This morning the presentation of “Mirame” took place, a story that serves as a methodological tool to talk about sexual abuse with children, adolescents and their families and communities.
With the presence of national authorities, parents and students, the new cartoon “Look at me” at the Vice Presidency of the Republic, as part of the Ñañangareko campaign and within the framework of the National Day against Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, celebrated on May 31.
It is a proposal whose main objective is to raise awareness and contribute to the prevention, detection and care of cases of sexual abuse in children and adolescents, both in the family environment and in the educational institutions themselves.
Look at me is part of the actions of the Ñañangareko campaign undertaken jointly by the Ministries of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPyBS), Children and Adolescents (MINNA), Education and Sciences (MEC), and Labor, Employment and Security Social (MTESS), with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the cooperation of the Government of India.
through drawings, Look at me describes a story that reflects hundreds of other stories and lives affected by sexual abuse, and the role of adults in prevention, reporting and restitution of rights.
The cartoon is accompanied by a methodological guide aimed at adult facilitators who will coordinate participatory processes of analysis, reflection, awareness and learning with children and adolescents from 12 to 17 years of age, their families and communities.
In the same way, it has differentiated resources for the little ones as well as for adults in charge of raising children. At the same time, it has guidelines to be applied both in face-to-face and virtual meetings.
The first edition of Look at me includes 30,000 copies that will be distributed free of charge in communities, schools, colleges and health services throughout the country.
In addition to prevention, efforts are focused on denaturalizing situations of sexual abuse, raising awareness of the need to address this issue as something real, close and very serious, which cannot continue to occur or go unpunished. Hence the importance of reporting any suspicion of sexual abuse on the 911 and 147 Help Desk lines.
