Best Moments From Justice For Every Child 5-Hour Telethon
Justice for Every Child is a campaign by Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation and NDTV to support child victims of sexual abuse and rape who are fighting for justice in court. As a part of the campaign, a 5-hour special telethon was organised, where experts, social workers and celebrities came together to discuss on how together the community can help protect the future of India - children.
Talking to NDTV about the overall aim of the campaign and the five-hour telethon, Mr Satyarthi added, 'The message is to save our children and we need to save our society. We are taking this campaign global, the use of child pornography and sexual abuse are beyond the borders. This is a problem worldwide.'
At the 5-Hour telethon, Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman and Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv said, 'It is important that justice is delivered to every victim. It will also prevent crime for many other hundreds. Hence we believe that Justice For Every Child is a very significant initiative, and we have been very happy to support it.'
Joining the #Justice4EveryChild telethon from Kolkata, Ananya Chakraborti, Chairperson, West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Saira Shah Halim, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA candidate and Rights Activist highlighted why it is important for the families to come out and report the crime against children, as that is the first step that is going to help not only in punishing the culprits but also in preventing such heinous crimes going forward.
Kamna Chhibber, Head, Mental Health, Department of Mental Health and Behavourial Sciences, Fortis Healthcare supported the #Justice4EveryChild telethon and highlighted the importance of mental health well being for children especially those who have gone through tough times or some kind of sexual abuse.
'We give children the least importance when they should be the most important, in terms of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) matters,' said Sangeeta Beniwal, Chairperson, Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights as she joined the Justice For Every Child telethon.
NDTV in partnership with Luminous has launched an awareness campaign ‘Be A Bijli Donor’ to promote the idea of ‘save power for more power’. The idea is to conserve energy today in order to get more power tomorrow.
We inherently know that saving energy results in low energy bills, but we also need to understand that a unit of energy saved today makes it available for people still living in the dark or facing regular power cuts.
Saving power or conserving energy is about knowing the sources of energy, and areas of wastage and thereby eliminating these through technology and lifestyle changes. For instance, a 100 W (Watt) incandescent (ICL) bulb can be replaced with a 9 W LED bulb offering similar performance in terms of light output, but at far lower consumption of energy.
While a 100 W ICL bulb, used for four hours a day, consumes 146 units of energy per year, a 9 W LED bulb requires only 13.5 units per year. Clearly, switching to LED is a smart choice as it provides the same output while consuming 90 per cent less energy.
The focus of the campaign is to instill the idea of ‘save power for more power’ and in order to do so, the initiative will create awareness about energy efficient products and services, smart ways to reduce power consumption, alternate sources of energy like solar energy and the need to conserve energy. The idea is to address the rising need for energy conservation in India.
As part of the campaign, we will highlight the stories of individuals and organisations who are championing the cause of energy conservation by switching to renewable sources of energy, adopting innovations to reduce energy consumption while enjoying the same output. The initiative will provide a platform for all stakeholders to share their ideas and work towards the common goal of, ‘Save power for more power’.