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encouraged savings mobilization tied in with concern for others. There
were also campaigns which encouraged support for talented children,
provided school supplies for Grade I pupils, and scholarships for poor
but deserving pupils.
As part of the information, education and communication strategy,
Maitum produced reading materials and conducted seminars on child
rights and responsibilities. A speakers bureau headed by the municipal
mayor conducted briefings in every school and barangay. All local officials
and employees underwent trainings on the Convention on the Rights of
a Child (CRC) and Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW). The following structures and mechanisms
were also put in place: knowledge center for children and women, rural
health information sheet, child-friendly school system, and data board
on minimum basic needs and community based management
information system.
Children’s needs also were given attention in the efficient delivery of
basic services. Meeting children’s needs, particularly children of the poor,
were now on top of the agenda and concerns in networking, linkaging
and collaborative activities. This was done to maximize resources and
expand the community based program. Attention to the children made
the municipality’s outreach activities a way of getting the government
closer to the people.
Maitum also passed an ordinance to further promote child rights
through the observance of Boy/Girl Week every second week of
December. Children aged 13 to 17 hold office as boy/girl officials
and perform the duties and responsibilities of the positions they hold.
The ordinance was enforced in all barangays and at the municipal
level.
Management Mechanisms
The program was implemented by existing structures in the local
government, and new ones created for this purpose. These include the
local sanggunians, local development councils, local health board, local
school board, nutrition council, culture and arts council, and the local
peace and order council. To these was added the Local Council for the
Protection of Children. These institutions have committed themselves
to protect the rights of children and, with the help of families, create a
child-friendly environment.
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