About
Swaraksha
Welcome to Swaraksha
“Swaraksha is an initiative towards Child Empowerment, upholding Child Rights, Safety and Protection, and against Child Sexual Abuse. Swaraksha is registered as a non-governmental organisation, operating from 2014.
Swaraksha was started off as a public movement by a group of like-minded professionals and concerned individuals, who had joined hands to create awareness and empower young minds as well as adults and general public.
Through audiovisual techniques, interactive sessions, live demos, theater, arts, workshops, street plays, mimes, dance dramas, puppets, doll and role plays, games, creative/visual/expressive arts etc, children of various age groups, teens and parents were made aware of the importance of Child Safety, Personal Space, Personal Safety, Drawing Boundaries, Self Defense techniques - both physical and verbal, cyber etiquette. They are also sensitized on safe and unsafe touches, how to be assertive, mentally agile, how to deal with situations effectively with presence of mind and stability Though the movement started off addressing the children and adolescents on personal safety, various other important, inseparable and related topics are also addressed- including Cyber Safety, Substance Abuse, Menstrual Hygiene, Mental Health, Gender Equality, Body Sensitivity and Positivity, Pocso, Child Rights, legalities, Online sexual exploitation, sexual harassment at workplace, digital parenting, teen empowerment, Types of Abuse, issues like ragging, stalking, bullying etc etc....Sessions are given age wise to kids/ adolescents and there are separate presentations for all age groups. Swaraksha has been working for schools, colleges, other educational institutions, clubs, associations, police departments, law enforcements, parent groups, special schools, student police cadets etc over the past 6 years. Empowerment has been extended to rural areas, slums, govt schools, orphanages, girls homes, rescue homes, and District Child Protection Councils...