On 13th April, the Street Champions and the Youth Advocates presented their voices in the form of a manifesto to CINI’s Founder Secretary Dr. Samir Narayan Chaudhari, Treasurer Sri Amit Kr Dasgupta, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Indrani Bhattacharyya, Chief Operating Officer Sri Sudeep Patra, and Chief Finance Officer Sri Shantanu Roy and Assistant Director Kolkata Unit Dr. Swati Chakroborty.

In their aim to “Promote Child- Friendly and Protective Practices” they presented a few demands some of which reflected- the need for their ideas to reflect in programme planning Annual Children’s Conclave with children from all units, children’s presence in the annual planning meeting of the organisation etc

In alignment with the revised Panchayat Development Plan (PDP) 2026–27 planning process under the Department of Panchayats and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal, Child Collectives across CINI Intervention districts have initiated the submission of their Charter of Demands to local Gram Panchayats. As part of this process, Child Collective across three districts in selected GPs presented child-centric priorities and recommendations developed under LSDG Theme 3 to the respective Pradhan’s, advocating for the inclusion of children’s needs and rights in local governance and development planning. Plans amounting to INR 28 lakhs, 41 lakhs and 15 lakhs respectively were submitted in select GPs of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurdwar districts. These recommendations are expected to be incorporated into the Panchayat Development Plan and uploaded to the e-Gram Swaraj Portal, strengthening meaningful child participation in grassroots decision-making. Also same process has been initiated by Child Protection Team of Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur.

On World Health Day (7 April 2026), CINI launched the Shubhayu Health & Wellness Dialogue series, a knowledge-sharing platform to promote multisectoral action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In the inaugural keynote, Dr. Arunangshu Talukdar, Head of Geriatric Medicine, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, emphasized the importance of adopting a life-course approach to prevent NCDs, highlighting the need for early interventions from pre-conception through adolescence. The initiative marks the beginning of an ongoing dialogue to advance evidence-based discussions on health and wellness.