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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 9.58 GMT |
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Govt contribution to child welfare
unprecedented - President |
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The present government has made an
unprecedented contribution to the welfare of
the children, says President Mahinda
Rajapaksa in a message issued by him on the
occasion of the International Children’s
Day.
While saying that the responsibility for
Children’s added safety falls more on
parents, teachers and the adult generation,
the President highlights the necessity of
understanding of the child’s world and an
ability to listen to children so that the
child’s world and the adult world into which
they graduates would be both beautiful and
peaceful.
The Message:
“I am pleased to send this message of
greetings on the occasion of the
International Children’s Day.
“Children are the owners and creators of the
country’s future. Hence, any endeavour that
benefits them would make the country’s
future more successful.
“The present government has made an
unprecedented contribution to the welfare of
the children including the setting up of a
new Ministry for child Development and
Women’s Welfare, and declaring 2006 as the
National Children’s Year. Since then the
government has done a commendable service
for Children’s safety and development.
“However, in a changing socio-economic and
cultural environment children face
challenging and complex situations at home,
in school and in the society at large. Thus
the responsibility for Children’s added
safety falls more on parents, teachers and
the adult generation. This requires an
understanding of the child’s world and an
ability to listen to children so that the
child’s world and the adult world into which
they graduates would be both beautiful and
peaceful.
“I hope celebrating this year’s Universal
Children’s Day under the theme “Let us
listen to children and make their world
beautiful” would be a gigantic step in
consolidating children’s safety and welfare
by making the entire people conscious of the
country’s present day necessities.”
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