Children urged to contribute to build better society

FE Team | Published: July 13, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

Speakers at a discussion urged children and adolescents to contribute to building a better society and a healthier life that directly impacted on them while diligently pursuing their academic and seminal studies, reports UNB.
They emphasised that with the world changing fast, the children could no longer remain passive as they acquired new shells and knowledge through the modern information technology.
The discussion was organised by "Amra Kuri," a national juvenile organisation, in collaboration with UNFPA to mark its world Population Day 2007 with the theme "Men as Partners for National Health," at Jatiya Mahila Sangstha auditorium in the city Thursday.
A total of 300 students- school and college girls took part at the function which was addressed, among others, by UNB Chairman and Adviser of Amra Kuri Amanullah Khan as the chief guest while its founder chairman Mostaq Ahmed Liton presided over the function.
Earlier, the students held a rally in front of the venue displaying banners, festoon and placards delivering the message of the day. The discussion was rounded up by a prize distribution ceremony among the winners of a contest and a colourful cultural event participated mostly by students.
Speaking on the occasion, Amanullah Khan said: "Children and teenagers of today more than at any point of time in history can make a difference to the world."
Stressing the need for involving the children in the world population day programmes and educating them about the mundane world, he urged that as younger members of a family, children had an interest in the wellbeing and welfare of the family and a state in matter that affected their lives directly or indirectly.
Khan said children have both a right and a responsibility to seek a healthier, disease-free life of which the mother's reproductive health system represents a vital component.
"It is no longer an exclusive presence of the grown up or males alone to deal with the condition, although they are definitely better equipped and more resourceful than the children", he added.
Amra Kuri adviser underscored the importance of creating awareness among the children about their rights and educating them about how to assert them in practice.
He pointed out in detail the problems surrounding the national health particularly in the developing world and suggested ways to mitigate them.
In addition, Khan presented the Bangladesh scenario on this important issue with relevant stark facts and figures that were for concern despite remarkable successes in the family planning programme. He urged for urgent action to improve the situation regarding child marriages, death of mothers and babies during pre-pregnancies and deliveries, and dearth of trained health workers and the like by involving all in the society.