Jammu: Jammu Sanskriti School, Jammu always initiates & implements new movements &
projects in order to empower its students for their overall development which is
must in present scenario. This academic year 2019, Jammu Sanskriti School,
Jammu has initiated & implemented Project CACA (Children against Child Abuse)
which is a child-centric, preventive & holistic project aimed at safety of children
against Child sexual abuse and at the same time lay emphasis on child rights and
gender equality. This project empowers children through life skills and value
education, so that they can be happy, healthy and safe.
The project connects schools with various related Govt., Non-Govt. & Pvt.
Organistaions, and hospitals through various workshops that build the capacity of
all these institutions on clinical & academic aspects of child rights, abuse
prevention & gender equality. Therefore, Jammu Sanskriti school Jammu, on
Wednesday, 3
rd April 2019, under the project CACA conducted sensitization &
legal awareness workshop on Child sexual abuse & The Jammu & Kashmir
Prevention of Children from Sexual Violence Act,2018, which motivated &
empowered about 2000 students, their parents, 120+ teachers & 40+ Support staff
of the school.
The sensitization workshop on Psychological aspects of Child Abuse was
conducted by Ms. Keshav Sharma, Psycho-oncologist, and Fortis Healthcare
whereas the legal awareness workshop on the Jammu & Kashmir Prevention of
Children from Sexual Violence Act, 2018 & Juvenile Justice Act, & orientation
workshop on Project CACA was conducted by Mr. Pradeep, project Director,
Project CACA. Both of them laid emphasis on Clinical/Psychological & Academic
aspect. The Clinical aspects include Signs of Child Sexual Abuse, Helping a child
to manage trauma of sexual abuse and how to respond when a child reports an
abuse. On the other side, Academic aspects include Core Principles of Project
CACA, Rationale of morality, Ethics, Rights, Women Rights & Children Rights,
etc.
Principal cum Vice-Chairperson of the School, Mrs. Rohini Aima asserted that
empowerment of Children is must in present era for their overall well-being and
such workshops needs to be conducted in order to sensitize them about their social
& legal rights.
