CHILDLINE POSTERS
IN ALL CLASS ROOMS IN KERALA.
In collaboration
with the social Justice Department and the Educational Department, Trivandrum
Don Bosco Veedu Society is reaching out to 38 lakhs of School children in
Kerala with the CHILDLINE message. As per the statistics of last six months
available with CHILDLINE in Kerala, there have been over 2000 children saved from
different abusive situations across Kerala. Every month over hundred children
undergo some form of abuse.
In order to remind children
to call 1098 whenever they are in distress a constant reminder and knowledge of
problems they face are required. Hence
10 posters with different messages are going into all the classrooms to benefit
the children. This will impart awareness of problems they face and knowledge of
the helpline.
On 26th
February 2014, the official release of the posters took place at Government
Model School auditorium at Thycaud, Trivandrum. The Minister for Panchayat and Social Justice
Department, Shri. M.K Muneer released the posters and handed over the same to
the children. The Director of Social Justice Department, Shri. V.N Jitheendran
IAS, Fr. Philip Rarackatt, member, Child
rights commission, Fr. Thomas P.D, Director CHILDLINE , Mr. Shaji MP, the
Principal of Gov. Model School and Smt. Sujan, the Headmistrerss participated in
the function
