Time To Shine Kids!

 

Children are considered as a form of God. Their innocence and good heart is all that is needed to light the mood up. In the Philippines, the Children’s Month Celebration is always celebrated during November every year. The Children’s Month Celebration’s objective is to give Filipino children access to a good education, healthcare, and healthy environment. The Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal once said “Ang Kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan” which means in English “Youth is the future of the nation” and investing in children is key for the betterment of the next generation.

 

The main focus of the Children’s Month Celebration is to offer help to those children who suffered from abuse, poverty, natural calamities, and violence. children are supposed to be loved. We do not hurt them. It is important to teach everyone about non violent behavior . like teachers should do to their students. It is very much needed because of the contemporary exposure of children to violence is immense. In fact, in 2013 alone, there was a disturbingly high rate of children who suffered from sexual abuse and exploitation. By 2015, late Philippine President Benigno Aquino III made November the official Children’s Month Celebration in the Philippines under the Republic Act No. 10661.

 

The annual month-long celebration is one of the major avenues of Council for the Welfare of Children to promote the rights of the child and call the attention of various stakeholders on issues and concerns affecting children. It engages duty-bearers and right-holders to further their level of awareness on child rights issues and empower them to take actions to improve their lives and develop the culture of care and protection for, by, and with children. Let's highlight the need for a healthy childhood to ensure they can become happy, caring and connected adults. 

References:

Newsroom on Children's Rights Implementing ECHR judgments: New thematic factsheet on children's rights STRASBOURG 12 FEBRUARY 2021     https://www.coe.int/en/web/children/-/implementing-echr-judgments-new-thematic-factsheet-on-children-s-rights 

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