Campaign Against Child Protection Organized By World Vision India In Guwahati

GUWAHATI: World Vision India (WVI), a humanitarian organization working for child protection, organized a state level capacity building program on “It takes Assam to End Child Sexual Abuse” on Wednesday, at Guwahati where more than 250 participants participated (children, teachers, CBOs, Interfaith leaders, Anganwardi Workers, Civil society members, media personnel etc).

The Chief Guest of the programme Dr Sunita Changkakoti, Chairperson, ASCPCR, Govt of Assam, other eminent guests and panelist include Dr Anangadev Singh, Campaign Officer, World Vision India, Dr Shabina Ahmed, Director, Autism Foundation, Leeta Hazarika, President, PANEI, Psychologists’ Association of North East India, Deepak Sahney, Director, Kripa Foundation, Karishma Talukdar– Child Line Guwahati, Deba Dutta – Snehalaya, Mukul Borah – Senior Manager – MCI Guwahati, Anna B Caflish – Seven Sisters, Pallavi Barthakur – MATRI, Ajay Mahajan – Child Protection Specialist – WVI, and Debasmita Ghosh – HRLN, Guwahati. World Vision India released a Book “My Body What I Say Goes” in Assamese language.

The campaign focusing on strengthening existing child protection programs through multi-stakeholder engagement efforts that include working with the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and child protection units to strengthen the reporting, referral mechanisms and support programs for child protection incidents, organizing inter-agency child protection review to ensure co-operation and accountability, sensitize and train police, teachers, doctors, Auxiliary nurse midwife, lawyers, etc. to be sensitive with children and their families when faced with a case. Additionally, it is working to strengthen coalitions of community, faith-based and civil society organizations to advocate for the protection of children and improve referral systems.

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