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Creating a culture of child rights in communities, the CR&RP
has designed a strategy to raise awareness of the magic of
children and the importance of protecting their innocence through
the training and development of parents, educators and children
and, to maximize media and marketing opportunities.
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The CR&RP has a prevention and education focus. Children
cannot take responsibility for ensuring their safety as they are
disadvantaged in terms of their age and lack of physical strength.
However, awareness of their rights can assist them to seek
assistance as soon as they begin to feel uncomfortable in a
potentially abusive situation.
This project is also geared to engender a sense of
responsibility regarding the rights of others. Research and
on-the-ground experience, has revealed that there are a large
number of boy children who are being sexually abused and it is
estimated that he will be four times more likely to abuse others
if he remains silent and unsupported through his ordeal.
This project reaches 45 000 children at a cost of R10 per head
and is managed by a dedicated co-coordinator and implemented in
all Childline Gauteng offices including Inner-city, Soweto,
Sebokeng, Tembisa and Katorus.
Key objectives include:
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To create awareness and sensitivity
to child abuse issues in selected school communities,
including teachers, learners and parents, of all forms of
child abuse, with the aim of reducing abusive practices
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To ensure sensitive services for
abused children by providing training for both professional
and lay persons in the field of violence against children
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To pilot an effective Childline
Buddy programme which will involve advocacy or peer support in
schools in one of our Satellite offices, Katorus. This will
ensure child participation
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