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BATA-BATA ANO ANG IYONG GINAGAWA?BATA-BATA ANO ANG IYONG GINAGAWA?(Kid, kid… What’s up?)Child Rights, Issues and AdvocacyLKTKR EPISODEVOICE OUT:November 20, 2004 is the 15th anniversary of the international adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC. It’s just the perfect time to talk about Children’s Rights, Issues and Advocacy. And the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the pioneer of child advocacy and international watchdog of the protection of kids’ rights, is just about the perfect organization to help us with the discussion.UNICEFMr. Dale Rutstein, Communications Officer of UNICEF in Manila graced us with a phone interview although in such short notice. According to Dale, UNICEF started working here in the Philippines in 1947, after World War II, as a temporary program to meet the needs of children who were affected by the war. UNICEF became permanent quickly because the United Nations realized the need for an organization to protect the rights of children and help their development all over the world. He assures that UNICEF will stay in the country for a long time, working in health, education, child protection and advocacy.UNICEF is only working on so-called third worlds countries; their funds and programs are dedicated towards the countries where there are no public resources to meet and protect all these rights. The organization collaborates closely with the government. Dale says that UNICEF exists at the good gracious of the government as they continue to work with NGO’s and different sectors.Child RightsThe rights of children could be categorized in four principles, mainly Survival, Protection, Development and Participation. Dale explains that Survival basically means that children should not die, being at the most vulnerable time or stage of life. There is a need to look very carefully and provide all the services, and support to keep children healthy before and after birth, in their first vulnerable months and years. Development refers to education, growth and all the things that help them develop. The child should receive access to a family, shelter, good food and education. Protection refers to all the things needed to shield children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and discrimination. Dale laments that millions of children in the world are still not given protection from all of these.Media ImpactUNICEF is the only UN agency that has a dedicated staff working with the media and communication in every country. Dale says that UNICEF takes media work seriously because "people need to be reminded often and loudly that children are here, children need support and special care". Although we all love children, we often forget that, we have to go beyond and do more to protect the child. Even in your own family, it could be a burden because we tend to take care of yourself first. "We need many voices, speaking up and reminding people about that."Realizing the importance of media, TV, radio and the broadcast industry, UNICEF for many years has been training kids to develop skills in broadcasting, in doing radio and video programs. However, Dale finds that although the training is great and is developing skills to kids, there is no outlet for them and no one sees what they do. Mr. Dale Rutstein, along with the people of UNICEF decided to produce a TV program made by kids for kids. It is Kabataan News Network (KNN), which is shown every Saturday, 10AM at ABC 5 with replays at Tuesdays 4PM and over NBN (Sundays, 4PM) and Nickelodeon, the first Filipino – produced kids show on the Cable TV channel. KNN has a bureau of kids from all over the country from Sagada to Saranggani. Dale says that they really wanted to show the lives of ordinary kids because as children look on the media, they see their own lives and realize what they could become. "It’s helping kids to think big." Several of the kids are taking mass communications in universities, some wants to become lawyers while others look at it as a way of getting involved in more social causes."It’s inevitable that when kids have a powerful experience at a young age, it does tend to mold them".PRESSING CHALLENGEIn the Philippines, the most serious and most alarming problem Children’s Rights Violation is the lack of comprehensive juvenile justice system. "It’s hard to believe that in the country, there is no distinct system of legal justice that looks at child offenders." Children who commit a crime or accused of committing a crime are treated like adults. Kids today who are arrested for a crime are detained with adults and tried like adults, which is a violation of the International Convention on the Rights of a Child. These kids need special treatment.UNICEF is starting an advocacy campaign on juvenile justice. They’re trying to promote passage of the Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Bill on Congress. The people should push lawmakers to pass this bill because it is an outrage that there is no law that protects the rights of children in the court or jail. Oftentimes, these kids commit very small crimes but they are jailed with adults where they experience and suffer abuse and tremendous torture. These children will never have a chance to overcome those trauma and these makes them criminals.One of the aspects of the bill is community diversion. This essentially means that a child who commits an offense is, first of all, never really arrested or detained. The child is brought back to the community, in a system organized by the baranggay to cope with the situation. The child should work or receive some kind of community-based training or opportunity. The main goal or principle is to divert all child cases away from the court, away from jail. It takes a village or baranggay to help these kids stay away from anti-social behavior because they usually lack the supervision of parents.Even with cases where kids commit heinous crimes, there should be a special type of detention that suits the needs of children.Two previous congresses have already failed in passing of the bill. Children in jail really have no support, they don’t have expensive lobbyist and they are at the lowest position in society. There are other louder voices than the needs of these children."Lack of funding for the implementation of the proposed law should not be a deterrent. At least we have to start with the law."Regarding Foster care, however, UNICEF considers it as a last resort for kids to be taken away and to be deprived of their natural rights for parents. Unless in very extreme situations where the family is very dysfunctional and could lead to extreme danger for the child. Kids are sometimes just whisked away from their home too quickly. But the country is doing a good job with that regard.This is just one of the very serious problems Filipino kids face in the country. We still have issues on child labor, trafficking, prostitution, and malnutrition."It’s sad that with all the riches and wealth the country has, it doesn’t go and spread around, there are too many children who are deprived."PHILIPPINE KIDSWith his experience in working with so many kids from different countries, Dale realizes the ways children are the same are much more than the way than they’re different."I’m a firm believer that there is only one country in the world and mankind is the citizen of that one country."However, Dale observers that Filipino kids are generally very resilient, always looking on the bright side of life, obedient and respectful to elders, energetic and enthusiastic."Even with the awareness of poverty and lack of material things, kids move on and do the best they can."KIDS PARTICIPATION RIGHTSUNICEF stresses that they work for the Children in the Philippines and not for the Filipino Child. Dale explains that there are a lot of young people and children in the country who don’t feel they are really welcome in the Philippines. These are the children in Mindanao, the indigenous kids or from different ethnic groups. They want to get across the notion of the diversity of young people, they all have the right to be here, and they need to be embraced and recognized."It’s really important for children of the Philippines to feel like they have a role to play for the development of the country, and that they have the right and the place to play and do that role."Some people consider kids participation as a radical new vision of young people. We often think that children are small, weak, and not as intelligent and they need to get education and to grow up."They’re considered as human beings in waiting. In a nutshell, that is why deprivation of children’s rights exists. We need to say to people that Children are NOT the FUTURE, they’re the PRESENT".We don’t wait for children to play they role and we need to let them play that role now. UNICEF found in many parts of the world that when you actually listen to kids, you learn things you never knew and you get a perspective on things that adults are not capable of having."With two million kids being born every year in the country, we should let them fall off the cracks."Well, that’s how interesting our talk with UNICEF spokesperson Mr. Dale Rutstein went. And what’s more interesting is the brewing partnership between LKTKR and UNICEF with their Child advocacy. Although, technically, international community defines children as anyone below 18 years of age while the youth as anyone from, 15 to 25 years old. But as Mr. Rutstein put it, "the advocacy should not stop at the 18th birthday."Expect us to guest hosts of KNN and the young people behind it soon in our succeeding programs!Anyway, what other child issues did Ma. Gisella Orinion (my sole partner for the day – she did very well) and I talked about?First, the incredible hoax of Faye Nicole B. San Juan, 12 year old student from St. James School with her Mother, Catherine San Juan winning the International Science Quiz Net. 19-yr old writer Patricia Chanco Evangelista, among major newspapers and TV networks and even US were mislead and believed all the lies. There was no contest and they never went to Australia. Bread of Life Ministries already issued a public apology.Hopefully, this would serve as a lesson to everyone. Although the story got everyone fooled, the child should not be condemned. But this would not stop LKTKR in our advocacy to give recognition to the young people who give honor to the country in "small and big ways."Second, Philip Ivan Gines, 7-year-old boy of Cavite, recently died of leukemia. He is one of the patients that young actress Maybelyn dela Cruz is handling for the Kythe Foundation, where she volunteers to entertain cancer – patient kids. Our prayers go for the family and for Maybelyn who apparently has been affected with the child’s passing. Although, Philip lost the fight for life, he made all the people around him special in his short stay.Third, A 6-grade student in Metro Manila is first honor of his class this grading period. Controversy arises when school policy that a transferee should not be accepted or should be disqualified for 1st to 3rd honors. His achievement is at the brink of being thrown out by the administration although things could still turn around.Also, AIDS Society of the Philippines, through Project Coordinator Bong Yap, shared with us their practice of protecting the rights of the child in their programs through the "ethical guidelines in AIDS investigation." The child of an HIV patient should not be interviewed about the disease without proper guidelines or parental consent.This is their underlying principle of "as early as in the womb, kids already have their right."JOIN KA DITO:THINK POSITIVE: AIDS AWARENESS CONCERT, SPREAD THE NEWS, STOP THE DISEASE at the PICC Plenary Hall, Pasay City. November 23, 2004.Pocholo Gonzales and Al Ian Barcelona were not with us because they’re in Mindoro where they inspired, informed, involved and empowered new 300 VOTY members.RIBYU SA RADYO:Recommended Movie: Magnifico, played by Jiro Manio (winning major international awards for the past 2 years) – truly one of the best movies in Philippine Cinema.TV:Bu-bu cha-cha (dubbed by Choy); Blue’s CluesRecommended Books for Kids:Nancy Drew detective stories, Calvin and Hobbes, Hardy Boys, Tintin Adventures, Bryan Learns His LessonSongs:Masdan Mo Ang Mga Bata - AsinRIBYU SA RADYO:Everything that a child sees and does is a reflection of the reality and the situation of the society. If they experience abuse and their rights are not being protected, this would surely create an impact on their lives and ultimately in the country’s development.Peace - Out - DJ EmsieNovember 26, 2004 | 2:08 AM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 commentsKID, KID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?November 20, 2004BATA-BATA ANO ANG IYONG GINAGAWA?(Kid, kid… What are you doing?)Child Rights, Issues and AdvocacyLKTKR EPISODEVOICE OUT:November 20, 2004 is the 15th Anniversary ng international adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC. So, it’s just the perfect time to talk about Children’s Rights, Issues and Advocacy. And the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the pioneer of Child Advocacy and international watchdog of the protection of kids’ rights, is just about the perfect organization to help us with the discussion.Mr. Dale Rutstein, Communications Officer of UNICEF in Manila, although in such short notice, graced us with a phone interview. According to Dale, UNICEF started working here in the Philippines in 1947, after World War II, as a temporary program to meet the needs of children who were affected by the war. UNICEF became permanent quickly because the United Nations realized that there was a permanent need for an organization to protect the rights of children and help their development all over the world. He assures that UNICEF will stay in the country for a long time, working in health, education, child protection and advocacy.The rights of children could be categorized in four principles, mainly Survival, Protection, Development and Participation. Dale explains, that Survival basically means that children should not die, being at the most vulnerable time or stage of life. There is a need to look very carefully, provide all the services, and support needed to keep children healthy before and after before birth, and in their first vulnerable months and years. Development refers to education, growth and all the things that help the development of the child. The child should receive access to a family, shelter, good food and education for them not to suffer. Protection refers all the things needed to shield children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and discrimination. Dale laments that millions of children in the world are still not given protection from all of these.UNICEF is only working on so-called third worlds countries; their funds and programs are dedicated towards the countries where there are no public resources to meet and protect all these rights. The organization collaborates closely with the government. Dale says that UNICEF exists at the good gracious of the government as they continue to work with NGO’s and different sectors.UNICEF is the only UN agency that has dedicated staff working with the media and communication in every country. Dale says that UNICEF takes media work seriously because “people need to be reminded often and loudly that children are here, children need support and special care”. Although we all love children, we often forget that we have to go beyond and do more to protect the child. Even in your own family, it could be a burden because we tend to take care of yourself first. “We need many voices, speaking up and reminding people about that.”Realizing the importance of media, TV, radio and the broadcast industry UNICEF for many years has been training kids to develop skills in broadcasting, to do radio and video programs. But Dale finds that although the training is great and is developing skills to kids, there’s no outlet for them and no one sees what they do. Mr. Dale Rutstein, along the people of UNICEF decided to produce a TV program made by kids for kids. It is Kabataan News Network (KNN), which is shown every Saturday, 10AM at ABC 5 with replays at Tuesdays 4PM and over NBN and Nickelodeon, the first Filipino – produced kids show on the Cable TV channel. KNN has a bureau of kids from all over the country from Sagada to Saranggani. Dale says that they really wanted to show the lives of ordinary kids because as children look on the media, they see their own lives and realize what they could become. “It’s helping kids to think big.” Several of the kids are taking mass communications in Universities, some wants to become lawyers while others look at it as a way of getting involved in more social causes.“It’s inevitable that when kids have a powerful experience at a young age, it does tend to mold them”.In the Philippines, the most serious and alarming problem with regard to Children’s Rights Violation is the lack of comprehensive juvenile justice system. “It’s hard to believe that in the country, there is no distinct system of legal justice that looks at child offenders.” Children who commit a crime or accused of committing a crime are treated like adults. Kids today who are arrested for a crime are detained with adults and tried like adults, which is a violation of the International Convention on the Rights of a Child because these kids need special treatment.

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