"Let's focus on the health, mind, and well-being of every child!"

 

"Let's focus on the health, mind, and well-being of every child!"

 

Every year in November, the Philippines asserts National Childrens' Month. This month-long celebration aims to provide Filipino children with a safe environment, a good education, and access to healthcare. "Kalusugan, kaisipan, at kapakanan ng bawat bata ang ating tutukan!" is the theme of National Children's Month 2022.

 

Jose Rizal, who is the Philippines' national hero, once stated that the youth are the nation's future, and that investing in children is critical to the betterment of the next generation. This holiday is also motivated by empathy. As a third-world country, most families struggle financially, and children bear the brunt of the burden. This month focuses on how we can assist and support them. On November 20, 1989, the Philippines became the first country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The National Youth Commission (N.Y.C.), the Council for the Welfare of Children (C.W.C.), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (D.S.W.D.) had been assigned with developing activities, plans, and fundraisers to assist needy children.

 

The goal of National Childrens' Month is to provide assistance to children who have been victims of abuse, poverty, natural disasters, or violence. In fact, there was an alarmingly high rate of sexual abuse and exploitation among children in 2013. Under Republic Act No. 10661, late Philippine President Benigno Aquino III declared November to be the official National Children's Month in the Philippines in 2015.

 

REFERENCE:

National Children's Month. SeekPNG. Retrieved: 22/11/2022

https://www.seekpng.com/ipng/u2w7y3i1r5w7i1u2_national-childrens-month/