Browsing by Author "Mahara, Priti"

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    Anti-trafficking bill
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-08-09) Mahara, Priti
    It is imperative to avoid the institutionalisation of children and instead, strive to restore them to a family. Children accounted for 59% of all trafficking cases registered in 2016, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018–passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday – hence addresses, by the government’s definition, “one of the most pervasive yet invisible crimes” affecting the country’s “most vulnerable persons, especially children and women”.
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    Are School Spaces Really Safe for Our Children
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-10-07) Mahara, Priti
    Child safety lies at the very bottom of our social agenda. We need to prioritise it urgently. The safety of children has often been found to be the most compromised in schools
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    Breastfeeding is NOT Home Chore A Wake-Up Call that Mindsets Need to Change
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-12-15) Mahara, Priti
    To just say that the social attitude towards breastfeeding needs to change is an understatement. What is the most natural life process between a mother and an infant, not to mention the nutritional importance of it, is still met with prejudice and public discomfort. It is time to look beyond.
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    Breastfeeding was the easiest choice for these women in rural Odisha
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-08-07) Mahara, Priti
    Dahanaput, a small hamlet in a remote corner of Odisha, is rewriting the story of child malnutrition as they commit to push their children towards a healthy future
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    Can education incentive schemes give wings to India’s girls?
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-09-02) Mahara, Priti
    A common belief that many of us have is that children usually do not like going to school. However, in reality, ours is a country where circumstances often trump many children’s desire to learn and their love for school. And in India, the situation is quite averse for the girls.
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    Can India be ‘atmanirbhar’ by cutting budget for children
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2021-02-12) Mahara, Priti
    The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has dealt a serious blow to the Indian economy. The economic slowdown has aggravated poverty, disrupted public provisioning for children’s welfare, exacerbated existing gaps in availability, access and utilisation of services. It has multiplied challenges for children from marginalised communities.
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    Children are not safe in school: Here’s what we need to do
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2018-10-07) Mahara, Priti
    Two recent incidents of child rape within school premises — one in Phulwari Sharif in Patna last week and the other in Chhapra district in Bihar just two months ago — bring back exactly the same sinking feeling we had experienced a few months ago, when the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua shook the very core of the Indian psyche.
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    Combating Child MarriageDuring Covid-19 And Beyond
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Mahara, Priti; Pande, Nupur; Ghosh, Shreya
    The practice of child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and patriarchal social norms that are further perpetuated by gaps in policy and programmes on education, health and nutrition, child protection and poverty alleviation. This practice therefore tends to affect children from marginalised communities the most. Children are not a homogenous group and the impact of child marriage on boys and girls differ. For boys, marriage brings with it adult responsibilities which they may not be prepared for. Early fatherhood might create further economic pressure in the form of providing for the household as well as risk limiting boys’ access to education, skills and future employment opportunities. In the case of girls, the implications of marriage on girls’ education, safety, overall health and well-being are higher than that for boysi. Adolescent girls from marginalised communities, tend to face dual marginalisation of gender based discriminatory practices and economic insecurity. This complex interplay of factors can only be answered when the root causes are addressed, attitudinal changes are brought in regarding the role and value of the girl child in society and firm implementation of the laws, policies and programmes pertaining to Child Marriage. Empowering the girl child by equipping her with knowledge, building her agency and encouraging her participation in decision-making from the personal to the political, and control over resources is instrumental to achieving gender equality. This necessitates a multi-pronged intervention over a sustained period, with diverse stakeholders including boys and girls, their families and communities, and the system from local to national levels.
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    COVID-19 and Child Labour in India: Challenges and Way Forward
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Mahara, Priti; Ghosh, Shreya
    The rapid spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the developed countries of the Global North and the low and middle-income countries of the Global South a􀆩ested to the fact that the this pandemic is one of the greatest levelers. It has led to a rise in death tolls, disrupted trade, mobility and livelihood of millions of workers across the world. It has exposed the strengths and weaknesses of health infrastructure as well as social security systems of both developed and developing countries. However, the pandemic has dispropor􀆟onately affected low and middle income countries, and even more so when it comes to the poor. As compared to developed countries, the mul􀆟-layered vulnerability and depriva􀆟on of poorer households, with the least financial capacity, without access to work, income and food has induced distress in developing countries like India (ILO 2020)i. As a result, the economic and labour market shocks have had a huge impact on people’s lives and livelihoods.
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    Cyber-safety of Children during Covid-19 and Beyo
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2021-09) Grewal, Japreet; Ghosh, Shreya; Mahara, Priti
    This policy brief aims to provide a conceptual understanding of the most pressing cyber-safety issues affecting children in India and makes recommendations for improving the current policy landscape in the country to more effectively address these problems. The objective here is not to take a position as favouring or opposing children’s use of internet but to contribute to a better understanding of how this medium can be made a part of children’s lives in a safer way. With children’s lives increasingly turning virtual as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic measures whether it is learning or leisure, it is imperative that the significance of digital technologies is integrated in the policy priorities for children’s safety.
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    Giving back
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-12-05) Mahara, Priti
    On International Volunteer Day, let’s salute change-makers, who are working to create a lasting impact and transform the lives of India’s underprivileged children. Living in a metropolitan city is rewarding in many ways, and often ensures a better quality of life. Whether it is access to education, lucrative careers, or better earnings, an urban setup promises opportunities galore. However, this constant race to overtake our peers and our obsession with materialistic pleasures often creates an emotional void
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    How National Education Policy can strengthen RTE
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-08-12) Mahara, Priti
    RTE: Its implications on delivery of education, therefore, meant that if a child was unable to receive quality education, it would no longer remain a gap in a scheme, but a violation of her fundamental rights.
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    In Shattered Post-Lockdown Economy, Govt Must Keep a Strict Eye on Child Labour
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-06-16) Mahara, Priti; Sapkal, Rahul
    According to estimates by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the world economy is projected to shrink by 3.2% this year. The estimates also state that GDP in developed countries is likely to shrink by five percent, while that of developing countries will contract by around 0.7% in 2020. Massive job losses will push an additional 34.3 million people into extreme poverty by the end of this year. Compared to developed countries, poverty, lack of access to employment opportunities and weak social security systems have induced large-scale distress in developing countries like India.
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    Is child protection a priority in the public budget?
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-07-22) Mahara, Priti
    Well-designed interventions for prevention, protection, response & rehabilitation can help India reach the ideal of a comprehensive protective environment for children. India’s ability to realise and help children reach their full potential is dependent on the nation’s ability to fulfil its commitments to children. The Constitution of India recognises the inherent vulnerabilities in children through Article 39-F. The Article mandates the state to ensure that “children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment.”
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    Legal Analysis of Schedule Containing the List of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous occupati ons and Processes of the Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibiti on and Regulati on) Act, 1986
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-10) Sapkal, Rahul; Ghosh, Shreya; Mahara, Priti
    This report examines the evolution and emerging trends in the child labour legislation in India after its enactment. It aims to study and provide a comprehensive overview of the policy making process that delineates hazardous and non-hazardous processes and occupations through a detailed examination of Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and the Factories Act, 1948. It also discusses and builds a case for giving preference to the Environment Protection Act, 1986 Act while preparing the schedule for listing hazardous and non-hazardous processes and occupations in the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, instead of Factories Act, 1948. It further discusses the issues related to departmental convergence, decision-making, enforcement process at the ground level and suggests policy reforms at the macro level. On the basis of the discussions it suggests a plausible policy method for identifying and classifying work under hazardous and non-hazardous occupations from the perspective of children. The last section of the report provides a comprehensive overview of segmented working conditions as documented in various policy briefs, reports and academic literature.
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    Let child budget share increase in the upcoming Union Budget
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2019-01-26) Mahara, Priti
    Will the 2019 Union Budget allocate sufficient funds for the education, health, nutrition and protection of India's future?
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    RAPID ONLINE PERCEPTION STUDY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON CHILDRENCHILD
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-05) Mahara, Priti; Jayaram, Veena; Ghosh, Shreya; Sharma, Varun; Pande, Nupur; Mannan, Libza
    The pandemic that the world is currently facing due to the spread of COVID–19 (popularly known as Corona Virus) is demanding unprecedented measures and resources from all over the world. The COVID-19 threat has currently spread to more than 200 nations, which collectively have more than 3.7 million confirmed cases reported (WHO, 2020). To control the contagion and the spread of the virus, most of the nations in the world have imposed lockdown1 measure to contain the infection and keep the populace safe.
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    Safe Spaces For India’s Youth
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-08-13) Mahara, Priti
    Enthusiasm, energy, vibrancy, impulse, innovation and dynamism are nature of Youth. August 12 was first designated as the International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999, and serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, and as an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth.
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    Status And Decadal Trends of Child Marriage In India
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Jayaram, Veena; Sharma, Varun; Kota, Lakshmi; Mahara, Priti
    Child Marriage is one of the most prevalent social and legal crimes in India and the potential of its impact on children can be life-long, with irreversible effects to their health, education, opportunities and lives. It renders children and adolescents vulnerable to violence and poverty-traps, and severely impairs their overall development. It is a phenomenon that has chronic intergenerational effects that compromise the well-being of not only the direct victims of early marriage, but also their future generations. Child marriage directly affects the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals.
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    Vaccination for all children is still a long way to go in India
    (CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-11-10) Mahara, Priti
    Recent data indicates that over 60 percent of India’s children are immunised. But ground realities about vaccination speak differently