SESSION FIVE: EXPLOITATION, ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Objectives:  

Identify critical issues, best practices and limitations to organized efforts to prevent and protect children from exploitation, abuse and neglect.   

Readings:

•    Pinheiro, P. (2006) World Report on Violence Against Children. Geneva: United Nations
•    Pinheiro, P. (2006) Report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children.
•    Hashim, I. (2008) Children on the Move: Protection Issues for Migrant Children
•    Meyer, C. (2005) In Need of Protection: Addressing Sexual Assault against Women and Girls Associated with the Collection of Firewood in Refugee Camps in Sub Sahara Africa. Unpublished manuscript
•    Stark, L., Roberts, L., Acham, A., Boothby, B., and A. Ager. (2007) Measuring Violence against Women amidst War and Displacement in Northern Uganda Using the ‘Neighborhood Method’. Draft

Blog Question (in partnership):  What are the two to three main underlying causes of sexual exploitation of girls in conflict settings?  Examine this question from human rights and cultural perspectives.

Class Exercise:  Neighborhood Methods Exercise