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Bhubaneswar: Police and NGOs should join hands to prevent sexual abuse of children. Enhancing the capabilities of NGOs will facilitate the reporting of cases pertaining to crimes against children, said Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Kumar Sahoo while addressing a trainers’ programme organised by the Youth Council for Development Alternatives (YCDA) with the help of Aarambh Foundation (Mumbai) in Bhubaneswar Wednesday.
Addressing the event, Uma Subramanian of Aarambh Foundation said, “Odisha has taken a pioneering role in sensitising the community. Many civil society members have reached out to the 18,000 stakeholders for sensitising communities by conducting workshops and training programmes.”
The state has witnessed various forms of abuse of children in institutions, families, schools and communities. In recent days, child sexual abuse (CSA) has been discussed regularly in the public domain.
The government has initiated steps to address the issue but it has not been addressed properly due to lack of proper awareness and coordination among different service providers, an organiser said.
The meeting was attended by Arka Laha from the Childline Foundation, India, senior programme manager of YCDA Arun Kumar Pradhan and YCDA consultant Devikarani Sahoo.