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RESOURCE PERSONS
We are in the process of developing a resource directory in child protection. We welcome professionals who are willing to join our pool of resource persons. Please forward your qualifications and areas of capacity to the NCPA. Correspondence should only be through email. This information will be vital for awareness programmes, training programmes and consultations for projects undertaken by the NCPA and other relevant organisations.
Please use the following E Mail address to Forward your details
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Help Children in Sri Lanka Bank of Ceylon , Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Account No. 71252941
Today's Children are the leaders of tomorrow. Therefore it is our responsibility to nurture them, protect them from social evils and provide a safe and peaceful environment for them to grow up. This was the main cause for the establishment of the UN Convention on Rights of the Child. This convention paved way to numerous activities on child protection around the globe. Similarly, in Sri Lanka, The National Child Protection was created as the first governmental organization dedicated to work to secure the rights of children in Sri Lanka. News Headline NCPA intervenes in combating child sex tourism Child sex tourism is one of the worst violations of children’s rights. Investigations carried by reliable institution has revealed that pedophiles travel worldwide including Sri Lanka for child sex. A generous donation to the NCPA by an Attorney-at-Law We sincerely appreciate the generous donation made to the National Child Protection Authority Fund by Attorney-at-Law, Mr.Sharm Fernando. Children Helping Children
CHILD ABUSE DEFINITIONS
“Anything which individuals, institutions, or processes do (acts) or fail (omissions) to do which directly or indirectly harms children or damages the prospects of safe and healthy development into adulthood”The World Health Organization Report of the consultation on Child Abuse and Prevention (1999) proposed modified definitions for child abuse, which cover wider areas.
GOVERNMENT - CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS
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HISTORY OF THE NCPA
Although child abuse is often denied in the Indian subcontinent, probably one of the oldest recorded histories of child abuse is a 2,500-old Buddhist story called “Sopaka.” In the story, a jealous stepfather leaves a boy named Sopaka tied to a corpse in a cemetery to be eaten by wolves. Buddha comes to the boy’s rescue and preaches to the child, perhaps one of the earliest recorded instances of counseling.
- Advising government on national policy and measures regarding prevention and treatment of child abuse as well as protection of children.
- Creating awareness of the rights of the child to be protected from abuse.
- Consulting and co-ordinating with relevant ministries, local authorities, public and private sector
- organizations and recommending measures for the prevention of child abuse and protection of victims.
- Recommending legal, administrative and other reforms for the effective implementation of national policy.
MANDATE OF THE NCPA
The NCPA's mandate includes a broad range of authority, objectives and duties. This includes formulating policies related to child abuse and exploitation, the therapy and rehabilitation of children who are victims of such abuse, co-ordination of the many groups and agencies involved in combating abuse, including NGOs, monitoring research and resource mobilization.
UNICEF : www.unicef.org
ILO/IPEC: www.ilo.org
Save the Children : www.savethechildren.lk
Plan Sri Lanka : www.plan-lanka.lk