16th and 17th November, 2024
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Celebrating 15 Years of Collective Action Towards Ed-Equity
Child Safety and your Role in it
Join an insightful panel discussion that delves into the multifaceted topic of child safety. Explore how schools can serve as protective environments, gain insights into child mental health, and deepen your understanding of child sexual abuse laws. Learn practical steps that individuals can take to safeguard children, and leave with a comprehensive view of the layers of child safety and what every person can contribute.
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Understand the importance of creating safe spaces for children within educational environments | Learn about child mental health and its role in ensuring safety and well-being. | Gain clarity on laws surrounding child sexual abuse and the responsibilities of educators and individuals. | Discover actionable steps that ordinary people can take to protect children in their communities. | Feel empowered with the knowledge and tools to advocate for and implement child safety measures in daily life.
Venue: Idea Room
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Chaithali Sheth
Chaithali Sheth is the director of Aangan Trust. Aangan works with children living in the harsh jail-like conditions of state-run children’s institutions, engaging in dangerous work or risky activities or facing social exclusion in urban slums. Through creating a safe and supportive space, Aangan helps children cope effectively with difficult circumstances, access healthcare, education or meaningful livelihood. Protection is at the core of all their programs. Chaithali has been in this role for more than 11 years, bringing invaluable insights to the topic of child safety.
Mathangi PN
Mathangi is the Co-Founder of Safe Schools. An educator for over a decade with experience in state-level advocacy and reform, Mathangi identifies as a teacher, teacher trainer and curriculum designer, but most of all as a mother. She is in the pursuit to ensure that all children have access to safe spaces during their developmental years. Her areas of focus are child behaviours, well-being and development.
Pragya Tank
At Magic Bus India Foundation, Pragya Tank's work as a Senior Manager revolves around pioneering innovative curriculum strategies that cater to the holistic development of children in government schools and low income private schools in 24 states & UTs. Steering the Wellness program at Vidya Bhawan Society previously, she cultivated a multifaceted approach to student and staff well-being, encompassing both physical and mental health dimensions.