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The GNLU Centre for Women and Child Rights is a congregation of legal minds with an aim of channelling the power of law to champion the causes of Women and Child Rights by encouraging and facilitating active discourse and deliberation in the field of women and child rights development. With this vision, Gujarat National Law University established the Centre for Women and Child Rights (GCWCR) on the 15th of September, 2020. The Centre integrates research, direct field action, and teaching on child rights law; it uses law and socio- legal strategies as tools for transformative social change in order to enable children to live with dignity. The specific aim of the Centre is to ensure social justice, human rights, and quality of life for all children and women in India, with a special focus on equitable quality education, care, protection, and justice for marginalized and excluded women and children.
What Are The Details Of The Event?
- Date of the event: 14-15th March 2024
- Mode: offline mode
- Venue: Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Campus
- Call for pitch presentation:
- As a part of the pitch presentation, we welcome ideas to solve some of the biggest challenges in education from a diverse audience spanning practitioners, activists, academicians, policymakers, civil society, students from law and interdisciplinary subjects in form of a concept note of 800-1200 words.
- Legal aid cells, child rights centers, social work departments, education researchers, nonprofit leaders, movement-builders, concerned government officials, journalists, faculty convenors, and motivated individuals across disciplines are encouraged to participate in this solution- oriented gathering aimed at cultivating deeper coordination across stakeholders to advance the RTE cause. We welcome submissions both in an institutional capacity (submissions as a Research Centre or a Legal Aid Committee) as well as individual capacity.
- Themes for pitch presentation:
- Role of lawyers and law students towards solving challenges in ensuring access to quality education in public schools in India
- Understanding the future of rights-based litigation in addressing violations of Right to Education in India
- Role of media towards addressing violations of Right to Education
- Need for community building in Universities towards advocating for Right to Education
- Mapping Law Universities as a stakeholder in addressing access to justice issues pertaining to Right to Education
- Reimaging legal education to equip law students towards identifying challenges in implementation of Right to Education in India and addressing the same
- Perks & Support:
- All presenters will be given access to mentors and experts in the respective field for one year after the RTE Conclave.
- All presenters will be added to a community of supporters, mentors and fellow participants for constant support and facilitate collaboration.
- All efforts will be made to provide any tailor-made support required by a participant during and after the Conclave.
- Awards: The top three presenters will be provided a cash prize of Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 10,000/- andRs. 5000/- respectively to support the implementation of their ideas.
- Timeline:
- Pitch Submission: 3 rd March, 2024 (extended to 8 th March, 2024)
- Communication of Acceptance: 10 th March, 2024
- Last Day of Payment: 12th March 2024
- Date of Conference: 14th-15th March 2024
- Conference Registration Fee: *Excluding Accommodation
- Professionals- ₹3,500
- Students- ₹2,000
For More Information:
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