Mysuru: To create awareness among the general public, Vidya Vikas First Grade College (VVFGC), Mysuru-Bannur Road, had organised a National-level workshop on the topic ‘Protection of Child Rights and Prevention of Child Abuse — Strategies & Prospects’ in collaboration with the District Women and Child Development Department. This programme was initiated by Vidya Vikas Post Graduate Department of Social Work.
Magsaysay awardee Prof. Shantha Sinha, Professor of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, who was the chief guest, defining who a child is, said the age is a debatable point and broke down the age factor into a child who is dis-empowered (0 to 6), 6 to 14 as the group for children and 14-18 as adolescence — but she stated all in this age group needs to be considered as a child.
