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| Parents in the meeting at kanyatsi primary school |
Parents
of Kanyatsi primary school have agreed upon working as a team to end violence
against children in Kitholhu Sub-County. This was resolved during a
parents meeting on 27th June 2016 at the school which was
spearheaded by the retired DEO Kasese district Mr. Kateemba Douglas who asked
the parents to love their children first if they are stop violence against
children. He said with love, parents will educate their children, provide for
them to satisfaction, find vision for their children and help them pave way for
their future among other things. He also challenged the parents who sleep comfortably
while the children are sleeping in a poor condition, very dirty and being
feasted on by bedbugs. the children need a good sleep to help them concentrate during school and also live a healthy life. It is the responsibility of the parents to provide adquatedly for their children and aslo spearhead the fight against the violence against children. Mr. Douglas called for peace and harmony in homes as the
best way to bring up children into responsible citizens of Uganda.
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| Mr.Kateemba demonstrating the education cycle to the parents. |
Among
other issues discussed, luck of food for lunch was cited as a leading child rights violations and that it negatively affects the childrens performance in class. the parents agreed
that they are going to start packing food for their children without fail to
ensure that their children have lunch. They also agreed to make sure they take
their children’s happiness as priority in their homes. Parents agreed that it
should be a collective responsibility to ensure that violence against children becomes
history in Kasese district.
