State level Planning Meetings on Child Rights in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

September 7th, 2012, Madhya Pradesh
September 23rd, 2012, Uttar Pradesh

Under the CHSJ's initiatives towards exploring role of men as responsible fathers towards advancement and protection of Child rights, one day State level meetings are organized  in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on 7th September 12 and 23rd September 12 respectively. 

This meeting is planned to organize aiming to

• Seek possibilities of building State level Alliance in the state of Madhya Pradesh and strengthening the structure of MASVAW in Uttar Pradesh. State alliance shall also ensure representation of Child rights, Feminist, Women's health and other rights as well as Human right groups/Forums/CSOs  along with groups/forums/CSOs working with men on the issues of Gender Equality and/or  addressing the issues of Violence against women.
• Discuss context and issues around child rights and chalk out effective strategies to address the issues by way of exploring/Sensitizing the role of men as fathers.
• Identify potential practitioners in the state who could be the stake in the state to build a campaign on the principles of responsible parenting/ fathering similarly at grass roots and at the state level so as to land the objectives to the reality

Strengthen Core team of MASVAW in UP and form core group in Madhya Pradesh. This group shall take the responsibility to plan, monitor and review the status and share developments/Change stories at broader level.