Adult not only have human rights-children have rights too.



All people have basic rights and these applies to everyone regardless of race,color,gender,language,religion,opinions,origins,wealth,birth status or ability.Because children are small and dependent,adults more often do not consider them to be full human beings having rights.
As what the group I belong is doing,we recognize these rights and we have observed that seldom of the group cater legal services to children-in conflict with the law.We try to reach and have networking with other non-governmental institutions and lay them the centers services so that it will not be hard for us to have access in the community.We have volunteer women lawyers who render their services to the children pro-bono,meaning no pay.By joining our work force with the private/NGO's,we were able to enter to the community as our first point of entry.Having courtesy call to the Barangay Chairman of the area who is the local head of the community.Tapping private individuals and have alliance with the peoples'organization from the community was also done to make them involve in the implementation of service.After organizing the groups which are composed and represented by the different group/sectors,we formed a network and call it childrens' legal action network.Once a month meeting or every 3rd Thursday of the month was decided upon in order to monitor and will informed of what is happening in the selected areas.Involving the representatives of the network we formulated a questionaire to be use for conducting a community survey in three(3) communities who need most of legal service for us to know the percetage of domestic violence on women and children and to know whatever services are being given by the local governments to their constituents.During the process of survey/house to house,it is the chance wherein the people was informed and make them aware of its objectives.The quetionaire were collated after the survey was done and its feedback should be presented to them by means of Focus group discussion(FGD)and target dates was scheduled to three areas.We invited the following to attend to the Focus Group Discussion: Barangay Chairwoman/chairman and his councilors,interested private individuals/volunteers,local government agency/leaders and Church representative.
The result of the survey was been presented during the group discussion and everybody saw the absence and the need of legal services in the area.We have brainstorming of the outcome/result and agreed upon to work hand-in hand for the implementation of the legal service.It was in that moment the woman whose three(3) daughters was being raped and the rapist is at-large.It was this woman who don't want to speak at all at first and by consoling her and assuring our symphathy and support on her she started to speak what's on her feelings of hopelessness of getting help/support from the local government unit.The same process for focus group discussion was done to the two(2)community.After the activity,recepients are coming to the office/center for assistance.Giving seminars/community education in relation to childrens' rights was given to the interested individuals/volunteer in the comunity.Members of childrens'legal rights' and peoples'organization leaders are invited for updating/development of all issues that concerns childrens rights.Tireless visitation and continous immersion in the community was also done.

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