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CHILD ABUSE

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Child abuse Children are the gift from God to every parent dreaming of having a child. They have the right to be loved and treated well. But there are those who are suffering from abuse in the extreme sense of the world. It is also difficult to imagine that any person would purposely cause harm on any child. Child abuse is one of the major problem faced by many children around the world and it takes the attention of all the nations. Children can be abused by different people like strangeness, members of their family, teachers and other children at school or in the community.  Regardless who are the abusers, causes and effects are all same like any other abuse. Child abuse is categorised into four types: 1. Physical abuse 2. Psychological abuse 3. Sexual abuse 4. Neglect   Causes of child abuse   There are several causes of child abuse. First cause is poverty. It happens when the family doesn’t have the resources to provide the need of their family members spe...

Gender awareness and equality

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Gender awareness,    equality  and pronouns Gender awareness raising aims at increasing general sensitivity, understanding and the knowledge about gender equality. Awareness raising is a process which helps to facilitate the exchange of ideas, improve mutual understanding and develop skills which are necessary for social changes. Gender awareness raising means providing reliable and accessible information to built a better understanding of gender equality as a core value of democratic societies. Gender neutral or gender inclusive pronouns are unspecific to one gender. Using gender neutral pronouns doesn’t label or associate the person being discussed with a specific gender. This is specially important for people who does not identify with their assigned gender at birth. Physical sex does not determine gender. In other words, genitals does not mean same gender. Rather than assume someone’s pronouns based on their perceived gender or appearance , it’s hard to ask what their...