Published Articles
December 14, 2018
The article, published in a local newspaper, describes how two boys spoke up during the very first sexual education workshop run in the school.
It describes how two twelve year old boys living in a rural area in India were not able to focus on their studies. They attended the workshop that was conducted in their school which explained the concept of ‘Good Touch and Bad Touch’. This workshop made them understand that touching private parts is wrong —irrespective of whether it is a boy or girl—and the boys realized that they were being sexually abused
Apparently, everyday on their way home from school, the boys were being abused by 3 men. The children did not even realize that they were being abused until the workshop made them realize that. The workshop gave them the courage to reach out to the teacher and describe the horrifying experience they face every day. The parents reported this incident to the police, who in turn arrested the three adults from the neighboring “Car Wash'' facility under POCSO (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) Act, 2012.
The workshop also helped the kids understand that touching private parts is not acceptable in society and helped them reduce the shame and stigma associated with talking about such behavior.