A team lead by Honorable Director of National Commission for Women and Children visited Chhukha Dzongkhag today to advocate about the formation of Dzongkhag Women and Children Committee(DWCC) and other related agendas. The program started with keynote by Director of NCWC. The Director highlighted on the chronological order of formation of the commission and its vision and mission. The Director also shared why NCWC is striving towards promoting gender equality and child protection.
The Program Officer, NCWC presented on the TOR for DWCC followed by Legal Officer, NCWC presenting on The Child Care and Protection Act 2011 and Domestic Violence Prevention Act. Standard Operating Procedure on Case Management for Women and Children in Difficult Circumstances was also presented by the Counselor of NCWC which was followed by short run through Online Case Management System by ICTO, NCWC. The program ended by sharing information on status of our children in purview of domestic violence, early marriage, etc. succeeded by helpline details and importance to for emergency response team in the Dzongkhag for case handling purpose.