ADCTA supports abolition of Child Labour initiative

All Delhi Computer Traders Association (ADCTA) has taken a pledge to bring a change in the life of children who were engaged in rag picking or living on street. In an initiative to give them a better place to live ADCTA along with SARD and Save the Children is implementing an important programme to mainstream more than 150 children from neighbouring slums and orphans, including open shelters.

Nehru Place is the largest IT market and is home to many homeless, neglected, orphan, physically abused children who have migrated from various parts of the country. In order to strengthen the protective mechanism and provide these deprived children with a life of dignity and self worth ADCTA have been engaged in guaranteeing their right to survival, right to protection, right to development and right to participation through various campaigns and activities.

With an aim to provide development opportunity to street children and ensuring social and policy environment in India, SARD, Save the Children have collaborated with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) who has provided space for setting up child resource center in two of its school Modi Mill and Kalkaji B block. It also caters to address their learning gaps, sensitize them on health, hygiene and protection issues for their better living. They have also engaged with different technical and vocational institutes to train these children parents and elder siblings on customized short duration trainings.

In close coordination with ADCTA the associations will be organising few sensitization activities in Nehru Place. During these activities the volunteers will conduct street plays, put up exhibition and mobilize the local shopkeepers not to employ any child labour in their shop. The volunteers will cover local shops, banks, commercial offices, Delhi metro local restaurants.

The Chief Guest of the event was Harmit Singh Kalka, Ex-MLA, Kalkaji. Others who attended the event are Shailendra Singh Monty, Chairman, MCD, South Zone, Sandeep Saini, Prachar Mantri, South District, BJP and Roop Singh, Vyapar Prokoshth, New Delhi.