[Audio] Championing Children's Right; Child Rights Advocate Empowerment. This presentation highlights the program's initiative in Barangay Minuyan Proper, focusing on the empowerment of Child Rights Advocates (CRAs) to champion children's rights effectively. The empowerment program aims to strengthen the community's capacity to protect, promote, and uphold children's rights by equipping C-R-As with the skills and knowledge necessary for sustainable advocacy..
[Audio] Barangay Minuyan Proper, located in San Jose del Monte City, is a community where child protection issues such as child labor, abuse, neglect, and lack of access to basic social services are prevalent. The program aims to address these issues by equipping local C-R-As with the tools to advocate effectively for the children's rights and needs..
[Audio] Objectives. [image] Child Rights Defenders and how to become one Humanium.
[Audio] At the end of the 10 months extension program in Barangay Minuyan, the C-R-As are expected to: First, Child rights advocates and barangay officials gained a deeper understanding of child rights laws and policies, knowledge in case management and other trainings that will help C-R-As and barangay staff in delivering adequate services to children. Second, Established a functional child protection committees or working groups within the barangay that actively address child rights issues..
[Audio] Third, To strengthen partnerships between the academic institution, local government, and non-governmental organizations to create a sustainable child protection program within the barangay..
[Audio] July to October Activities of Bachelor of Science in Social Work.
[Audio] The B-S-S-W faculty conducted a Community Needs Analysis through a Focus Group Discussion with the Violence Against Women Desk and Barangay Council for the Protection of Children staff to identify key issues and challenges..
[Audio] The B-S-S-W faculty also explained the importance of establishing a functional Barangay Child Protection Committee to ensures that child rights advocacy remains a priority within the local governance framework..
[Audio] Consultative Meeting with J-S-W-A-P officers regarding Community Needs Assessment and preliminary for formulation of Extension Project..
[Audio] The Faculty of Bachelor of Science in Social Work had a virtual meeting to discussed the extension program Calendar of activities for the month of November and December. They also discussed the methodologies and expected output of the extension activities..
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