Punjab government collaborates with Save the Children organization to promote child safety in state

Chandigarh, November 16: The Punjab government joined hands with Save the Children organization with an aim to promote child safety in state and also to educate the people on Child Sexual Abuse and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012.

 

Notably, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCERT) and Save the Children organization collaborated on Tuesday to promote child safety in the state. On this occasion, a program called ‘Satark Main, Surakshit Main’ was launched in Chandigarh by Punjab government and Save the Children.

The program is an E-Learning Module on Child Sexual Abuse and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 meant to create awareness and promote child safety in the state of Punjab. Also, the poster was launched to sensitize children on safe and unsafe touch and educate them on reporting mechanism for unsafe situations.

The project director for Save the Children in Punjab, Jatin Mondar said that the module aims to create awareness among children on child sexual abuse and educate them on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, 2012. Meanwhile, the Deputy Director of SCERT Punjab, Maninder Singh Sarkaria emphasized the importance of such educational materials and called for putting it in all schools in the state.

On the other side, PSCPCR Chairperson Sukesh Kalia said that in the first phase of launch, this module would reach out to 500 government primary schools in four districts of Punjab. He congratulated Save the Children and Department of Education, Punjab on taking this initiative to make children aware and safe.