News & Events

North Island Lodge closed its doors to paying guests once again to accommodate and host a group of Seychellois children for a fourth time for another Children in the Wilderness Camp (CITW) in collaboration with the National Council for Children ( NCC) during the month of December 2011.

Safer Internet Day in 2012 will be held on Tuesday 7 February. The theme ‘Connecting generations and educating each other’ will be used to encourage schools children teachers, parents and families to learn and connect together.

NCC’s key messages for schools, children parents and families are:

• Talk about online safety—with all members of your family and school community
• Protect Your Privacy—check your privacy settings and update your software
• Educate yourself about the online world—check out the safetech resources

Wow! Its another New Year coming up and this is a wonderful  time to reach out to loved ones to express heartiest good wishes and celebrate together! Let's not only celebrate, but let us together start afresh.

As we are in the festive season, NCC again this year organized a Christmas party for Praslin kids. The party was held on the 20th of December at Paradise Sun Hotel Cote D’or Praslin. 

There was a very good turnout and along with the Paradise Sun Hotel staff we animated the party with games, dance and card making activities.

To finish off, each child was presented with 2 gifts donated by NCC and Raffles Hotel management.  Overall the event was a great success and the kids had great fun.

This year, the Regatta and Subios Festival was joined together and brought alive at the Beau Vallon Beach. Once again the National Council for Children was invited to bring the Children’s Village to the event since it was deemed very successful last year. The two day event took place from Saturday 5th November to Sunday 6th November.

We were hard at work on Saturday morning to put the Village in place. One by one tents were put up and colorful flags were used to decorate the area and soon the Village was looking more and more like a child’s haven.

Our staff got the chance to receive their Basic First Aid & C.P.R. Training over a period of three days at the Bel Eau Office by Ms. Anne Rose-Innes.

During the three days they learnt the life saving technique of C.P.R. amongst other basic first aid in how to deal with people with burns, fractures and those affected by accidents and trauma.

The course ended with the staff taking a written and practical exam which they all passed with flying colours.

As the world marks the 22th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on 20th November 2011, there is opportunity not only for celebration, but also for taking stock of the extent to which children’s rights are respected and protected in Seychelles.

Ashvin Seeboo, NCC’s new goodwill messenger is the heart and mind behind a new calendar for the organisation. The set of 12 photographs used to illustrate this new calendar has been captured with a sense of knowing and artistic eye for details which reflects style and personality.

Le Meridien Barbarons now synonymous with splendour and gastronomic feast had been chosen to grace the presence of at least 5 ministers and about 300 guests from different public, private and non-government  organizations in the country. The air of relaxation and conviviality had been reinforced by the artistic touch of Dorothy Westergreen to make the place look more glitzy. Upon arrival, guests were greeted with welcome drinks and made to relax with power-point and video presentations as they listened to the live music of Island Fever.

Attached is the concluding observations to the State party report submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in October 2011.