Nov. 19th Awareness Campaign at Chennai Central Station
Taking into account the large footfall and varied population passing through Chennai Central Station, a multi lingual poster display was arranged in the main waiting areas.
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Daring to Care - A School Based Campaign for "every child's right to be safe from child sexual abuse, all the time and everywhere"
Mrs Anu George, Dy. Comm. (Education) and Mr. Rajesh Lakhoni , Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, launch the Campaign at the Corporation Primary School Koyambedu "No violence against children is justifiable and all violence against children is preventable". UN Study on Violence against Children The Corporation of Chennai has been leading the way by distributing the Tulir Personal Safety Flyer in their primary school system, since the last three years. This year we had over 20 private schools also signing up, affirming their obligation to be at the frontline of child protection. With a large part of the truly "awake" time of a child's waking hours being spent at school, schools have the potential to both teach protective behaviors effectively and to a greater number of children than any other system, including parental instructions. Needless to state but we all know that the school and the community of educators and caretakers are one of the most sign...
Child Sexual Abuse - It dosen't stop with being a child
An initiative of Murray Culshaw Consulting Pvt. Ltd, a firm based in Bangalore that seeks to realise its vision of a visible and vibrant voluntary sector. Know more at http://sites.google.com/site/wearechildrencampaign/
Nov. 19 - World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Online advocacy campaign http://sify.com/news/specials/child_abuse/
Deadline extended
The last date for submission of applications for the Article 34 Awards has been extended upto Nov. 15, 2008
