......"PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM ABUSE"......

      Children are valuable, have worth and are unique person.


      This was the experiences of violence of the children....The violence really shocked; several were scolded in public, one was blamed for doing something of which the person was innocent;  Several were whipped with a belt, a horse whip and broom, some where asked to kneel for 30 minutes on salt or mongo beans, one was imprisoned in a pig pen, others were sent out of the house, one was hung with feet tied and head down, one was prevented from going to school, one was forced to harry at the age of 15, one was molested by an uncle. Children were very much angered and fearful by their experience .  They felt very humiliated and worthless.  One child says that the parents did not love her .  Other ask, why is this happening to me?
      Some of the victim of abuse actually left home.  Other become silent.  Others avoided those who had hurt them.  One went to an uncle for protection.
      Violence is at times inflected to discipline, and to prevent negative behavior.  But very few mentioned changes for the better.  Some was challenged to work hard to school.  But there were many harmful effects on victims, lower self-esteem, emotional scars and easy provocation to anger.  Some victim also maltreated children, repeating the cycle.  Others became rebellious.
     In trying to picture the situation of children, it has been observed.  The young now have greater freedom of expression.  Parents are starting to be aware of children's rights and gender sensitivity.  More and more, the youth are involved in community problem solving and decision making.
      What are the issues affecting children?  First, poverty that affects all aspects of their lives.  Then there is failure to protect them from abuse.  And there is the issue of providing them with opportunities to develop all their potentials.  Finally, the young are subjected to various ways of manipulations and rejection.
       We should lead to a more "humane society" of supportive families and individuals who are healthy, happy, wholesome, and responsible.  The government is  committed to cutting the cycle of violence as early as possible for the protection of the children.....