Campaign to protect Lebanese children from
violence
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Awareness-raising banners like this one are distributing all over Lebanon during the one-week campaign
World Vision MEERO, http://meero.worldvision.org
World Vision MEERO, http://meero.worldvision.org
On the occasion of Universal Children's Day, November 20, a week long advocacy campaign to address all forms of violence against children in Lebanon is launched
by World Vision Lebanon, in partnership with Ministry of Social Affairs and the local NGO KAFA (ENOUGH).
Over the next week, volunteers in all World Vision Lebanon ADPs will conduct a massive visibility effort through the distribution of posters, flyers, stickers, pins and T-shirts as World Vision's contribution to the national 'Protecting Children from violence: Their right-our duty' advocacy campaign.
'As part of our mandate to speak on behalf of children who are suffering violence, we have decided to play an active role in the National Advocacy Campaign on Prevention of Child Abuse to influence leaders, policy makers, governments, civil society and families in preventing violence and abuse against children,' said World Vision Lebanon National Director, Bruce Menser. 'We are convinced that every one of us has the responsibility to protect them and through this campaign we are raising awareness focused on the different settings of violence. We must all accept the paradigm shift that not longer accepts violence against children as a normal matter or to be culturally acceptable.'
The World Vision promotional materials highlight all forms of violence against children, from sexual, physical and verbal abuse at home to unexploded ordnance and exploitation on the streets. These items will be distributed from, as the Social Affairs Minister put it, 'friendly checkpoints' - promotions points throughout the country along roads and public spaces. Materials will also be sent to members of parliament, ministers, nongovernmental organizations, universities, schools, ministry development community centers and medical dispensaries.
'This is our first step to implement long-term advocacy initiatives with the aim of building public awareness about the problem of violence that affects hundreds thousands of Lebanese children', added Bruce Menser, 'It is also a powerful launch to World Vision Lebanon's advocacy program. Not only is this event is our first major event, but it is on a topic that will most likely be one we pursue on an ongoing basis.'
The national 'Protecting children from violence: their right-our duty' advocacy campaign', kicked off with a press conference at the residence of the Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad last Friday morning, to coincide with the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse November 19, and Universal Children's, Day November 20, the day the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959. The Conventions on the Rights of the Child were adopted on November 20, 1989.
Over the next week, volunteers in all World Vision Lebanon ADPs will conduct a massive visibility effort through the distribution of posters, flyers, stickers, pins and T-shirts as World Vision's contribution to the national 'Protecting Children from violence: Their right-our duty' advocacy campaign.
'As part of our mandate to speak on behalf of children who are suffering violence, we have decided to play an active role in the National Advocacy Campaign on Prevention of Child Abuse to influence leaders, policy makers, governments, civil society and families in preventing violence and abuse against children,' said World Vision Lebanon National Director, Bruce Menser. 'We are convinced that every one of us has the responsibility to protect them and through this campaign we are raising awareness focused on the different settings of violence. We must all accept the paradigm shift that not longer accepts violence against children as a normal matter or to be culturally acceptable.'
The World Vision promotional materials highlight all forms of violence against children, from sexual, physical and verbal abuse at home to unexploded ordnance and exploitation on the streets. These items will be distributed from, as the Social Affairs Minister put it, 'friendly checkpoints' - promotions points throughout the country along roads and public spaces. Materials will also be sent to members of parliament, ministers, nongovernmental organizations, universities, schools, ministry development community centers and medical dispensaries.
'This is our first step to implement long-term advocacy initiatives with the aim of building public awareness about the problem of violence that affects hundreds thousands of Lebanese children', added Bruce Menser, 'It is also a powerful launch to World Vision Lebanon's advocacy program. Not only is this event is our first major event, but it is on a topic that will most likely be one we pursue on an ongoing basis.'
The national 'Protecting children from violence: their right-our duty' advocacy campaign', kicked off with a press conference at the residence of the Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad last Friday morning, to coincide with the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse November 19, and Universal Children's, Day November 20, the day the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959. The Conventions on the Rights of the Child were adopted on November 20, 1989.
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