The meeting held on 13/05/2026 which was commenced by meeting with Mayor and Vice Mayor ASOC by discussing REWU’ responsibilities, reasons of the reflection meeting and key elements to be discussed during the meeting discussion, so as to avoid violence of children in all aspects. After the discussion we entered in the discussion that was chaired by the REWU Projects Coordinator and began with welcoming remarks and self-introductions to ensure participants knew one another before the official session started.
The Child Protection and Education coordinator from Tunga Cluster/World Vision International welcomed participants and explained the organization’s mission and responsibilities in promoting child protection and child welfare. REWU Project Coordinator then presented the responsibilities of REWU and the main purpose of the meeting discussion, emphasizing that although many people understand the harmful effects of violence against children, some remain silent or handle such cases within families, which contributes to the continuation of child abuse.
Participants, including representatives from security organs and government institutions, shared ideas on strategies to prevent violence against children from its root causes. Discussions highlighted family conflicts and parental neglect of responsibilities as major causes of violence against children.
The Police DPS emphasized that protecting children is everyone’s responsibility, whether the child belongs to them or not, and encouraged parents to return to proper parenting practices and fully fulfill their responsibilities toward their children. The Sponsorship Coordinator from Tunga Cluster/World Vision also reminded participants about the importance of preventing child labor and discouraging children from leaving home for urban areas to work instead of attending school.
The meeting concluded with remarks from the Guest of Honor, the Vice Mayor in charge of Social Affairs (ASOC), who proposed key measures to combat violence against children. These included improving reporting mechanisms, strengthening parental responsibilities and ending family violence, establishing databases for child victims and identifying violence hotspots at grassroots level, promoting awareness on positive parenting and early childhood education, sharing responsibilities among authorities, creating a collaborative platform for child protection partners, and developing awareness materials with prevention messages against violence toward children.
Conclusion
The role of each partner is key milestone to resolve children issues today and tomorrow for wellbeing our future families and Country.
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