Awareness Session on Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse organised at Government Senior Secondary School PAU
Author(s): City Air NewsYoung Indian (Yi) Ludhiana chapter organising an awareness sessions on Child Sexual Abuse at Government Senior Secondary School PAU, Ludhiana. photo: city air news Ludhiana, May 30, 2016: To spread awareness among...
Ludhiana, May 30, 2016: To spread awareness among school children on preventing and to be careful about the Sexual abuse, Young Indian (Yi) Ludhiana chapter organised an awareness sessions on Child Sexual Abuse at Government Senior Secondary School PAU, Ludhiana. The session was well attended by more than 150 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 were the key Speakers of the session.
Sharing his views on the initiative Mr Abhijit Singh, Chairman, Yi said ”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 in Ludhiana.
Dr Mehak further added –“ 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.