Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences)
What is POCSO ACT ?
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, is a comprehensive law enacted in India to protect children from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and child pornography.
In essence, the POCSO Act aims to create a safe and supportive environment for children by providing a robust legal framework to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation effectively.
Our Purpose
Promote open communication and a culture of trust
where children feel safe to speak up.
Prevention
By educating individuals about child sexual abuse, training can help prevent incidents from occurring in the first place
Training & Awareness
Age appropriate training & awareness of the POCSO Act to help create safer environment for children in schools, homes, and communities.
Reporting & Redressal
POCSO training equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to identify potential cases of abuse, report them appropriately, and provide support to victims.
Empowering You
Since child sexual abuse is a sensitive topic, teachers and children generally
have many questions regarding it, and often staff and children are unaware of
the legalities and their duties and responsibilities.
POSCO Act Education
By educating individuals about child sexual abuse, training can help prevent incidents from occurring in the first place
Educate Teachers on Child Rights
Enable Teachers to understand and contextualize the rights of children. Develop an understanding of their role as teachers in implementation of the Act
POCSO Support Services
Orient about different support and rehabilitation services available for victims of sexual offence under POCSO Act & Rules 2012
CSA Challenges and Solutions
Discuss about difficulties/problems encountered and skills required in solving these problems, specially in identifying CSA and detecting the warning signs of CSA
Protecting Our Students
empower staff to recognize and respond to potential abuse,
and ensure compliance with legal obligations.
Legal Mandate and Child Protection
Enhance the knowledge of the participants (both teachers and students) about salient features of POCSO Act, 2012
Empowering Staff
POCSO training is essential for equipping teachers and staff with the knowledge and skills to identify potential cases of child sexual abuse and to know what steps to take when such cases arise.
Creating a Safe Environment
By implementing POCSO training, schools can foster a culture of safety and respect, where children feel comfortable reporting any concerns or incidents of abuse
Preventing Abuse and Ensuring Compliance
POCSO training helps schools understand their responsibilities under the act, which includes implementing policies and procedures to prevent child sexual abuse and ensuring that all staff members are aware of their obligations
Promoting Positive Change
Workhops
Conducted more than 1000 training workshops
Training
Trained more than 1000 children about safety and protection strategies in association with Delhi Police( Good Touch, Bad Touch)
Consulting
Assisted more than 100 POCSO cases.
Gender Sensitization
Covered Gender sensitization for around 10000 students in various schools and colleges
Our Expert
Dr. Ms. Charu Walikhanna
Practicing in the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court with expertise in the field of Company Law, Service law, Intellectual Property Rights, Human rights and law relating to women & children.
Nominated by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as Member Core Group on Women Presiding Arbitrator in matters relating to the POWER SECTOR
Methodology
We utilize participatory methods, including presentations, lectures, group work, open discussions, and experience sharing, to foster active learning and collaborative understanding of child sexual abuse prevention and the POCSO Act
Creating a Culture of Prevention
Making child protection a collective responsibility across all sectors.
Equipping individuals to recognize, report, and prevent
abuse.
Sexual Abuse
SAFE TOUCH & UNSAFE TOUCH and in age appropriate manner
- Identification of Types of sexual offences :-
Penetrative Sexual Assault (Sec. 3) - Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault (Sec. 5) Sexual Assault (Sec. 7)
- Aggravated Sexual Assault (Sec. 9)
- Sexual Harassment (Sec. 11)
- Using child for Pornographic Purposes (Sec. 13)
Reporting
The Act provides for mandatory reporting of sexual
offences.This casts a legal duty upon a person , usually
Teacher, who has knowledge that a child has been
sexually abused to report the offence. On failing to do
so, punishment of six months’ imprisonment and/ or a
fine
Thank You
Let’s make your School or college safety and compliance. feel free to contact us.