Why bother talking to children about Gender Equality? Most of us were probably raised with the ingrained notions of gender roles – how fathers have to go to office and work hard for money and mothers have to cook yummy food, how brothers play cricket and sisters play with dolls. These stereotypes and roles continue...
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but especially to Child Rights Karyakartas everywhere The steadfast didis and resolute bhaiyas are how a child knows and experiences the system and the organizations. They know they are being cared & protected by the system because the didis & bhaiyas stand with them and for them, especially when times are against them. When a...
Read moreThere’s no such thing as child pornography It’s called ‘child sexual abuse material’ Please forgive us the clickbait & welcome to edition 4 of The Coop. Hoping all is well with you & your loved ones and that you continue to hold up strong. In this edition, we review two recent reports that came out in past...
Read moreLast week saw an article published stating that “Online Child Porn traffic rise by 95% in India”. The article mentioned that it was based on a report from the India Child Protection Fund (ICPF). We couldn’t find a copy of the report anywhere on the public internet and hence decided to address the specific issues...
Read moreAn Exponential Rise in Numbers The National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the USA released some figures for the reports of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that they received in 2019. The highest number of uploads of suspected CSAM was from India as per geographical indicators related to the content. The...
Read moreThis is an update to our donation drive to “Help Families of Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Survive the Lockdown.” We wholeheartedly thank all donors for their compassion, contribution, support & solidarity. Their actions have enabled us to extend our support & services to some of the most vulnerable children & families in the city...
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