Child Sexual Abuse - If u don't stop it, who will?

Sahyog is proactively addressing the issue of Child Sexual Abuse and working towards its abolition.To achieve this, Sahyog Care conducts various training sessions for children, parents, teachers and with community to enlighten them on the issue.

PROGRESS TOWARDS MISSION

Last month(Feb2019) we conducted workshops in different areas. 7 in MCD primary schools of Sultanpuri Delhi, 8 in MCD primary schools of Mangolpuri Delhi and 2 in community. Total 82 sessions were conducted. In these sessions we observed keen participation of children,teachers and community persons. According to survey, participation included 4584 children,97 teachers and 15 community persons.Total lives impacted directly were 4800. In these sessions counsellor of sahyog and IMT Ghaziabad trainees aware childen,parents and teachers about meaning of Child Sexual Abuse,safe places,owner of my body,information about private parts,good touch vs bad touch and most importantly corrective measures to be taken like calling helpline no. 1098 and 01125257680(sahyog),shout or scream and not to feel guilty. Also this session includes games like snakes and ladders,paper activities etc so that it will be easy for children to remind things.

Links:

• Child sexual abuse

Sahyog believes "Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul" - Dave Pelzer

Child Sexual Abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of Child Sexual Abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whether by asking or pressuring, or by other means), indecent exposure (of the genitals, female nipples, etc.), child grooming, or using a child to produce child pornography. The sexual abuse of children is a fundamental violation of their rights. It is a universal and complex problem.

Sahyog Care’s journey in the past year was filled with enlightenment, emancipation and heaps of learning opportunities. The CSA Awareness Program reaches out to children, parents, teachers and community with all age groups. Sahyog Care is aiming to create a positive change in the lives of these people. It works proactively by educating teachers and parents on how to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse.

Vision

To inhibit our nation from Child Sexual Abuse

Mission

To prevent Our Nation’s children from sexual abuse and raise the awareness by empowering and educating individuals, families, societies and to collaborate with organisations to develop and prove strategies that prevent child sexual abuse.

In order to work on this sensitive issue we are conducting counselling sessions in the schools of Mangolpuri, Sultanpuri in Rohini zone, also conducting awareness session with the principals of South MCD (all 4 Zones) in Delhi, in marginalized communities and also doing preparedness sessions at Pan India Level in 2 States (Maharashtra & Telangana)for the quarter of the year 2018-19.

Theseworkshops areespeciallyfor specific and primary stakeholders like children, teachers principals, parents, caregivers and community people.

Followingarethetopicscoveredduringthesession:

Private body Parts

Safe and Unsafe touch

Differentiating between Secret and Surprise

How to Escape from dangerous situation?

Story : explaining the issue taking any virtual or unreal story.

Define their Roles and responsibility in these situations

Role of CWC, Police and Awareness on POCSO Act and JJB Act

Distribution of Preparedness Material :

One of the most popular board games in many countries comes with many educational benefits as well. Who could have thought of turning this game into a mode of creating awareness amongst children?

It is indeed an innovative step taken by Sahyog Care by developing tools to protect children. It was designed on the issue of CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE and PERSONAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE and was distributed in schools and we are also distributing protection posters.

Both Child sexual abuse and personal health & hygiene are the issues of great importance. We are not unaware of the trauma faced by the children who go through sexual abuse. And we absolutely cannot deny the fact that how important it is to maintain personal health and hygiene in children as it directly leads to various diseases. This game may provide safe early life lessons. It can also help to prepare the child for life's little reversals.

Child sexual abuse is a very heart touching and sensitive issue. Though it's not easy to work on it, but we have our goal to reach maximum stakeholders by end of the year 2018-19 with our dedicated team.

We aim to protect children by educating them & their teachers/parents on how to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse through preparedness sessions

• Sahyog Care Team is conducting workshops on Child Sexual Abuse in Govt Schools that promote children's rights, which will enhance student's ability to prevent or avoid sexual abuse & exploitation.
• Promoting awareness through mobilization in related communities
• Community Connections
• Building networks
• Public awareness and advocacy

Links:

• http://sahyogcare4u.org/csa

• CSA_Report_201819.pdf (PDF)