Birth Registration is the official recording of the birth of a Child by some administrative level of the state and coordinated by a particular branch of government. It is permanent and official record of a child's existence. CHILD'S FIRST STEP TO PROTECTION!

1. CHILD
RIGHTS
Birth Registration &
Child Protection
Curriculum
Development

3. BIRTH REGISTRATION

4. CURRENT SITUATION
According to UNICEF’s “passport to protection” :
The importance of Birth registration,
Birth Registration rates in Pakistan are as low as
27%.
With 32.0% and 24.0% birth registration in urban
and rural areas respectively (UNICEF Pakistan
Factsheet).
In Sindh only one-fifth of all births are registered.

5. CURRENT SITUATION……contd
The legal obligation to register children at birth is
provided by:
• The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
(1886),
• The Cantonment Act (1924),
• The National Registration Act(1973) and
• The NADRA (National Data Registration Authority) Act
2000
However, there is a general lack of awareness in our
society regarding the importance of birth registration.

6. WHEN? HOW? AND WHERE?

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8. GROUP WORK – 1

9. MARKETING

10. LG TRAINING INSTITUTES
• CIVIL SERVICES TRAINING ACADEMY
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY (LGRD)

11. COURSE CONTENT
MODULE 01 - What is Birth Registration
• Current situation
• Definitions of terms
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Child
Live Birth
Birth Registration
Birth Certificate
• Human Rights Law on Birth Registration
• Article 7
• Article 8

12. Module 01……continued
• National Jurisprudence
• National Child Policy: Right To Life and Liberty,
Name and Nationality
• The Birth, Marriage and Death Registration ACT
1886
• The Cantonments ACT 1924
• Local Government Ordinance
• National Database Registration Authority
Ordinance 2000
• The National Registration ACT 1973
• Charter of Child Rights ACT, 2009

13. MODULE 02 - Impact of non-registration on
children
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Education
Employment
Child Protection
Child Soldier
Child Labour
Child Trafficking
Juvenile Justice
Child Marriage
Violence against Children
Child Sexual Abuse

14. MODULE 03 - Why is Birth Registration
important
• For the Child
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Right to Education
Right to A Family Environment
Protection against Exploitation & Abuse
Juvenile Justice
State Benefits and Participation in Society
• For the Country
• Development Planning & Governance

15. • MODULE 04 - Registration challenges
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Lack of Awareness
Economic Pressures
Fear of Discrimination & Persecution
Social & Ethnic Barriers
Administration Procedures
Lack of Political Will

16. MODULE 05 - NADRA Birth Registration Form
• NADRA FORM
• Guidelines
MODULE 06 – Child Protection

17. GROUP WORK - 2
LIST PROBLEMS / OBSTACLES IN BIRTH REGISTRATION IN
YOUR AREA

18. GROUP WORK – 3
LIST PROBLEMS PEOPLE OF YOUR AREA WITHOUT
REGISTRATION FACE

19. LESSON PLANS

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