A total of 886 children have participated this year in storytelling activities in Calvià in the subject of prevention of child sexual abuse.
Calvià 29th November 2016
A TOTAL OF 886 CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR IN STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES IN CALVIÀ IN THE SUBJECT OF PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Thanks to a collaboration agreement between the Town Hall and RANA Foundation
A total of 886 boys and girls aged between 6 and 11 of the primary education centres of Calvià have participated this year 2016 in 40 storytelling sessions in the primary education schools of the municipality in the subject of prevention of child sexual abuse. In addition, there have also been two talks aimed at parents of the municipality.
In the same framework, a total of 40 people - including staff of the municipal 'Escoletes' (nurseries), Social Services and Youth of the Town Hall - have received training in the '¡Actúa!' (Act!) workshop. The workshop was mainly aimed at teaching staff and social, educational and health professionals. Various issues were discussed in the session such as the current reality of child sexual abuse, the consequences of sexual abuse, indicators of abuse, and age-appropriate sexual behaviours.
All these activities have been carried out thanks to a collaboration agreement signed last March in the municipality between Calvià Town Hall and RANA Foundation for which the council provides 3,850 euros to develop the programme "Crida ben fort!".
The RANA Foundation (Aid to Abused Children Network) is a non-profit association of the Balearic Islands which social function is to prevent child sexual abuse and maltreatment through awareness-raising and education activities. The RANA Foundation works to create a better future, where the children's rights are respected and where children are protected from any situation that may lead to maltreatment or abuse.
The RANA Foundation has the "Crida ben fort!" project that contributes to raising children's awareness and that they can identify themselves in different maltreatment or abuse situations and learn to react. The creation of this project arised from the story "¡Estela, grita muy fuerte! (Estela, yell very loud!), where the authoress, Isabel Olid, offers the boys and girls a tool to teach them to be respected.