‘Let’s protect rights of orphans, foster children’

The Children’s Act  Act, 1998 (Act 560)  envisages a situation where children will find themselves in a condition where temporary homes will be the option for their maintenance and rehabilitation. 

This will deny them their natural environment but the state is under obligation to create a home that is expected to be same or better for the welfare of children in this category. 

This is to ensure that whether man-made or natural disasters occur, the interest of children will be protected by the state and any other avenue the state uses to achieve this objective.  

The right of every child needs to be protected. For this reason, the state has made provision under the Children’s Act,  to ensure that these rights are protected and the best interest of the child is taken into consideration when matters of children are raised. 

Children who have no parental care, orphans and foster children also need to have their rights protected, hence the importance of th