Candice Wallace is currently working with Project HOPE UK as part of her Masters degree studies at Brunel University, and last week she was in Munsieville to run a series of workshops for The Thoughtful Path's child protection programme.
The workshops covered children’s rights, the issues surrounding child sexual abuse and how to raise awareness of this problem in the community.
Participants included members of the Child Protection Unit from the Thoughtful Path, who are responsible for developing abuse prevention programmes for the community. Other key players were children who have been victims of child sexual abuse themselves, as well as police officers, Social Welfare officers, teachers and nurses.
Candice used presentations, interactive sessions, role playing and videos to encourage the children to talk about their experiences and to highlight the legal, psychological and community aspects of child sexual abuse.
Project HOPE UK sees these workshops as an integral part of building effective networking in the community and for developing a sustainable community response to this widespread problem.
See our Web site for more information about the Thoughtful Path programme and find out how you can support our work in Munsieville.
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