with Alfred Jana say the ministry of tourism not received letter eight from the federation of align tourism association. The program show where they come to you from the society for radio democracy 98.1 FM we get Valasel director of advocacy communication and outreach national commission for children India for top body child rights act 25 right and responsible responsibility of bikini and the role of the national commission for children as the national commission of for children now government established under the child rights act of 2020 20 2008 for promote protect and monitor pik rights advocates for society will be safe had and value we make we get the national commission for children for counterpart of the we don't do and also the importance of the child rights act of 2025 now we don't we don't say the commission don't do work for ensur protect and promote the rights of picking them the country take me with currently they happen the national commission for children.

[00:07:53]>> Yeah. Thank you very much.

[00:07:56]Um I say a lot they go on right now the commission and simultaneously you know as you rightly say just introduction when commission for promote and protect pick them right. So we they deal with cross cut issues them we get for do with picking them all over the country. So um just last week we been there all over the tongue and we regional offices when Mckenni and other um regional offices them we be all over different centers them they monitor the national primary school examinations when the NPSC >> because we get one mandate for monitor then kind and advice government or um policy institutions on waiting for do we find out if good things if not bad things and how for improve on them. So that are just one aspect of monitoring what been done they do just as recent as last week and right now we we in the process of collecting the report and for sure for sure findings to find out the different centers and the different districts them then um a lot of other things they go around research and monitoring. We all know say we get this big big problem Salona where they not just adult but even children when this cush okay >> this drug and substance abuse and sadly it affect a lot of we picking them. So we again on that um research day and do a lot of advocacy in our schools and communities for ensure say we discourage picking them for putan pakush business.

[00:09:29]Then of course we not just work in silo they work with other partner institutions other government agencies nos's and even local institutions them as long as they work with picking them.

[00:09:40]So they do a lot of coordination and partnerships and one they work on presently now for ensure say we drastically reduce the number of picking them within our street.

[00:09:49]>> Okay.

[00:09:49]>> I know say go agree with me say or something along the line you go tell me say but they still picking in our state this one issue where the commission really concerned about and we don't work with the partners effectively from last year for see how we can able reduce that number.

[00:10:04]>> All right. So which which mechanism use for for public street? Well um we they in the formation stage now of the whole thing. First of all forget try forget a concrete data on the number of picking them in the street because the one who get 2012 where the ministry of gender and children's affair has been do a national head count where give away 49,000 something of picking them as at that time in 2012 to now that it's a long time and we all know the issues where don't come this school should not be there and all them things and now so we know they pray that it don't increase but we're a bit skeptical and we not going to be surprised that that number don't increase 149,000 picking them. So we work with different partners in the in the um how for start I for about it the discussion stages for don't they get stakeholders engagement there all come together and see how we can tackle them but one thing we come out clearly that first of all we need forget concrete data on how many day now there park them under bridge we forget them but the number day and how we forget them all that discussions they go we continue but one other thing we ask just adding to happen the commission that one of the reasons we are denier okay >> today um we all know say the parliament government the parliament just reviewed the child rights act of 2007 where creates the commission and they don't review last year when now we get the child rights act of 2025 where repeal and replace that old act so which means not they use the 2007 act anymore. So all they work towards the 2025 act and one role where the commission get for ensure say we make people them picking them parents them everybody salon understand act day all man in role and responsibility so now that's the one reason we make as part of the lot of things they going the commission presently >> all right so what are some of the key functions then of the national commission for children >> well um the national commission for children as you say just na body where they make in 2007 for monitor and coordinate the implementation of the child of the convention on the rights of the child and the African charter on the right and welfare of the child then two documents and they now international instrument them where they guide um people all over the world we don't sign to ramp for on how for address speaking issues but now this 20 2025 act give new powers and one good thing where this act do it expand and we mandate because like the 2007 act been giant coordinates implementation of the UNCRC and the African charter. Okay. And part three of that child rights act of 2007 where they talk about states and parents their responsibilities towards speaking them. But the 2025 act now in giwi a broader mandate for protect and promote all picking their rights in salon in line with international instrument national instrument under the child rights act and any other local one we get. So now we get a broader mandate not just for monitor and coordinate picking right according to the UNCRC but now we don't add other instruments on top and again it don't give him more powers for ensuring that all issues we get to do with picking them all over the country and the good thing is it still maintain we mandate for advice government >> on policies them so like as I've been talking about NPSG one way we can do they don't do the monitoring we report and come out then we can share with findings report to something since NPSC to ministry of education or tok for let know they so we find out this we recommend still for do for improve the situation or if there's no problem we commend say everything went well and this and that so the 2025 act in more expand with scope I brought a mandate then like the 2007 been say with the oversee part three When are state are the government irresponsibility and state irresponsibility >> right we we we will later on talk more about the act and the importance of the act show where they come to you from the society for democracy 9820 FM we get adias director of advocacy communication and outreach national commission for children for body child rights act 2025 right responsibility of picking them and the rule of the commission the program they show come to you from the society for democracy 98.1 FM what are some of the ways them way the commission don't promote speaking rights okay one do now we do a lot of public education and awareness raising because over the years we find out say one big problem that people not be evenating a child right >> okay >> they not even no parents um communities not know what are their responsibilities towards picking them. So then just child right child rights waiting the whole thing where they take about child right is that government not for speaking.

[00:15:29]>> Okay.

[00:15:29]>> So where we be they go work different communities the provinces then they always um lash at they always get backlash for speaking police and all. So we want one of a role now for ensure say people them know what really really child right and as a commission we can always tell every opportunity we get now comm through community engagement to media engagement even talk to the pick one >> we can just tell them say child writer just come on basic things so every mortal man entitled to >> even adults you forget shelter for lay you for eat you for wear clean clothes so Adults get old than they deserve all day. How much mother begin you know? So child right now just them basic thing them where every mother and man forget including picking them food, clothing, shelter, protection. You is safe from abuse from every kind of violation from harm. You know you get right for go school, you get opportunity, you get opport um um things for fulfill for in survival >> you know that child right. So always talk to people and not to not to any um thing from space or any any difficult thing now just the way you for provide for you pick for ensure say the pin is safe he healthy they go school and they get opportunities then for help and for become a better person tomorrow.

[00:17:03]>> All right. So what are some of the ways them way the commission don't they address child abuse and neglect? Child abuse and neglect now one big issue dy okay >> and one way first of all we can always f for prevention >> definitely the things and don't they happen over the years but who they look at now for first of all address the one them way they happen on ground and sure say we raise a lot of awareness on the implications why they not for do and most importantly emphasize on prevention because we know say where we prevent time where people know waiting they go on then will stop for do most of the things the way they have. So what are the preventive method use? Well um awareness raising one okay >> because if person not get the power not get the knowledge not get the information not know what for say what they do bad you know so first of all empower with the knowledge let you know say I suppose for do this and not for do so I for go so I for now deliberately know the implications you know say this for me and by that involve a lot of the picking them a lot because >> picking them like as we don't they They then not just get right and get responsibility. So even though we don't they talk about picking right pick right but then say get responsibilities for all right and so say for no waiting waiting them for do so okay educate them then say they do P education talk to the other company picking them school and just say all man for and try as best as possible for do them.

[00:18:33]>> All right.

[00:18:34]>> Yeah.

[00:18:34]>> So how effective we preventive method there? Well to a very large extent um when you don't do the advocacy and the awareness raising after a while. So I'm actually telling that this will happen. Okay.

[00:18:51]>> But one thing I tell you that a lot more needs to be done and not just by the commission but by every union.

[00:18:57]>> So which punishments we don't give to um people already neglect and also abuse?

[00:19:05]We not get punishment for ghee. Um >> you know say we get different different institutions where all man get in mandates. We get the FSU, we get the rainbow center, we get the um remand home and the approved schools. We get different institution all man get in your mandates. So we now at this center for ensure say everybody do what he is supposed to do. So for instance if an if neglect child neglect come to we investigate and do referrals for go to the ministry of gender and children's affairs we refer to them for go to FSU we send them to FSU so they operate because no one overlap roles government don't give everybody for they can bring problem so we stick we stick to we mandate where for we monitor and enure say all thing go well and say it not go well we bring to the attention of the actors that were way involved and follow up for ensure say then do the right thing >> so let it begin safe be protected and be happy >> all right the program show come to you from the society for democracy 98.1 FM we get adal castle director of advocacy communication and outreach national commission for children for the child right act 2025 right responsibility of picking them and also the rule of the commission for protect speaking the country the program we come to you from the society for democracy 98.1 FM we look at another issue inside the program some people drive market SS camp for water and toilet facility now somebody challenge them we don't face the market then this concerns democracy for challenge them get excite people Kids for them. Well, we report and reports drive market.

[00:21:15][music] Sorry for God. Sorry for for the guy. I put fire market for you really in the place sometimes. I mean no sign responsible for the mark corner of the the main highway. It happens. Say we get constrained very very bad. Sometimes he need to frame water very much to maint and water back city council we need this drive SS camp market >> this market they sell this market any way possible by buy this market one sell we this market then two water we not get water facility this market then three we not get dust bean for today we not get dust bean we don't get water they sell the money get proper sanitation we don't get proper sanitation entering so now for government help intervene this market so help in this particular area where they moni The program show where they come to you from the society for a democracy 98.1 FM. We still get Adal Castle, director of advocacy, communication and outreach, national commission for children, ad for talk child rights act 2025, right responsibility of picking them and the role of the commission. Um we don't talk about them with the commission don't do now look at the challenges them where the commission don't face activities >> okay >> but the main one telling >> all right okay >> you know considering the workload we get based on we discussions so we know they get plenty plenty work and for a large um sector of the population >> we get about 48 21% of salon population when I picking them so like half of the population of salon we they deal with so we constituency very large and every issue where they affect adult they affect picking them so it don't show say now plenty plenty work we get for do for a very large number of people the country and the money where we they get the funding where they get really really very very very minimal for address all the issues.

[00:24:57]the commission government creator and now we sold funders you know the government of salon through the ministry of finance they try for we allocation we get allocation but definitely not come measure it to the work we do okay >> so that can make we strengthen we collaboration with other partners we can get for right project proposals concept note to other partners then they work with picking business for let them come on board for assist you know but I tell say one of the key challenges they get as a commissioner funding and that funding they definitely lead to um limited numbers of um like vehicles we get logistics we need for actually do the work you know like right now because of funding we we then adjust three areas we then free our headquarter then we get regional offices Mckenni and B walk towards Kennma again as well because for now Mckenni they serve for the north and northwest then both for now they for the south and the southeast. But let get another headquarter, a regional headquarter Kenna where they serve for the east. But funding a challenge, you know, so constraints and but not withstanding that we always try for well.

[00:26:12]>> So like side commission we always ensure work with partners where available. So even though physical presence not but we get institutions where we share same values same goals we work with them for ensure say picking them right go before and I'm not going to say this now a challenge but I think we need on board the cooperation of all cerealians >> because then say now one man born but not to one man the men you know picking we all picking them like not to biological to where you see and they do bad you for talk to them. So we all know say or most people can attest to the fact say we papa them we grandpa uncle them big we tell we say some of them be afraid then neighbor pass them mind pap they take nonsense and some man they see they do something they give you some pap you the parents be okay with that they happy with that because if they help shape the pin them and make them become better people but now we don't they lost that so the commission They push again in collaboration with other institutions. They push for get community parenting again for ensure say people not just business all man for put for the picking but as a recap we main challenge as a commission now funding constraint.

[00:27:37]>> All right. So according to research um one thing we don't they affect picking them now child labor we roughly get for 35 to 20 35 to 39% of picking them we experience child labor what the commission don't do for insurance the issue of child labor >> child labor now one thing where the commission don't work on for years you know now one thing this don't they really really struggle with through the um awareness raising We don't go communities don't get child advocacy event. They dedicate days and day to their issues and day for ensure say we raise our people then left for send for go sell left for sending our minds for go but it difficult now that's make emphasize always say we need the collaboration and cooperation of everybody you know we don't try for the talk at some point we don't even get a campaign who be going physically they um apprehend the picking them we work with the metropolitan police the The cereal police, the FSU and other institutions where get mandate for arrest because not get mandate for arrest person. Women they go market to market they do sensitization involve market woman for let them know what are the implications they just talk to about the benefits of educating them picking them leaving them picking them for land skills and trade where go empower them to mar other than for sending street for go sell them for jobs there but it difficult but we still try not for definitely >> yeah we still try and continue for do they do >> all right program from the society for democracy, director of advocacy, communication and outreach at the national commission for children for talk for the child rights act 2025 rights and responsibility of picking them and also the role of the commission for protect and promote picking rights the country for the inside the programmers for short music break.

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[00:36:16]>> Okay. the child act 2025 I go say now the bible for way they work with picking business >> now the documents and the way they guide winners alone on how for work with picking them >> okay >> you know in me discussion be not the talk I think I don't mention say we work with um international instruments when at the UN convention on the rights of the child and the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child then UN documents where they guide how picking business for go the world at UNCRC then the African charter in specifically for Africa.

[00:36:54]>> So the child rights act now input then two documents together >> and domesticate where me say it bring account to own level and we own context.

[00:37:05]So it happened first with the one where they do in 2007 it be getting two documents but this then from 2007 child rights people they be done they use now inside they be established the commission but the commission not been come into existence until 2014 2015 you know so 2007 to 2024 that's a long lot of time so within that time then they child protection institutions um notice a lot of gaps not way for protecting there were not been the 2007 child rights act. So being come about for the review the commission push push notice acts and there some inconsistencies one common one like the one way small pick not 18 year old not for married you know like that child rights act of 2007 been say not reach 18 when I'm picking up for married but the registration of custom marry and divorce act been say then married at the age of 16 but if get parents have consent >> so and now be newer than the 2007 act so which means it go stand if that instance gap. So they notice all them gaps then and the commission and other child protection institution begin push for a review. So let me bring this review where make we get now the child rights act of 2025.

[00:38:25]So this act now one document where don't bring all things them from take from different different laws them you know from the UN from the African charter from weon context salonia and the good thing now even include team not the 2007 act it bring them all inside out and try for enure get one package where they protect speaking their right from all angles >> all right we we can't talk about wait the difference between the 2027 act and the 2025 act 2007 act and the 225 act but look what are some of the key rights with this act so key to be the country right there >> well that's an interesting question because pin right plenty you know even in the old act where they bring to this new act get a lot of right first of all get right from where them born them as from the kind beginning right and they supposed for enjoy them rightly they forget a right to name a right to identity a right for sab and papa and mama and even in extended families when I uncle auntie granny grandpa right then get right for tap with mama and papa and most of the time except otherwise the state say for let parents them not good for one reason or the other the the one of the parents abusive in the best interest of the child decide otherwise not left to the parent right for the mama and then papa them picking get right for survival and development so that they get the right to education mean right for go school then get right to health then get right to development then for get opportunities where able help them for be somebody for learn something for be creative express them talent and all then get right for play then right so plenty that interesting so then they capitalize more on this right right every ping right for player right for for study right for do a lot of a lot of things them and he also get rights for expressing opinion on issues where they concern them or they affect them this again be that be a big issue where we've been get a lot of public education for do on oneonone engagement with community people, with parents, with teachers. You know Africans and don't use say picking you but you know they even see picking in the midst of adult two big people but the act give them that power for anything concern them for ask them opinion. What do you think about this?

[00:41:20]You want this lets for talk what they want. So they get a lot of rights them where supposed for enjoy rights and the parents supposed for make them enjoy their rights and the state self get their own responsibility. We again they work with them responsibilities and then speak get responsibilities.

[00:41:41]>> All right. So according to one data we unicef salon and statistics salon do show say um 66% to 77% of picking them they suffer for from multi-dimensional poverty where men mean at least one or more picking them they suffer from basic thing where you get to do with education safety or health care I would say some of the commission don't See them enjoy some of them privilege.

[00:42:13]So forget or write them forget >> as they say in earlier writes them not to difficult thing.

[00:42:23]>> Okay.

[00:42:24]>> Now just basic things where every responsible human being supposed to for provide for especially bring the world.

[00:42:32]So most people can use poverty as one thing when not for take care of their responsibility like you rightly mentioned dimensional poverty >> but if we follow poverty I sure say most people not go accepted and rich to responsibilities but no matter how little you get they expect you for try for ensuring you do the basics for the picking okay >> we not say for chicken and chips every day for buy ice cream for for cook jol jolof r fries for every day but at least that three square meal A day in cava leaf you don't need for put beef there or cand whatever you get fine fresh me put >> as long as he good for eat and a balanced diet just basic thing they recommend so poverty not for be a barrier not for picking for parents or adults not for perform their responsibilities towards picking them and in terms of education for instance I should say by now not for the grumble especially for um basic education because President we don't bring the free quality education where if not say any picking for dinner any part of this country they go school and because nobody not forget any excuse say school money for pay school fee years ago that be the challenge they get the excuse why they sell man get money for pay school fee you go to the mama or the go say abundance six then give me this come back from applying for sale man eat and not get money for pay school fee. Now that excuse is not for there at all because we get the free quality education. Not just free but quality education. All you need for do now for encourage you pick for go get them ready and show up school everything there for ensure they get that education you know.

[00:44:24]So I don't think some of them not for really yeah poverty they all go deny the fact that poverty know they know they affect a lot of people but we not want for use as a yard stick for let people imbalance their responsibilities.

[00:44:38]So according to research also we you talk about um the free quality education where opportunity for school for pen but this research we we do we we um we do research on show say 22% of picking them under the age of 18 not attend school even though we free quality education the how much the commission don't do raise more awareness for let see the need of the importance of child education as salum. Okay before begin the awareness force we RM team been do a research now different places every major district was involved for let them know first of all how effective was the free quality education >> and waiting be the issues why some not be good school >> you know but I tell you say >> people just wicked to themselves >> because most the findings will get most of the picking There not been at school at that time when frequity education men picking them.

[00:45:47]>> Okay.

[00:45:48]>> Step picking them not to biological picking of parent. So which means now deliberate thing parent do they send school but other man pick they left and for sell market they try for discouragees men picking business okay >> you know it too common especially with countries alone. Some man go get five six speaking I don't send three to me brother to me wife big sister for men and then go on the pre give me speaking bigger town so one village for instance he say give me put school and people happily give them for men but the bad thing what they do no followups they don't want check they don't want anything happen then just trust the people and believe say better life.

[00:46:37]>> All right.

[00:46:38]>> Most of them picking street they sell cold water they later they go school and all but I say if not to just wickedness and deliberate thing where they do there should be no excuse for picking not for access especially that basic primary school not forget that education day.

[00:46:55]All right, the program show they come to you from the society for a democracy 19.1 FM we get castle director of advocacy communication and outreach national commission for children with the for the child rights act 2025 right and responsibility of child in the role of and the commission for protect and promote speak the right the country now proper to the act how the act they defined the world child child. Now anybody will not reach 18 yet.

[00:47:28]>> Okay.

[00:47:29]>> So from the day you born from zero to 17 plus plus >> before you reach 18 now you not picking.

[00:47:37]So be you boy girl you get disability you you get special need. As long as you salon, you not reach a tenure yet, you not pick despite your family background whether they gentry or them po family status whatever you sex nothing as long as you salone you not reach a tenure yet the act define you as speaking.

[00:48:01]>> So what the responsibility of picking them way this act has to outline. Okay, this are one good thing where the child rights act this revised one of 2025 bring because the one for 2007 we been get a lot of backlash you know like as I've been say people be they say oh no they make they get training all them talk about right say when you touch me then they go they arrest you so be afraid and they left the picking them picking them they go as three so they get a lot of backlash but now we can just try for ensure we tell Pikota their responsibilities.

[00:48:39]>> But the good thing now this um 2025 act bring because we and other child protection partners be raise them up say they get challenged by this work they accuse we say that this child right make the picking they so we want responsibilities for standout. So they get a whole chapter part two where they talk about picking responsibilities the state responsibility and the parent responsibility. So even though education, he get right to health, he get right for play, he get right to participation, he get right for this, for that expressing views and all he also get responsibilities and some of the responsibilities and they want you get for respect your parent you get for respect adult you get for respect you come in pe >> you know now responsibility of picking also the ping get for for contribute to the cohesion of family you get for the family and be properly let the family get together not for them bad they bring distributes to the family disgrace the family and all them things then the ping get um he gets a responsibility for um place in physical and mental in in abilities things where he capable of I get talent for do something that go promote the country >> you know like for example I get talent for sing for do robotics then technological thing the way they now think the way they put they promote culture promote the culture of the country puts the country on a very positive light and all you get that responsibility as long as you get the talent and government and other institutions they ready for providing the opportunities for showcase yourself responsibility with the talk of free quality education all picking for go school then don't go school But that duty for go school and the responsibility for staying at school for study hard not to for cake not to for go take cush and drugs not to for bad py that the responsibility for ensured and study hard then pass with flying colors.

[00:50:47]>> All right. So how this act so they protect them from child labor.

[00:50:52]>> Child labor it they really really protect them from child labor because it's scatter.

[00:50:58]>> Okay. First of all, it tell me say labor, child labor that labor pick not for school or they interfere with in schooling or affect health and education and child labor and say they pay for the act not say picking up for work issue they get people say for no act but light work do light work at the age of 13.

[00:51:27]>> Okay. So help for sweep definitely for it for do the work for beas to the age and maturity of the child. You go see the say this one capable for sweep this one if I put so forg but that in light work then that but that work they do for money where it make go school or even if they go school they interfere with schooling sometime go late for kind of school or any guy Don't tire not able do in homework they call child labor where they affect in health in in in dignity because some work picking up for do at all for instance then night work the act make clear night work now any work they start from 8:00 6:00 morning no picking up for they work at that hour you know for exposure side don't picking up for work like bar like restaurant like hotels okay because they expose them to a lot of adult things that were not good for them. Yes. So the law protects picking them a lot when it comes to child labor.

[00:52:44]But at the same time he say for work light work and work for not for affecting in in schooling in health and in development.

[00:52:52]>> So we come to um access to health care how this act they address picking them for get right to health care facilities.

[00:53:03]>> Well in right to health care they under um in survival and development. I don't get in right for education in right to healthare and I say the government don't do a lot of things for capture some of some category even to all a category of we salon for let them be entitled to the free health care scheme I think been um zero to five years or so under five there with lactating mothers you know and all that now what the states can do for help parents and guardians for take care of them picking them So the health itself covered like as I say under development of the picking and the the state your responsibility now for make them institutions then provide the resources for ensur the hospitals them we get hospital picking for go at this age where he not get for pay anything so they write really broad and it cover everything we get for picking them protection >> all right the program is show come to you from the society for democrac we get Val Castle, director of advocacy, communication and outreach, national commission for children. We afford the child rights act 2025 right responsibility of picking them and serve the role of the national commission for children for protect and promote picking their rights in the country. Now we don't look at them where this act one go for no between the 2025 act and the 2007 child rights act what differentiates them.

[00:54:36]Okay. One big difference now for expand the mandate of the commission.

[00:54:41]>> Okay.

[00:54:41]>> So if we don't they as middle man for all institutions where they work with kingdom we now we watch and see what they happen and blow the whistle say this not go on well this recommend this for happen. So that one big thing do because the old act been just say we for oversee part three and monitor the UN convention in the African chart. But this one now say all t for do with picking them generally as long as we ensure promote and protect their rights them. And this one again in the mandate for oversee the guiding principles where they govern picking them where get for do with um best interest of the child because one key thing always they work with they look at what they work with picking them. Even though for instance they get right for them views for give them opinions for the way concern them but the parent or guardian for always take the decision in the best interest of the child. So one example be sometime reach that stage where go primary school go secondary school some go school where far from you know sometime as parent you don't calculate the distance the transportation safety on say no I think so that school to this because of this so the best interest one in principle another one nondiscrimination we treat all with fairness the act say no matter in status get disability get mental need boy who supposed for treat them all as one >> right >> then the other one are survival and development when I did the other thing the right to sport the right to play the right to air out their views then they get the right to participation so this new act outline all the one it give the commission a very broad mandate for cover all >> and it still maintain we mandate for advice Okay on policies and legal framework as long as them policies and now for improve picking the rights.

[00:56:44]>> All right.

[00:56:45]Then one again for embark on public education >> for ensure we tell people this right and waiting them for do so like now but like this morning we team at different schools them >> we get we get team afternoon shift them we call that team right now they don't the the afternoon shift and they don't scatter but just do the same thing why they do so talk about the the act tell picking them waiting at the right them and waiting at the responsibility ities.

[00:57:14]>> All right.

[00:57:14]>> Yes.

[00:57:15]>> Okay. So, as with the train for and the program, what are some of the things that the commission don't put in place for ensure monitor the implementation of the child rights act 2025?

[00:57:26]>> Well, um some of the things one new act one new mandatory now for monitor and report on child rights violations will not be getting the old act. So one thing where the commission get for do now for ensure say we get the SOPs them standards of procedures on how he forgot about it how for about you agree you agree with me new act just come we said for put together she done with the partners them and decide on how he forgo from this level so for that level for men just for guide and all other institutions we also get um a mandate for get um for the information to the public by having a research and document mentation center funding have been problem but don't write concept notes and send to partners for help with for set move.

[00:58:14]>> All right. Okay. Adasel director of advocacy communication and outreach national commission for children. We be there for a child rights act 255 right and responsibility of picking them and the role of the national commission for children plenty thanks inside the program this edition of the program for today thank you to me producer and thank you to Facebook and to DJ school for technical support may present this edition of the program it should come to you