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In Maitum the Katarungan Pambarangay is functional and is oriented
on CRC and CEDAW. The women and children’s desk officer is likewise
trained in child protection. And a child rescue team, Sagip Bata
Manggagawa Quick Action Team, is likewise fully operational.
Maitum’s best practices and initiatives are well documented. Hence,
the strategies can be replicated by interested parties who have the will
and the means to undertake a similar effort. The municipality has been
sharing its learnings with visiting local and national officials and even
foreigners.
Neglect of children is an indictment to parents, communities and the
local government. A community can be mobilized to end neglect of
children. The key lies in harnessing and involving all the actors in the
community and putting in place mechanisms that ensure the fulfillment
of identified goals. Like the child-friendly indicators used by the municipal
workers and eventually by the parents.
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