Nowshera, Feb 23: A training of Block Level & village level Child welfare and Protection Committees constituted under Mission VATSALAYA was held at conference Hall Dak Bangalow Nowshera in which members of the block level child protection committees and representatives of the five Village level child protection committees participated. The training was organized by National Development Foundation Jammu/ Rajouri in collaboration with District Child Protection Unit Rajouri and Tehsil Social Welfare Office Nowshera. Around sixty people including Sh. Suresh Choudhary CWC Member Rajouri, ZEO, Sh. Kabir Hussain- Tehsil Social Welfare Officer Representative from Block health, Mission Poshan, Lambardar, Children representatives and Ex Sarpanches Participated. The training was impacted by the resource person of NDF Mr. Sunny Kumar Programme Manager NDF and Mr. Amit Kundal Program Officer NDF.

Tehsildar Nowshera Sh. Ram Pal Sharma presiding over the training program. He thanked National development foundation for selecting Nowshera for strengthening block level and village level child protection committees. He called upon the committee members to dedicatedly work for strengthening child protection mechanism in Tehsil Nowshera.

Mr. Rajiv Khajuria, President National Development Foundation in his address detailed sensitized the participants about their role and responsibilities as the members of Block level and Village level child welfare and protection committees. He lauded the role of District Magistrate Rajouri Sh. Om Prakesh Bhagat for conducted the first ever meeting of District level child Welfare and protection committee and issuing instruction to the district and sectoral officer for strengthening child protection mechanism in the district. Mr. Khajuria briefed the participants on alternative care, measure viz adoption foster care and sponsorship. He applied the committee members to contribute in strengthening child friendly environment in their respective blocks and villages. He said that NDF team will be available to technically supports the VCWPC and BCWPC.