Antigua and Barbuda
Professionals make committment to work towards ending Child Abuse This commitment came following a workshop organized by the NCH Action for Children - a UK-based NGO - with technical support from the UNICEF Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The theme of the workshop was “Responding to Child Abuse in Our Communities” and it was held in Antigua. The delegates were given the opportunity in plenary to share their views on the issues of child abuse and to identify the barriers and challenges they faced in addressing the issue in small communities. Following these sessions, they gathered in groups by sector and identified some specific action points towards the response, management and reporting of child abuse. Their action points will begin the basis for the development of national Child Abuse Protocols in these countries. The workshop was facilitated by Felicia Robinson of the NCH; Pastor Timothy Robinson from St. Lucia; Heather Stewart, UNICEF’s Child Protection Specialist and Lisa McClean-Trotman, UNICEF’s Communications Specialist.
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