Web
based integrated child tracking system for data collection,
monitoring, analysis, follow-up and protection of children
Bangalore
27, March 2014: Our Children Our Progress – an ambitious
project, conceived and developed by CRT, a child tracking system for
the collection, monitoring, analysis and follow-up of information for
the protection of children will be launched by Mr. Umesh Aradhya,
Chairman, Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child
Rights [KSCPCR] on 29th March at EDC auditorium in the city
at10.30 am.
Mr.
Sridhar Pabbisetty, Chief Programme Officer at B.PAC; Ms. Shashikala
Shetty, Project Director, Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS],
GoK; Ms. Suchitra Rao, Independent Development Consultant; Mr.
Guruprasad, Partnership Manager, Railway Children, UK; Mr. William
Gali, Country Director, Every Child, UK; Dr. Padmini, Trustee, Child
Rights Trust will take part in the programme. This will be followed
by a discussion on the status of children and the importance of
collection and analysis of statistics in relation to children.
Background
The
condition and well being of children in a community denotes the
development indicator of that state or the nation. For this purpose,
information related to children is collected in large numbers. Of
late, this kind of collection, analysis and reports are prepared with
the help of computers and technology. But, still we find disparities
in reports, analysis and reports due to non compatibility in
statistics collected by various NGOs and Govt departments that are
working for upholding the rights of children. The sum total effect of
it is continued violation of child rights.
In
order to check these obstacles, CRT has developed web- based
software-Our Children Our Progress for collection and analysis of
child centred information locally and for generation of reports.
Child centred information gathering begins from the womb and will be
followed up till the children complete 18 years of age. With the help
of this system, information will be collated and analysed and reports
on the situation of children are provided to the service providers,
enabling them to uphold the rights of the children and to prevent
exploitation like discrimination, abandonment, child labour, child
marriage, child pregnancy, trafficking, etc.
This
dream project of CRT is financed by EveryChild, with technical inputs
by Hooduku IT solutions. This software has been tested in the last
two years in 20 Grama Panchayats at Rayabagh taluk, Belgaum District
with the backup of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department of
GOK. MASS, a local organisation and 25 volunteers took the
responsibility of collecting online data with house to house survey.
The software has analysed the information of over 18,000 children
from 6000 families (with children). This software generates reports
that can be used by Panchayats, Anganawadi, Health centres, Schools,
Police, Social welfare department and NGOs. All these stakeholders
can join hands with the Panchayats in understanding the ground
realities about the status of the children and analyse the same and
take measures to plan accordingly to uphold the rights of children.
The OCOP software also helps in checking loss and misuse of
resources.
The
OCOP Software helps to generate reports on:
- Age wise number of children – girls and boys
- Number of children based on religion and caste.
- Number of orphan and semi orphan children
- Number of child labourers
- Birth registration and school enrollment
- Number of children with various disabilities
- Number of girl children who are subjected to child marriage and minor child pregnancy.
