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National Children's Meet

"CHILDLINE Calling, Is India Listening?"

The National Children's Meet was organised in Mumbai, from May 31st to 2nd June 2006. The meet was a platform for children across India to present their issues in creative forms using theatre, music, painting etc to a group of CHILDLINE dosts from the voluntary sector, corporate friends, Government functionaries, friends from the media, well wishers and all those who have been closely associated with CHILDLINE.

The objective of the National Meet:
o To provide a platform at national level for children to articulate their issues, identify
solutions, and formulate demands for addressing the same.
o To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of CHILDLINE, in a manner, which will help, deepen and strengthen CHIDLINES's work with children in emergency situations.

169 children from 57 cities and towns from across the country attended the meet. The National Meet provided an opportunity for the children, to share their concerns in the areas of health, education, labour, trafficking, protection, institutional care and housing and basic services.
The meet concluded with an interface between the children and the allied system, and recommendations such as forming children's forum and electing a child representative in the parliament who would bring their problems into focus were put forth.

CHILDLINE launched the jingle "Dus, Nau, Auth." on this occasion.
The jingle was a huge hit among the children and adults alike. One could just not help but dance to the song.

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