Deadline: 15th October 2023 | Call For Project Proposals To Stop Child Abuse
Applications are being accepted for initiatives that will incite, advance, and provide remedies for ending child sexual abuse, exploitation, and violence.
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Thematic Subjects
- Child internet safety: The online environment is evolving quickly. Children have the same legal entitlements to play and attend school as they do to use the internet. Children are adept at embracing new opportunities and technologies, and they frequently give adults guidance on how to navigate the online world. Children are more likely to know when and how to ask for help if they learn how to use the internet safely early on. Adults are in charge of ensuring children’s online safety, nevertheless.
- assisting young children who are in need and locating offenders
- They can reach out to vulnerable children and track down offenders with the aid of technology and the internet. Many criminals benefit from the accessibility and anonymity the internet provides. People who want to have direct touch with minors for sexual intentions now have better access because to digitization. They are aware that children who experience abuse online suffer just as much as those who do it offline. Children who are most susceptible to abuse online are frequently also less safeguarded offline.
- interactions and settings that support children: The subject area Early measures to shield kids from being subjected to violence and sexual abuse are referred to as “child supportive environments & relationships.” Evidence-based research on risk and protective factors for childhood. A significant portion of the study focuses on one of the most crucial kid protective factors: a tight bond with a kind and encouraging adult. adults who acknowledge, respect, and act on behalf of children when they are in danger or have experienced abuse. Children will be able to grow up to be secure, independent people who can both offer and receive love as a result.
- Building resistance to sexual assault occurs in a secure and loving familial setting.
- They are aware that children are most vulnerable to victimisation in places where they spend the majority of their formative years and by people they know. They are aware of the particular vulnerability of children who grow up in homes with high rates of violence, drug use, and mental illness. Children who have completely lost all supportive adults in their lives, such as those who have fled or been ejected from their homes, those who live on the streets, and/or those who are placed in residential care, are especially vulnerable to being exploited and exposed to violence and sexual abuse. They are also aware that institutions fall short in providing for children’s fundamental requirements for security and attachment.
- Early help for families and children
- Key elements of the programmes and pertinent to the other theme areas include family-based alternatives to orphanages and early intervention for kids and families where there is a risk of violence and sexual abuse. For instance, children who are at high risk of abuse at home are also more likely to experience abuse online. For children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse to recover, having a close relationship with a secure and caring adult is also essential.
- bolster the protections for children
- Childhood actively seeks to improve safeguarding procedures in settings where kids spend time in order to lower the likelihood of abuse. They strive to make the safety net for kids stronger. In addition to friends, relatives, and professionals who work with children, this safety net also includes businesses in the travel, real estate, and technology industries as well as relatives and other responsible adults.
- Response to abuse that is child-centered: The reaction to a child who has revealed abuse may, at best, hasten recovery and build resilience or, at worst, may re-traumatize the youngster. Because of this, it’s crucial that people and the appropriate authorities that interact with the abused child act in unison and with the child’s best interests in mind. The area of thematic concentration Child-focused responses to abuse include both preventative measures and proper support, resources, and assistance when abuse has already occurred. It involves the creation of techniques to spot children who are at risk, assist children in speaking up about abuse with the least amount of trauma, and make sure the child is protected from further harm.
- Refraining from reliving pain during the judicial procedure
- They are aware that children who have experienced sexual abuse and seek aid and protection risk experiencing new trauma and becoming victims again. In communication and processes affecting children, social and legal approaches are frequently disorganised, insufficient, and/or lacking in a child-focused and rights-perspective approach.
- The risk of re-traumatization is decreased and the likelihood that the kid will have their voice heard in the legal process increases by working to improve coordination and knowledge with the relevant authorities.
- This theme also includes lowering the chances of being a perpetrator. There is a need for evidence-based interventions for people who are sexually attracted to children in order to stop sexual abuse from occurring in the first place.
eligibility requirements
- Your project should work to stop or address child abuse, neglect, sexual assault, and exploitation.
- Any of the following nations: Brazil, Cambodia, Germany, Moldova, Sweden, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, United States; your organisation is based, registered, and operational in one of these nations.
- You affirm that your company does not: advocate political or religious beliefs; engage in policy or practise discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, physical disability, or sexual orientation.
- You certify that none of the following are being supported by your application:
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- Long-term residential care for children/orphanages
- operating expenses for a seasoned programme
- Individual support
Visit the World Childhood Foundation for additional details.
