CHILDREN’S
DAY ACTIVITIES, SPEECH, IMPORTANCE PAKISTAN
Children day
is celebrated on 20th November each year including Pakistan. The purpose
of observance of children day is to promote the awareness among masses for the
welfare and rights of children. The children day is celebrated on 20th
November as on the same date; in 1959 United Nations General assembly passed
the declaration of the rights of the child. Also on the same date in 1989 UN
General Assembly passed the convection on the rights of the child.
Since 1990,
World’s children day is observed on 20th November because of two UN
General Assembly adopted declarations. The children are the fundamental part of
any society and the foundation of future of any nation. A civilized nation always
has concerns on the issues that can affect any child’s right to grow and learn.
It is the responsibility of the government and the civil society to provide the
basic facilities to every child. An access to basic education, hospital, nutritious
food, and healthy environment is a right of every child. In developing countries
like Pakistan where many children are deprived of clean water, nutritious food
and education, the importance of children day is more than any developed
country. The purpose of celebrating the children’s day is to advocate the
children’s rights in a better way. Children mean the individuals less than of
age of 15 years in Pakistan. There are around 80 million or 8 crore children in Pakistan. Children are around 35% of population in Pakistan.
Unfortunately children in Pakistan face many challenges in their childhood including
physical, physiological and sexual abuse at homes and in society. Many children
are forced to work at early ages. Forced early age marriages are also a big
problem in Pakistan. Gender discrimination and biased thinking is also a problem for children in Pakistan. These all problems should be highlighted and more laws
should be made to safeguard the children on children’s day.
In many schools, many activities are organized to aware the children about their rights.
Some of the
activities on children’s day in schools are:
- Organization of functions, and stage performances
- Theme parties like fruit party, vegetable party
- A day outside school playground where children enjoy picnic and fun activities
- Poster making on children’s day
- Students are asked to prepare speeches on children’s rights
- Sessions from professional psychiatrist t in accordance to discuss the problems faced by young kids and how to tackle with them.
- Sessions for teenage students to discuss their stress and problems
- Parent teacher association conference on providing better environment for students
- School fundraising activities, children are encouraged to donate for the poor children of the society.
As a society:
- One person can take the responsibility of paying school fee of one poor child.
In short, children day observance should be more than arranging school activities and functions. There are children in the society who are not a part of these schools and spend the children day fighting against hunger, illness and poverty. As a society we have to take every child on the stage where he/she can perform the best of his/her capabilities. It is children right to save them from discriminatory issues. For example parents should be told not to follow gender based discrimination at homes and in families such as boys shouldn’t be given more preference on girls while providing the education, health and food. There should not be discrimination on the race, religion or color of a child.
A happy healthy and secure childhood is a right of every child should be theme of children day in Pakistan.
