Child Sexual Abuse - India

A vindication that if a child knows that the people around her/him are not in denial about unsafe touch, then that child has the confidence to disclose/discuss any confusion they may have about an uncomfortable situation - the first step to building a congenial environment towards protecting children. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Anti-child-sex-abuse-boards-in-corporation-schools-prove-effective/articleshow/7498013.cms   Anti-child sex abuse boards in corporation schools prove effective Revathi Ramanan, TNN, Feb 15, 2011, 06.45am IST CHENNAI: Measures taken by Chennai Corporation schools to tackle child sex abuse have proven to be effective with more children coming forward and telling teachers about incidents of abuse faced by them. Even as these schools have woken up to reality and taken preventive steps to tackle it by prominently displaying boards which tell children about safe and unsafe touches, private schools in the city are yet to take any proactive...

http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in/showEE.asp?newsid=7628 CII- Young Indians Cycle Rally against 'Child Sexual Abuse in Chennai Monday, January 31, 2011 Chennai: The Young Indians (Yi) of CII organised a Cycle Rally in Chennai on 30 January 2011 with an aim to create awareness on 'Child Sexual Abuse'. The cycle rally was participated by over 200 students from various schools in Chennai City. Actor Mr Karthi Sivakumar, flagged off the rally at Thiru Vi Ka Park in Shenoy Nagar, Chennai which ended at Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram, Kilpauk, Chennai covering a length of 10 KMs. Earlier, Mr Karthi Sivakumar addressed the school students on the issue of Child Sexual Abuse and said that these kinds of awareness campaigns involving student community would empower them to face any challenges with respect to the issue of child sexual abuse. Ms Deepa Sathiaram, Chairperson, Yi Chennai; Mr Anantharaman Mani, Student Nets Chairman, Yi Chennai and Mr Prasanna, Co-Chair, Yi-Chen...

Brilliantly concieved by wearechildren.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rB5aNL19w4