NSS wing of Islamia College and Science and Commerce Srinagar in collaboration with Khyber Public School Repora Chadoora organised an awareness programme cum workshop on prevention of child abuse on Saturday.
“The purpose of the event was to arm children with knowledgewhich can save them from various kinds of abuse that includes sexual abuse aswell” said Prof Rehana Bhat head NSS wing of Islamia College of Science &Technology Srinagar
Interacting with children in the age group of 4 to 12, ProfRehana gave a detailed presentation on body safety and body boundaries.”95 percent of child sexual abuse can be prevented through properknowledge and awareness among children between the age group of 4 to 12years,” she said.
Prof Irfana Shafi thanked Shahnawaz Sultan chairperson,Khyber Public School, his staff and NSS volunteers for taking a lead inorganizing the workshop inside a school campus. Islamia College plans to holdmore such workshops in Srinagar and Budgam in the upcoming months.