ANMA Integrated Development Association-Child Friendly Dimapur conducted a two-day workshop for ASHA workers from both Urban and Rural Blocks of Dimapur on February 28-29, 2025, at the Chief Medical Officer’s Office, Conference Hall.
The workshop was aimed on educating ASHA workers about children’s rights and training them to effectively identify, address, and intervene in cases of child neglect and abuse.
The workshop focused on the theme “Every Child Matters: Identifying, Preventing, and Responding to Abuse,” inorder to enhance participants’ knowledge and response mechanisms in child protection.
In her address, resource person, director, Prodigals’ Home, Dimapur, Ela, highlighted real life cases of child neglect and abuse encountered in Dimapur and Chumoukedima, emphasizing the importance of early intervention.
She informed the participants about various support services available for children and women, including the Nagaland State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, District Child Protection Unit, Child Helpline, District Hub for Empowering Women, Police Department, and NGOs etc.
She also provided an overview of relevant legal frameworks, including International Child Protection Laws, POCSO Act, Juvenile Justice Act, Adoption and Foster Care Laws, Child Labour Laws, and Healthcare Laws.
Project Coordinator, AIDA-Child Friendly Dimapur, Garrol Lotha, briefed the participants on ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) interventions across four Northeast states i.e. Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
She introduced the concept of Child Friendly Dimapur and its vision of building child friendly cities. She emphasized the four guiding principles of child rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and encouraged participants to educate, empower, and collaborate towards creating child friendly spaces in urban and rural communities.
A total of 82 ASHA workers and health workers from both Rural and Urban Blocks of Dimapur attended the workshop.