Helping Children Growing as Active Citizen (HCGAC)

Name of project: Helping Children Growing as Active Citizen (HCGAC) Source of fund: Plan International Bangladesh. Duration: (January 2017-June 2018). Project location: Paltonjoy para, Perachra union, Khagrachhari. Project coverage: # of village: 01 # of union: 01 # of upazila: 01 # of children: Boys=22, Girls=08 Program Area: Education and Health awareness. Type of Activities:

Awareness raising
Community mobilization

Purpose: – To improve the realization of child rights in Bangladesh by promoting greater participation of children in monitoring and reporting processes. – To promote child rights through active children participation at local and national level. Objectives:

To aware about the rights for Socially excluded Children’s Groups –isolated
Children from excluded groups have access to NCTF Activities and existing child rights
To aware about the bad impacts on early marriage.

Major Activity:

Quarterly FGD Conduction for data collection on child rights Violation from 1 excluded group; Total 02 no. FGD conducted at Paltonjoy para in Parachara union at Khagrachhari district. A total 24 member participated in the FGD and they shared health situation in the local government hospital.
Bi-monthly meeting of Socially excluded children’s groups (1group); Three bi-monthly meeting held in Paltonjoy para at Parachara union at Khagrachari district.
Organize training for the Socially Excluded Children’s groups for 02days; Two days training was held on 14 and 15 September 2017 in Paltonjoy para, Perachara union, Khagrachari. 11 children, 02 facilitator and 02 organizational representative participated in the training.