Training of teachers on safe touch and unsafe touch to keep children safe from sexual abuse

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 18, 2024

A two-day-long comprehensive training programme was organised by the Samagra Shiksha, Assam (SSA) in collaboration with UNICEF-Assam at Don Bosco Institute, Kharguli here on Saturday.

The training was organised for teachers of elementary, secondary and senior secondary schools on “Safe Touch and Unsafe Touch” within the broader context of child sexual abuse. 

The training was aimed at empowering the teachers to become Master Trainers and was attended by 287 teachers from all 33 districts of the state.

The programme was held in two phases from May 14 to 15 (1stphase) and May 16 to 17 (2nd phase) and the sessions were facilitated by experienced resource persons from Rati Foundation, Mumbai, and Independent Thought, New Delhi who are working on the issues related to child sexual abuse and child rights quite extensively and for a very long time. 

This initiative marks a significant step towards creating a safer and inclusive educational environment for children in Assam. The trained Master Trainers are now equipped  to cascade their knowledge to a larger pool of nodal teachers at district and block levels. 

The nodal teachers will, in turn, conduct informative sessions with children in their respective schools, educating them on safe touch and unsafe touch along with various aspects of child sexual abuse, its prevention, and the available redressal mechanisms.