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- Ashwajit Singh

MD SPEAKS

These are unprecedented times and experiencing the pandemic through the eyes of the child is even worse. It is here that the role of parents and mentors becomes critical. They can give them the roots of responsibility; wings of independence and the comfort of being cared.

They thrive on your love and hugs.

Children carry the hopes of a better tomorrow and dreams of a brighter future. Do not just educate them for the sake of it but, inculcate in them the value of things for them to become better human beings.

Childhood is a special journey. Let them soak it in.. Don’t forget when we were little we always wanted to grow up only to realize those were the BEST DAYS!

Wishing all my li’ll friends Happy Children’s Day!

World Children’s Day, also known as Universal Children’s Day, was first observed on November 20, 1954, with the goal of promoting international cooperation, raising awareness among children around the world, and improving children’s welfare.

World Children’s Day provides every one of us with an inspiring starting point for advocating for, promoting, and celebrating children’s rights, which we can then transform into dialogues and actions that will help children live in a better world.

Source - https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day

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EDITORS DESK

“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” – Lady Bird Johnson

The pandemic has proved to be a portal for everyone the world over. It has catalysed the existing technological advances and has compelled the world to adapt to the gradual changes irrespective of anyone’s personal beliefs and fixations. For our children, the portal has been wider than for anyone.

It has introduced them to distant avenues of growth, distinct puzzles of an ever-changing world, new shining glass panels of unrecognisable tints and colours.

Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the lives of our children, the future generations, for better or for worse. Every morning, as they miss out on the good old physical fun and frolic of childhood, they dance to the tunes playing behind 21st century laptop screens. As they get used to the physical absence of their classmates and friends, they get embraced digitally by the warm words of encouragement from far-flung lands of rainbows and fairies. In the practice of physical-distancing, technological advances, followed by our own love for our children, have ensured that they be well-nurtured, perhaps in ways different from the past. It is this transition from the past to the future which has levied a significantly adverse impact on the present of those young minds unable to peek through the kaleidoscopes of new technologies.

On Children’s Day, as we celebrate the gift of life, the gift of children, and the blessings of their laughter and joy, let us join hands to #BuildBackBetter, a more peaceful time for all our children. Let us gift them the ability to cope with the crisis around, and hands to help them grow stronger, sturdier, and sharper, ready to combat all the ups and downs life paves ahead of them.

- Tanya Singh

Buoy-up the leaders of tomorrow!

Develop self-

awareness

Discover the youngsters’ uniqueness by exposing them to different subjects, nurture uniqueness and celebrate their milestones as leaders. We all possess infinite attributes that help us live through life successfully.

Celebrate the

courage to be

authentic

Help them develop as emotionally resilient and innovative human beings. Teach them self-leadership, let them take time, space, nourishment and patience and above all, courage to live with authenticity.

Nurture conscious

leaders

Develop faith in self when we have knowledge on the truth of life which can shape them as responsible citizens of society who can live with integrity and compassion.

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Children as Changemakers

Licypriya Kangujam, 9, is an environmental activist from Manipur, one of the youngest in the world, and has addressed world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2019 (COP25) in Madrid, asking them to take immediate climate action. Licypriya has been campaigning for climate action in India since 2018.

Khushboo Sharma, 17, is from Rajasthan and serves as the Vice President of Maha Bal Panchayat of the state. Her activities organising campaigns on environment, education and health and hygiene in the village have made her a role model. The young changemaker visits several villages periodically to make sure that children attend schools.

Ayush Ranjan, 10, is from Rangpo, Sikkim and has developed over 10 Google Play Store apps, including award-winning apps like DigiSmart Bin, ALOS (Automated LPG Ordering System) and MushroomArc. These apps have over a million users to Ayush’s credit.

Read More: https://tinyurl.com/59wjf32a

Read More: https://thelogicalindian.com/app-lite/uplifting/international-girl-child-day-31167

Read More: https://www.eastmojo.com/sikkim/2021/01/28/sikkim-teen-a-serial-innovator-will-receive-an-award-from-pm-modi-heres-why/

Prasiddhi Singh, 8, a class 4 student from Tamil Nadu, is the founder of Prasiddhi Forest Foundation. She is on a mission to plant 1 lakh trees in the next two years. Prasiddhi and her growing eco-army from 12 countries, have created 15 fruit forests and planted over 16,000 trees.

Namya Joshi, 13, a student from Ludhiana has been honoured by Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, for creating a course in Minecraft Education Edition and STEM. She has also trained over 100 teachers to make their lessons interesting in game-based learning.

Read More: https://tinyurl.com/4rnf6hrb Read More: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-award-in-hand-13-yr-old-gamer-namya-joshi-eyes-book-youtube-7165826/

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Children & their Non-Negotiable Human Rights Thirty one years ago, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recognized that children are entitled to non-negotiable human rights. The CRC, signed on 20 November 1989, provides children a definitional value, details their rights, and the responsibilities of governments regarding their protection and nurturing. These rights are indispensable and inalienable; they are all equally important and they cannot be taken away from children. A few of them are below: • Children need to be treated with dignity and respect• Children should be cared for and allowed to develop

and be part of their communities• Children have a right to an education, to express their

own opinions, and to participate in decisions that concern them

• Children have the right to be protected against all violence and discrimination, wherever they live, regardless of their ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth, or other status.

Read More: https://tinyurl.com/2h2d4k5b

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Child Rights: Are we ticking the Timeline?

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The League of Nations adopts the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child, drafted by Eglantyne Jebb, founder of the Save the Children Fund.

The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which recognizes, among other rights, children’s rights to education, play, a supportive environment and health care.

The Commission on Human Rights puts forth a draft of a Convention on the Rights of the Child for consideration by a working group of Member States, agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.

The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice detail the principles of a justice system that promotes the best interests of the child, including education and social services and proportional treatment for child detainees.

The World Summit for Children is held in New York. The Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency outline strategies for preventing criminality and protecting young people at high social risk.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopts the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, calling for the immediate prohibition and elimination of any form of work that is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children.

At the United Nations Special Session on Children, child delegates address the General Assembly for the first time. The World Fit for Children agenda was adopted outlining specific goals for improving the prospects of children over the next decade.

The United Nations Secretary-General issues the Status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Somalia and South Sudan ratify the Convention. The Convention is the most widely ratified international instrument with 196 States. Only the United States has not ratified to date.

Experts from UNICEF, Save the Children, Defence for Children International and other organizations meet to discuss data gathered from the reporting process of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The meeting leads to the formal establishment of the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) in 1995.

The United Nations General Assembly adopts two Optional Protocols to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, obligating State Parties to take key actions to prevent children from partaking in hostilities during armed conflict and to end the sale, sexual exploitation and abuse of children.

UNICEF co-publishes the Manual for the Measurement of Juvenile Justice Indicators with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The Manual enables governments to assess the condition of their juvenile justice systems and make reforms as necessary.

A new Optional Protocol to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child is adopted. Under this Optional Protocol on a communications procedure, the Committee on the Rights of the Child can field complaints of child rights violations and undertake investigations.

With the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, United Nations Member States promise to uphold equal rights – including education and protection – for all children.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and widely acclaimed as a landmark achievement for human rights, recognizing the roles of children as social, economic, political, civil and cultural actors. The Convention guarantees and sets minimum standards for protecting the rights of children in all capacities.

The International Labour Organization adopts Convention 138, which sets 18 as the minimum age for undertaking work that might be hazardous to a person’s health, safety or morals.

Concerned about the vulnerability of women and children in emergency and conflict situations, the General Assembly calls on Member States to observe the Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict.

To mark the twentieth anniversary of the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the United Nations General Assembly declares 1979 as the International Year of the Child, in which UNICEF plays a leading role.

The International Conference on Human Rights is convened to evaluate the progress made by countries in the 20 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. An agenda for future work is drafted and national commitments to upholding human rights are bolstered.

The United Nations General Assembly passes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in which Article 25 entitles mothers and children to ‘special care and assistance’ and ‘social protection’.

The United Nations General Assembly establishes the International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, with an emphasis on children throughout the world.

Source: https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/history-child-rights

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Children’s Investment Fund Foundation II Manzil, Rajasthan (2019-2020)

UNICEF II Evaluation of the card and UNICEF, cash transfer pilot project for pregnant women and children in Cambodia (2017-2018)

UNICEF II Situation analysis on children with disabilities in Myanmar, (2014-2015)

Enabling access to quality skill education and economic opportunities for empowering girls to act independently and make their own choices, thereby preventing early marriage and pregnancy.

Formative evaluation to assess results and foster learning to improve the cash transfer mechanism. A cost-effective analysis was undertaken along with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the CARD-UNICEF Cash transfer pilot project versus other cash transfer interventions in Cambodia, such as those implemented by The World Bank and Save the Children.

Situation Analysis (SitAn) on children with disabilities in Myanmar. As part of SitAn, we analysed and gathered evidence on the extent to which the rights of children with disabilities in Myanmar were being fulfilled, in accordance with the CRC (Convention on Rights of Children) and the CRPD (Convention on Rights of Person with Disabilities).

Our Work Making a difference in their lives...

When the Pace(i)fying turned an Electrifying …

A sudden trip to watch history repeat itself for the much-anticipated Indo-Pak match

in Dubai was NOT to be…

Cricket World Cup – India Vs Pakistan - Match 13. Will it be lucky for Pakistan? Or will India make it 13-0? Having got tickets just two days before the match, just like any other diehard Indian cricket crazy fan, I was hoping to continue my Mohali luck of 2011 and took the earliest flight out. But, I guess India’s unbeaten run against their cross-border opponents had to end at some stage. And, with 13 balls to spare in the 13th match, don’t know if the number itself spelled an omen.

It was a tough defeat to stomach for India and the fans alike. Like many others I witnessed the electrifying atmosphere of the packed stadium earlier dominated by the spirited blues who heavily outnumbered the greens at the start only to gradually give way to the greens. With every over, the blues became more subdued and, one could only see green jerseys everywhere…

The Ashes may be the oldest rivalry in cricket but when it comes to passion and eyeballs, there is no denying that everything pales in comparison to Indo-Pak matches.

With all the hype in the field and excitement among fans, the face-offs have given us some of the most memorable mauka mauka glorifying our unbeaten run at the World Cup matches. Those will have to rest in peace for now…

We may have been totally outclassed in every department of the game that day, but our sporting spirit won. Watching the Indian skipper shake hands with Babur & Rizwan post-match was a gesture that just reiterated that sports is beyond politics and religion. It is the same moon for both Eid and Karwachauth (being celebrated coincidentally that day) and, with RAM in Ramzan

and ALI in DiwALI, the 3-letters can teach us a lot … The bonhomie and camaraderie of the stadium that day surely stood unbeaten!

With 5 Covid-19 tests in 3 days I, like, many other cricket crazy fans in Dubai, perhaps ended up having the cleanest nostrils but poor luck with the match result… Etched in memory now albeit maybe for the wrong reasons, the high-octane encounter ended. With a flight to catch home post-match, I recollected interesting match conversations with many Pakistani cabbie drivers who were pretty sure of India’s win. In fact, one of them even promised to take us home free in case Pak won but I guess now it was NOT to be….

Ashwajit Singh

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When the li’ll IPEans Speak

AAHAN SINGH, 12 YEARS Amrender Singh’s Son

(Finance and Accounts)

ANOUSHKA PANDA, 12 YEARS Sudarshan Panda’s Daughter

(Corporate Risk and Compilance)

“A picture is worth a thousand words”

A Salute to the Real Heroes

Penning my thoughts on the Lockdown…COVID’19 has been seen as a dangerous and fatal disease affecting people of all

ages around the world. It has affected everyone’s life drastically but the ones whose lives have been affected the most are the children. Being quarantined 24-7 and

not going out at all may hurt them mentally. Due to the online classes which has increased their screen time is affecting the child’s behavior. It also results in a lack

of physical exercise which then leads to obesity. Other than that, it affects students’ social skills as well. There is a huge gap in the education of children for the past 2 years. A lot more cases of addiction to electronic devices have been reported.

Being quarantined can potentially promote monotony, distress, impatience, annoyance, and varied neuropsychiatric manifestations. Incidences of domestic

violence, child abuse, adulterated online contents are also on the rise.

ANSHIKA CHAUDHARY, 13 YEARSJoginder Chaudhary’s Daughter

(Administration)

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What do you think of my Home? Isn’t it perfect!!

YUVAAN SINHA, 3.5 YEARSAnkita Sinha’s Son

(Health, Nutrition and WASH)TRISHA MALHOTRA,12 YEARSShilpi Jain’s Daughter

(Corporate Communication)

“If you ignore the dragon, it will eat you. If you defy the dragon it will overpower you. But if you ride the dragon, you will take advantage of its strength and power.” - Famous Saying

Let’s become our own Picasso

SHANAYA ARORA, 3.5 YEARS Sheetal Trehan’s Daughter

(Finance and Accounts)

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AMEERA ALI, 8 YEARS Faisal Ali’s Daughter (Corporate)

The Canvas of a Painter

VAIDEHI, 7 YEARSNamita Wadhwa’s daughter (Social and Economic Empowerment)

Flying in the air

The Lockdown DiariesTo me Lockdown meant many things. It meant confinement, it meant playing with my brother, it meant spending more

time with my parents and it meant learning how to use my imagination. At the beginning of the lockdown, we were constantly irritated that we could not step out of the house, we were missing our friends, eating out and everything else. But

we soon realized that we suddenly had our parents all to ourselves, we played games, cooked together, and did household work together. Soon homemade pizza’s and cakes started tasting better than the ones in the market, and we stoppead

missing restaurants. I also realized that my brother, though still very annoying could be good fun and I stopped missing my friends so much. Yes, we had to do some household chores but it wasn’t bad because we were all having fun doing it

together. I enjoyed the lockdown because my family was there to experience with me and it made me appreciate them more.AARIA GUPTA, 11 YEARS

Ishita Tewari’s Niece (Corporate Communication)

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A student’s life- Books and more books!!My experience of lockdown as a student has had its ups and downs as one would imagine. Being confined to our homes with no outside social interactions was extremely tough, considering it is against human nature. Going to school, experiencing full student life, interaction and banter with friends and learning from our teachers, everything came to a halt.

While a global pandemic brought this all to a standstill, I was lucky enough to have a family during these uncertain times that continued to support me. They always allowed me the time and space I’ve needed over these past months to study independently, considering I will be undertaking my 12th board examinations this year. Apart from that, I was able to quickly adapt to the online learning mechanism. I must admit, my school has done a phenomenal job in making the content easily accessible to us, students because of which all essential study materials was just a click away. But the fun part was binge-watching in these unprecedented times.

With all this said, I’ve been optimistic as my motto goes “starve your distractions, feed your focus”.

NISHTHA RAJVEDI, 18 YEARSAradhana Mathur’s Cousin (Corporate Communication)

Quick Quiz

Which of the following organizations is most concerned about children’s welfare worldwide?

Which of these countries first declared the Universal Children’s Day as 20th November?

Which of the following date is the Universal Children’s Day, which was established in 1954 by United Nations?

In 2019, a conference was organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund on the occasion of International Children’s Day, which was named?

Who began the Children’s Day celebration?

A. UNICEFB. WHOC. ECOWASD. UN

A. USAB. United KingdomC. TurkeyD. Nigeria

A. 1st JuneB. Second Sunday of JuneC. 20th SeptemberD. 20th November

Correct Responses on Page 33

A. Go Blue Campaign B. Go Green Campaign C. Go Red Campaign D. Go Yellow Campaign

A. Rev’d Charles LeonardB. John AdamsC. Abraham LincolnD. George Washington

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Congratulations to the RANI team, SEE for getting featured in the November issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Orgaznization! To read more, please click here.

KRITI GUPTA LIPIKA PATRO

Team Corporate Communication adds a new member

Congratulations Priyanka & Saurabh!

More to Girl Power!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR!7th November

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News

ET Healthworld Covaxin gets SEC approval: Getting the experts’ perspective- Himanshu Sikka

The Better India Rajasthan to tackle the problem of teenage pregnancies and child marriage for the past four years- Project UDAAN

The Better IndiaReshaping the new curriculum towards adolescent health- Project UDAAN

Impact Investors Council’s NewsletterFuelling businesses for India’s healthcare transformation- Dr. Ashish Mendhi

Udaipur TimesSpecial story on Laxmi, a girl who found her calling with IPE Global’s project- Project Manzil

Express PharmaPLUSS receiving support from SAMRIDH - Project SAMRIDH

Lokmat English French experts in city for inclusion of water supply scheme under AMRUT - II- Project AMRUT

Factly.in

NITI Aayog publishes a list of 81 All India Surveys, 70% of which are conducted by Government agencies- IPE Global

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Events

USAID India with IPE Global in association with John Snow Inc, World Health Partners & Dimagi introduced the project ‘SAMVEG - Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies’ in the state Madhya Pradesh under the chairpersonship of the Mission Director, NHM.

High-powered panel on Blended Finance, at Sankalp Global Summit. Our key speakers and discussants, who are experts from healthcare financing ecosystem, will reflect on how blended financing can unlock new sources of investments to scale high impact health solutions, ultimately getting ‘more health for the money.

Signing of the MoU for the extension of NIPI till December 2023 by the Ambassador or Norway and Mr. Rajesh Bhushan , Secretary Health today. Excellent presentation made by Dr. Ashfaq - support was well appreciated by all 5 partner states and GoI.

Dr. Harish Kumar, Project Director of IPEGLOBAL Samveg project supported by USAID participated in a panel discussion on Strengthening National Strategy to achieve Sustainable Development Goals through Indian Newborn Action Plan (INAP)

USAID SAMVEG Webinar on - Small & Sick Newborn Community of Practice

Glimpses from Kochi Smart City

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Honorable Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh reviewed the progress of implementation of Smart City Projects in Ujjain. He visited the MRIDA site and expressed satisfaction at work.

Under smart City project, Rehabilitation of Tradotional wells and Baowdis is being implemented. In this picture a beautiful Traditional Baowdi has been restored as welll as the water souce has been also Been restored.

Inauguration of multilevel car parking, ramp type at lal chowk Srinagar today by Honble LG. This was a project under AMRUT for which we were the PDMC, highlighted ably by our colleague nazma shah in the video bite shared above NITI Aayog publishes a list of 81 All India Surveys, 70% of which are conducted by Government agencies.

Dr. Priscilla Blesson, Nutrition Specialist, RajPusht, talked about the opportunity window to address malnutrition during the first 1,000 days in a webinar on Malnutrition and Anemia. The session was held on – 23rd October from 9:30 am - 10:30 am.

Diwali celebration at Ujjain office

Recent Release The October issue of RajPushtika, with an interview of Ms Suneetha Sapur, INREM Foundation on water and sanitation, the politics of plate and innovations nurtured under RajPusht. Click here

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Diwali and Townhall at the Headquaters

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20th November Go Blue Campaign

Rev’d Charles Leonard

CORRECT RESPONSES

“In the happiest of our childhood memories, our parents were happy, too.” - Robert Brault

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The best way to make children good is to make them happy. - Oscar Wilde