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Child Protection Services, Department of Social Welfare, has launched “Cradle of Hope”— a pilot project aimed at preventing rampant abandonment of babies and reducing exposure to harm and risks of abandoned babies.<\/p>\n
The project was launched by advisor for Social Welfare, Noke Wangnao, at Tourist Lodge, here on Monday.<\/p>\n
Under the project, cradles will be placed at 90 strategic locations in Dimapur such as hospitals, police stations, public health care centres, Anganwadi centres, and child care institutions.<\/p>\n
In her keynote address, CPS Nagaland director, Chubainla Jamir, said that over the years, there has been a steady increase in abandoned babies found in drainages, trash bins, and jungles in Nagaland. <\/p>\n
He said those babies were abandoned due to unplanned pregnancies, poverty, alcohol and substance abuse, and ignorance on the part of the parents of alternate ways of surrendering their child legally. <\/p>\n
However, with the launch of project, she said those in distress who want to surrender their children could place their babies on these cradles so they could be sent to loving homes.<\/p>\n
CPS director said these cradles would be linked with the district child protection unit, child welfare committee and under the observation and responsibility of the village or ward level child protection.<\/p>\n
Along with the launch of the project, a book titled “Naga Customary Practices of Child Adoption” which is a compilation of the adoption practices of 15 Naga tribes by director of Prodigal’s Home, K Ela, was also released by Noke Wangnao. .<\/p>\n
Social Welfare director, T Merangtsungba Aier, who also spoke on the occasion, said that “The bizarre case of a number of new born babies thrown into trash bins, jungles, drainages, flushed down toilets or buried alive are not only unfortunate but also a sin that is on the rise.” <\/p>\n
He said that with the launch of ‘Cradle of Hope’, mothers now have a viable option to abandonment and can make a decision that will save lives.<\/p>\n
On the Naga tradition of adoption, Aier said that traditional practice of adoption “seems to be easy but is unsecure as it has no valid and legal documentations.” He said such practice makes the child vulnerable in many ways, and in some cases, the child was also disowned by the adoptive parents. <\/p>\n
Pointing out that as per the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) Act of 2017 the State was obliged to set up at least one Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA), social welfare director said it could involve a lot of resources. However, he said project “Cradle of Hope” would work as a cost effective solution as abandoned children received through the project would be directly linked to the nearest SAA through Child Welfare Committee. <\/p>\n
Lauding K Ela for compiling the book, Aier said that it would facilitate studies and researches for future generations. <\/p>\n
Director of Prodigals Home, K Ela, who gave a brief overview of her book, highlighted the recommendations from the participants on the Dissemination Workshop on Child adoption (Naga customary practices and CARA regulations) held on March 25, 2017 at Elim Hall in DABA:<\/p>\n
Other highlights of the programme included invocation by pastor Imsutoshi Jamir, and a vote of thanks by Pito Samuel Sumi. The programme was chaired by Juvily Kitho and Pito Samuel Sumi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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