.: May 24, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

MAB WC - CHILD PROTECTION WEEK ACTIONS

This week is Child Protection Week and MAB WC has a full line up planned!

1. Opening of the Cape Town FCS Child-Friendly Reporting Facility.
To take place on Friday, 28 May in Cape Town.

2. Service of Hope and Blessing
Hosted at Durbanville Conference Centre at 9:30 on Sunday, 31 May.

3. Children's Act training
For 50 SAPS FCS members on 27 May - hosted by Connect Network.

4. Trauma training for Parents with abused children.
5 June - hosted by Jelly Beanz and MAB.

Remember to wear your Green Ribbon this week!

our solution

1. ADOPTION PROJECT
Mobilizing faith based groups to adopt the police Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units and Sexual Offences courts, for them to assist these units and courts with needs lists and spiritual support.

2. COMFORT PACKS
Supplying comfort packs to child-victims when they report crimes to the police. A pack will contain a snack, a soft drink, teddy bear, tooth paste & brush, colouring book & pencils, soap & wash cloth and underwear.

3. CHILD-FRIENDLY REPORTING FACILITIES
Creating child-friendly reporting facilities at police stations. Such a facility will include a waiting room, an child-friendly assessment room (with bed, play area and toys), linked with a two-way mirror facility to a monitoring room. (Audio-visual recording facilities are included).

4. TRAINING PROJECTS
We train police officers in soft skills to equip them to work with children. We also train doctors to do expert forensic medical examinations. Specialised services will result in better convicitions.

5. INCENTIVE AWARDS
We award police officers and individuals who has gone beyond the call of duty in helping and protecting our children.

6. TRAIN AND EQUIP FORENSIC SOCIAL WORKERS
We train and equip the forensic social workers at the police units with specialised tools and in skills.

7. UNIQUE PROJECTS
We host various unique projects in order to create awareness and educate the public on the rights of children. Included in this is a project to assist churches and schools to write their own child protection protocols.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

MAB WC - CHILD PROTECTION WEEK ACTIONS

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