DCPCR announced Child Rights Fellowship

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Saturday announced a Child Rights Fellowship to engage five young professionals on this subject. These

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Saturday announced a Child Rights Fellowship to engage five young professionals on this subject. These professionals will be working on policy implementation, data analysis and reforms on child rights, and engaging with government stakeholders, DCPCR said in a statement.

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The fellows will be expected to work in the assigned district for a year while receiving training, mentorship and support for professional development from government officers and the programme team. The fellowship is being launched in collaboration with Ashoka University.

Rajender Pal Gautam, minister for women and child development and social welfare, launched the fellowship. Anurag Kundu, chairperson of DCPCR, said, “The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has put the children in a very disadvantageous position… Only a dedicated mission-mode focus on children’s issues can save us from the disaster.”