Using the skills they learned during their recent training at Shaishav in Gujart Vijay and Ravindra held a 2 day adolescent empowerment and safety training with 15 boys from classes 4, 5 & 6 from the local government schools. They introduced the meaning of sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of children. They discussed violence that happens to children in school, home, playgrounds, buses and public places and what provisions the government has made to protect children in our country. We talked about how to set boundaries and to say “No”. They know now how to make safe decisions and to ask for help and make healthy friendships.
It was challenging for the trainers who needed to switch activities frequently to retain the interest of the boys who had huge amounts of energy! However, they did retain much of what was covered and had a very good time!
