National Children's Day, celebrated every July 23, is more than just an annual ceremonial event. It is a marker, a normative mandate, that demands deep reflection and tangible action from all elements of the nation.

Within a feminist theoretical framework, this commemoration should be understood as a reminder of the nation's mandate of social reproduction, a crucial concept that explains how society perpetuates its existence culturally, economically and demographically.

Social reproduction encompasses all the work of maintenance, care and education, which has historically been unvalued yet is fundamental for a healthy social order. Children, therefore, are the central axis of this process, the quality of a nation’s future is determined by how well we nurture, protect and empower them today.