State level Convention on Early/Child Marriage By Save the children

State level Convention on Early/Child Marriage By Save the children

 Bhubaneswar (12.9)- Early/Child Marriage By Save the children

To influence policy and institutional reforms, Save the Children in collaboration with Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) organised a state level convention on Early/Child Marriage here at IDCOL Bhawan. The programme inaugurated by Shri Prafulla Samal, Honble. Minister Department of Woman and Child Development, Govt. of Odisha. Addressing to the august gathering Shri Samal said that- Education and awareness can curb child Marriage. . This is our Prime responsibility to aware the Grassroots level areas and coping mechanism is highly essential. Among Others MLA Priyadarshi Mishra ,   Shantanu Chakraborty Deputy Director programme Save the children, Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty , Joint Director Family welfare ,  Chairperson of OSCPCR Kasturi mohapatra,  Kalpana Behera  Deputy Director  Girls Education  OPEPA, Lopamudra Tripathy  from Unicef, Namarta Chaddha Member JJB,  Member of State Commission for women  Snehanjali Mohanty , Dr. soumya Kanta Mishra from save the children ,  Honey Patnaik  from Community Radio 90.4, Radha  the  National  Advisor from Save the children , Alka  singh  National manager  Advocacy   of save the children, Puspashree Devi from Actionaid , Devikalyani Pattanayak,  Soumi Haldar, Avijeet Bhadra from save the children spokes on this occasion  A Booklet named  STOLEN CHILD HOOD was released by the Chief Guest and other dignitaries.  On the dotted venue more than 12 YOUTH CHAMPIONS from different district of Odisha were felicitated. The object of The programme   shared by Mahadev Hansda General Manager, State Programmes, Odisha,Save the Children-Bal Raksha Bharat. 

 

  Notable that, the Early/Child marriage is rooted in genders inequality and the belief that girls and women are somehow inferior to boys and men. It is a complex issue. Poverty, lack of education, cultural practices, and insecurity fuel and sustain the practice. But drivers will vary from one community to the next and the practice may look different across regions and countries, even within the same country.In the state of Odisha, with 21.3% of women getting married before the legal age of marriage (18 years) as per NFHS-4 data, 2016, the situation is quite threatening as it poses a serious threat to the future generation as well. Since early marriage also accentuates early pregnancy and that eventually leads to the life risk of neo-nates too.