Like CRY - Child Rights and You, I too believe that all children have an equal right to live, learn, play and develop their full potential - without any discrimination. But given the situation of the girl child in India, she is far more vulnerable to violation of rights.

I Pledge

"Before anything else I am an Indian. And so is this child.
The rights I enjoy as a citizen of this free country are hers too.
She has a right to be free.
She has a right to be happy.
But I'm going to fight for her because she has the right to be a child.
I'm going to fight for her every single day, every single moment.
With my skills. With my resources. With my heart.
I'm going to fight for her because I can."

I will take action myself

• I will not accept or perpetuate any reasoning based on myths or cultural norms and rituals that see a girl child as a liability to the family, and in a way become cause for social evils and crimes such as foeticide.
• I will not employ any girl or boy of less than 18 years as domestic help, or in any occupation that deprives them of the right to education, play & social life.
• I will ensure that all girls in my family & those I know have equal access to quality education and development opportunities to be economically independent and are able to participate in all the decisions that are significant to their lives.
• Acknowledging that all kinds of physical, sexual & emotional abuse on the girl child are perpetrated by close relatives, friends and acquaintances of the child, I will be vigilant towards realizing the right to protection of all children and promise to strongly voice issues that are silenced or ignored by not considering them a taboo.
• I will not participate in any marriage ceremonies or rituals in which a girl under the age of 18 years or a boy under the age of 21 years is getting married.
• I will respect and realize every girl child's right to food & nutrition.

I demand action

• I demand that the Ministry of Women & Child Development take immediate action to stop female foeticide through effective enforcement of law & take severe legal action against offenders.
• I demand that the Ministry of Women & Child Development set up autonomous law enforcement agencies to work against traffickers and exploiters with appropriate redressal mechanisms and assistance programs for the affected child.
• I demand that the Ministry of Women & Child Development provide easy access to schools and create a safe environment, so that girls also readily attend school.
• I demand that the Ministry of Women & Child Development pass a separate legal act against Child Sexual Abuse.
• I demand that the Ministry of Women & Child Development create intensive awareness about the ill effects of Child Marriage among people and abolish it completely.
• I demand that the Government make it a priority to investigate malnutrition deaths and ensure policies and programs are put in place to prevent malnutrition deaths among children, especially girls.

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