Awareness Sessions on Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse organised at Govt School
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, November 5, 2015: To spread awareness among school children on preventing and to be careful about the Sexual abuse, Young Indian (Yi) Ludhiana chapter organized an awareness sessions on Child Sexual Abuse...
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Nov 5, 2015 12:30
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Ludhiana, November 5, 2015: To spread awareness among school children on preventing and to be careful about the Sexual abuse, Young Indian (Yi) Ludhiana chapter organized an awareness sessions on Child Sexual Abuse Government Primary School Haibowal Kalan, Ludhiana. The session was well attended by more than 400 students the school belonging to age group 6 to 14 years.
These awareness sessions are conducted under the Yi National initiative: Project – MASOOM. With an objective to sensitize school children on various forms of child abuse (physical, verbal or visual), making them aware about the concept of “Safe & Unsafe Touch”, giving them necessary knowledge which can help them in their personal safety from such abuse(s) at home, school or outside.
Dr Mehak Bansal, Chair Project MASOOM, Yi Ludhiana & Consultant, SPS Hospital Ludhiana & Ms. Laveena Aggarwal, Co- Chair, Project MASOOM Yi- Ludhiana conducted the session as the key Speakers.
While interacting with kids during the session, Dr. Mehak said that, “Children, whether a girl or a boy belonging to age group 6 to 12 years, should be careful while interacting with strangers or even with few family members from distant relationships at home, school or at any other place and should develop a consciousness to identify good and bad touch, awareness about Child Abuse by children themselves can help in lowering Child sexual abuse related incidents. Further to help & guide children, in case if they are facing such issues, a toll free helpline number “CHILDLINE – 1098”, has also been started throughout the country. CHILDLINE is India’s first and only 24-hour, free, emergency phone outreach service for children in need of care & protection, any kid facing such an issues anywhere in India can call the CHILDLINE help care number for consultation or help from their CHILDLINE volunteers. CHILDLINE – 1098 is a joint initiative of CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) and the Ministry for Women and Child Development, Government of India and Yi have taken responsibility to take forward this noble initiative throughout country".
Sharing his views on the initiative Mr Amit Juneja, Chairman,”The Project MASOOM is a great initiative by Yi National Team and is taken forward with a great enthusiasm through country, Yi Ludhiana have tie-up with District Education Department and we are conducting these sessions regularly in Government and various reputed Private schools not only in Ludhiana, but in city like Khanna and Jagraon. I am also pleased to share that, since Yi started this initiative in Ludhiana, we have been able to sensitize more than 2500 under this project.
Date:
Thursday, November 5, 2015
