Calendar of year 2020 which has 12 illustrations by children, produced by Child Rights Observatory, was launched today in Bhopal by Michael Juma, Chief, UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh, along with children and Nirmala Buch, President of Child Rights Observatory, Madhya Pradesh.
Michael Juma, Chief, UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh, said that it is impressive to see child-focused illustrations in the form of calendar critical for raising children's voices on key issues impacting their potentials as well as using available medium for advancing child rights. Considerably pertinent to continue using artwork which perfectly provides child-friendly medium for raising children's voices on child rights issues with a view to get strategic and child centric solutions to enable them realise their aspirations.
Nimala Buch, President of Child Rights Observatory, shared that this calendar has illustration made by adolescents who were part of illustration camp and had expressed their views in this art form on child rights and their illustrations are part of this calendar.
Rani Paraste from Bhopal whose painting is in January month of the calendar had painted a Gond illustration on the right to education. Similarly Riya Sen, student of St Joseph Bhopal shares that her painting is about various child rights and her illustration is in month of November of the calendar.
Anil Gulati, Communication Specialist, UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh, said that illustrations are powerful expression of adolescents of childrights like right to education, violence against children, health, nutrition and child marriage.
Rashmi Saraswat, Raghu Raj Singh, Ritesh Shinde, Anurag and children of seven hills schools and some who had contributed were present today at the launch in seven hills school in new market.