Title: Campaign Against Child Abuse
Location:
Categories: Human Rights
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
January 5 09 to December 5 09
Description:
The project is a rallying point around the issue of child abuse and the need for creating urgent and effective prevention programs for children.
Background:
Violence and abuse against children takes place in a range of different settings; it can be in the home, at school, in communities, in institutions such as orphanages, in places children work. Violence and abuse against children is a global problem but also a hidden problem. Children are often afraid to report violence and abuse because of the shame they feel about it or the possible consequences for themselves and others. \\r\\nThere are also lacks of safe and trusted ways to report violence and in many places violence against children is also widely accepted and seen as normal. • The global United Nations (UN) study on Violence Against Children, publish in October 2008, shows that:• 53,000 children were murdered in 2002 • Between 20 and 65% of school-aged children reported having been or physically bullied •150,000,000 and 73,000,000 boys under 18 experienced forced sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual violence •Between 100 and 140,000,000 girls and women in the world have undergone some form of female genital cutting •218,000,000 children are involved in child labor,126,000,000 of those in hazardous work 1,800,000 are involved in prostitution and pornography •1,200,000 are victims of trafficking. The vast majority of violence and abuse is carried out by people who are part of children’s lives; they are usually known to children and trusted by them. They may be: •Parents •School friends •Teachers •Employers •Boyfriends/girlfriends etc Violence and abuse has so many negative effects on children and they vary but often extremely damaging. Violence may result in: •Increased risk of social, emotional, and psychological damage •Increased risk of substance abuse and early initiation to sexual behavior •Mental health and social problems include anxiety and depressive disorders, hallucinations, memory disturbances, as well as aggressive behavior •Early exposure to violence is associated with later lung, heart and liver disease, sexually transmitted diseases and fatal death during pregnancy, as well as later intimate partner violence and suicide attempts. Addressing violence and abuse against children is a key to ensuring that all children realize their full potential in societies which respect people’s rights and dignity.
Objectives:
• Raise awareness on the Child Right Act among children, youths and the general public to minimize the incidents of child abuse. • Work with and influence government, school authorities and teachers, parents and other stakeholders to prevent violence and protect children at school and homes. • To combat violence in schools • Create avenues for victims of abuse to access appropriate redress system. • Create avenues which ensure that perpetrators of abuse are prosecuted. • To lobby government to strongly enforce laws regarding child right violation and to set a commission for children as promised in the act. • Train school animators on monitoring and recording of abuse and violence in their respective schools. • Enhance non violence communication skills among children in schools • Train school animators on media advocacy skills
Milestones:
The following are immediate results/outputs: 1. Campaign launched in 18 secondary schools in Freetown. 2. 540 children trained on human rights and the child rights act and non violence communication 3. 90 school human rights monitors trained on monitoring, recording and reporting abuses and also trained on media advocacy skills. 4. 18 school outreach carried out target an estimated amount of 6000 children 5. 40 radio programs on the child right act and non violence aired targeting a wider audience. 6. 20 television programs broadcasted targeting a wider audience 7. 4 quiz competitions held. 8. 40 home visits made 9. Several project stakeholders meeting held 10. A seminar organized targeting 100 representatives from different child protection agencies, school authorities, government officials and foreign missions.
Expected outcomes:1. Increased knowledge on the child rights act and non violence among children. 2. Children empowered to access their rights. 3. Increased number of child abuse cases prosecuted and perpetrators convicted. 4. Less cases of child abuse.
Budget:
Le: 60,000,000 (Sixty Million Leones) Equiv. USD$ 20,000
Needs:
Resource materials for trainings,venues for training sessions and seminars to be held,transportation for outreached program,jingle production.
Contact Name: Lansana Hassan Sowa
Contact Email Address: cypensl@yahoo.co.uk,actionsforchange_sl@yahoo.com
Contact Phone Number: (00232) 33475406
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