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Excerts from: Children walking tall newsletter Nov 2004 http://www.childrenwalkingtall.com/Newsletters.htm -------------------------------- Children�s day (14th Nov) There was a special event in this month�s calendar for the children of Goa, yes Children�s day, no it wasn�t a chance for the card companies to make more profits, and it was a special day for children who had events around Goa arranged by families and also the charities based here in Goa. For our part we went with a Indian couple to visit a few families that are struggling to make ends meet. These families lived in various styles of accommodation, from the slum dwellers that only have plastic sheeting or corrugated iron over their heads to families that had stone walls, but still not enough money to give their children a basic education. The couple had already established a group of children, the idea in the future is for Children Walking Tall to help support these �volunteers� to enable the children to go to proper schools and have a chance of a good education and also a way out of the slums in the future. --------------------------------- Childline:1098 (child in distress) --------------------------------- While Robert has been in India he has been working closely with Childline so that the charity works to the highest standards of child protection in India. Childline is a organisation that has around 55 offices throughout India and their help lines allow children everyday to escape the tortures they are faced. It is a free phone number so the children themselves can ring or concerned friends or neighbours. For those of you who are coming out to Goa for a holiday it is advised to call Childline if you see a child in distress (their number is 1098), rather than taking the child yourselves as Paedophilia here in Goa especially from tourists is highly publicised in the media and people are told to report suspicious activities by foreigners. You might know that you mean well, but other people might not realise that. Childline has trained social workers manning the phones, so please call them if you see a problem. ------------------------------- Do your bit. The children need you. United, Jen ===== Jen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
