Objective:

The objective of Child Friendly Dimapur is to contribute to the promotion and enforcement of children’s rights in two statutory towns (Dimapur & Chumukedima) and 4 census towns (Kuda, Purana Bazaar, Diphupar, Rangapahar).

Vision:

Child Friendly Dimapur envisions creating a city where all children, without discrimination of any kind, have access to their rights to live in secure, enabling environments and develop to their full potentials.The focus of Child Friendly Dimapur is leveraging and enhancing children’s capacities of agency to make their voices heard for justice, peace, equality, entitlements and rights. This initiative then intends to use the capacities as well as the support of civil society groups, to engage with city administrations to improve the situation of children and as a result, of the city as a whole.

The goal of Child Friendly Dimapur is in line with Sustainable Development Goals. It is closely aligned with Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2 (especially 2.1 and 2.2), 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 (especially 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4), 11, 13 and 16. SDG 11 directly states: "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". The focus of SDG 11 on housing, transport, urbanization, cultural and natural heritage, disaster preparedness and management, waste management, green spaces that are safe, sustainable, and inclusive, accessible to the more vulnerable groups of people is valid and admirable. However, Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 16 have direct bearing on the quality of life, inclusion and participation of citizens, especially the less privileged and the young. Our intervention focuses on these goals and thus contributes to the realization, eventually, of goal 11.