Webinar

Empowering Children for Personal Safety

Informative panel discussion introducing resources from ISPCAN Country Partner ARPAN for practitioners, educators, caregivers and children on preventing Child Sexual Abuse

resized Journal Club (1400 × 800 px) (1)

Focus of this Training:

This webinar is helpful to adults for whom child safety matters—those who work directly or indirectly with children—in short, each one of us! You will learn about the Personal Safety Education (PSE) programme, its utilization and its impact on keeping children safe. You will also have a glimpse into how PSE can be digitalized and transacted through the digital interface, retaining its core concepts and essence of impacting children's lives.

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ARPAN/ISPCAN Webinar Recording "Empowering Children for Personal Safety"

Webinar Date:

March 16, 2023

Region:

Asia, Global

Topics:

Child Personal Safety

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ISPCAN/ARPAN Webinar Presentation Slides

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ARPAN Personal Safety Courses

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Learning Objectives:

Highlight a free online course designed for different stages of development for children to learn how to identify safe and unsafe situations; and how to seek help from a trusted adult when faced with an unsafe situation.

Adolescence is a time of rapid development in the body and mind. Resources will be provided that help adolescents find answers to the questions they are unable to ask otherwise and provide support to initiate and respond to sensitive topics so that they can begin to have healthy conversations with those around them.

Provide resources that equip professionals and caregivers with the knowledge and vocabulary needed to understand the issue of Child Sexual Abuse, while simultaneously giving them necessary information pertaining to legal interventions, Personal Safety Education, handling disclosures, the impact of abuse and the subsequent healing process in a concise and comprehensive manner.

Authored By:

Pooja Taparia is Founder and Chief Executive of Arpan

ARPAN is a globally-recognized, award-winning NGO working towards the elimination of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in India. Based in Mumbai, Arpan is India’s largest NGO providing CSA Prevention and Intervention services for both children and adults. As a critical stakeholder for state and non-state actors, Arpan is a leading voice in the space of CSA and uses advocacy and research to push for policy and systemic change at the local, state and national levels. Since 2007, Arpan has impacted over 2 million children and adults. Pooja is also on the board of Sol’s ARC, which addresses the challenges experienced by struggling learners across their lifespans and works towards improving their life outcomes. ARPAN is also an active member of our ISPCAN Country Partner Program.

Dr. Neha Sharma is a PhD in Development Communication and Extension at ARPAN

Dr. Sharma has over 10 yrs. of experience in the development sector. She has been part of various health and gender-based research studies. She is a life skills trainer and former associate Prof in Delhi University. She has been working with Arpan since last 4 years, where she is actively facilitates trainings and also contributes in developing content.

Contributing Partners:

ARPAN

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