Project to stop sexual abuse of children by children and children by adults –
Oak Foundation.  

After a preliminary phase coordinated by Defence for Children International Costa Rica, where the objectives of the project and the methodology were formulated by a working group involving the participation of 10 DCI sections in five different world regions, a second phase will start in September 2004, under the coordination of the International Secretariat. The project aims at the prevention and reduction of sexual abuse in educational or state run institutions. Among the elements of the project, there is an innovative approach: working with victims and victimisers, helping them to change their abusive behaviour, or by giving them elements to overcome the consequences of abuse. The project will run from 2004 – 2006. 

Countries:

• Middle East : DCI sections Israel and Palestine .
• Africa: DCI sections Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
• East Europe : DCI sections Macedonia and Chec Republic .
• Latin America : DCI sections Colombia and Costa Rica .

Sample of the main elements of the project

Objective

Facilitate tools that permit the prevention, early detection and the monitoring of situations of sexual abuse by adults to children and children to children in communities and educative centers.

Sample of Activities

• Elaboration and publication to begin the care of sexual abuse by adults to children and children to children.
• Preparation workshops and training for the specialized teams in sexual abuse by adults to children and children to children in each DCI section
• Elaboration, publication and dissemination of the International code of Ethics by DCI on Sexual abuse by adults to children and children to children.
• DCI Sections participating get to know and incorporate what they do institutionally in the International Code of Ethics on Sexual abuse by adults to children and children to children.
• Solicit and compile elements from all participating sections.
• Training workshops with the communities and educative centres to use the manuals for the prevention, detection and monitoring of sexual abuse by adults to children and children to children.