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Childhoodisbeingstolenawayfromourchildren,whoareclearlyvulnerabletothe messagesandinfluenceofpowerfulcorporateinterests.Childrenhavearighttotheir childhood,andtodenythemthisrightisdetrimentalnotonlytotheirgeneralhealth andwellbeing,butalsothehealthandwellbeingofourwholesociety. ArchbishopFreier Julie Gale, the founder of Kids Free 2B Kids, lamented the pornification of our culture and that the average age of exposure to porn is now 11 years. This was affectingthewayboysandgirlsnowrelatetoeachotherduringtheirchildhood. ProfessorBeder,whoiscoauthorofThisLittleKiddyWenttoMarket:theCorporate Capture of Childhood, says, Many children are becoming unhappy and depressed, andtheunhappinessthencreatesanopportunityforthepharmaceuticalcompanies
CHILDPROSTITUTION:
Indiaisbecomingalargescalehubforchildprostitution.Presently,thereare over1.5millioninvolvedinthetrade.UNICEFestimatesthatover1.8million childrenenterthefleshtradeeachyearworldwide!InMumbai,a9yearold childcanbeboughtforR60,000/orUS$2000atauctions!. "Childprostitutionistheultimatedenialoftherightsofthechild." (DrJonERhode,UNICEFrepresentativeinIndia)
CHILDLABOUR:
CHILDABUSE:
53%ofchildreninIndiafacesomeformofchildsexualabuse!In India,onecaseofchildabuseisreportedevery10seconds.Over80percentof childabusersareknowntothechild.ChildAbusegivestatisticsandrevealshow theybecomewaryadultsandhavedysfunctionalrelationshipsbecauseofsuch scars.TheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)statesthatoneinfourgirlsand oneinsevenboysaresexuallyabused.Abusecanbepsychologicalabuse,neglect,physicalabuseandsexualabuse.
AccordingtoCRY(ChildRightsandYou)
8,945childrengomissinginIndiaeveryyear 500,000childrenareestimatedtobeforcedintothesextradeeveryyear Approximately2millionchildcommercialsexworkersarebetweentheagesof5and15years Approximately3.3millionchildcommercialsexworkersarebetween15and18years Childrenform40%ofthetotalpopulationofcommercialsexworkers 80%ofthesechildrenarefoundinthefivemetrosDelhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,ChennaiandBangalore
71%ofthemareilliterate. TheTimeofIndia(Nov.1,2012)recentlyreportedthefollowing:68%mothers,whowerehousewives, agreedtospankingtheirchildren."Thefactthatinmosthouseholds,thefatherswereworkingfulltime andtheirabsencefromhomeleftmotherstotaketheresponsibilityofdiscipliningthechildrenand thus,spankingthemtogaincontrol,saidSwatiPopatVats,DirectorofPodarJumboKids.
Make A Difference
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APROJECTisaschoolprogramandnotanindividualstudententry.Thewholeschool/oraparticularclasswillhave tobeinvolved.SinceitwouldbeduringtheDiwaliholidays,afewideasarethrownopenforstudentstoembrace ECOLOGICALVALUES.MostIndianfestivalsarenoisyandenvironmentallyfilthy! VOICEAGAINSTNOISE:NoiselevelsduringthisyearsGanpatiimmersionwerehigherthanlastyear,according tothereadingstakenbytheMaharashtraPollutionControlBoard(MPCB),theauthorityformonitoringnoise pollution.Itrecordedthereadingsat25placesandatmostoftheplaces,thenoiselevelshaverisen.Adopt thesloganVOICEAGAINSTNOISEandcreateasaferenvironment. HEALTHISWEALTH:Respecttheelderlyintheneighbourhood.EducatestudentsontheneedforQUIETNIGHTS! Exposuretonighttimenoisealsoinducessecondaryeffects,whicharemeasuredthedayfollowingthenight timeexposure,whiletheindividualisawake.Thesecondaryeffectsincludereducedperceivedsleepquality; increasedfatigue;depressedmoodorwellbeing;anddecreasedperformance.Diwalirelatedburnsandacci dentsareeverontheincreaseamongchildren. PROTESTAGAINSTCHILDLABOURINCRACKERINDUSTRIES:Childlabourisacursetosocietyandacrimetohu manity.StatisticsofChildrenrevealthatover40,000youngchildrenworkinforcedlabourandunderhazard ousconditionstomanufacturecrackersforDiwaliinSiwakasi,Tamilnadualone! INVESTINLIGHTINGUPALIFE:Crackersburnupmoney!Challengeyourstudentstoinvesttheirmoneyinlight ingupayoungLife.Sacrificeyourmoneyforcrackersandbuytextbooks,schoolstationary,gamesarticles, foodstuff,clothesandblanketsetcforthelessfortunate. SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR BIRDS and ANIMALS: Get your school environment clubs to enlighten the school (throughschoolassemblies,noticeboards,debates,etc)onthehazardsofburst ingcrackersforbirds,animalsandevenyourownpetsathome.Dogsandcats cowerinfearasbirdsspendasleeplessnightontheirperches,withsomeeven falling victim to the rockets and airborne firecrackers. Animal welfare activists whohavebeencrusadingagainstcrueltytoanimalsfearthatthisyeartoo,fire workswouldleavemanystrayandpetanimalsandbirdsdeadormutilated. SendusaProjectReportofwhatyourschoolhasdoneandthedifferencethatyourstudentscreatedinpromoting anEcofriendlyDiwalicelebration.Thereportshouldalsoincludephotos,commentsfromstudents,parents, schoolneighbourhood.DiamondTrophieswillbeawardedtothebesttenschools! Godblessyouall. AVECTEAM
TEACHERS 4 CHILDHOOD
3.TheRightsofthechildaremadeknownandexplainedclearlytoall childreninmyclassroom. 4.Itakecarenevertoabusethechildinpublicthroughmyharshwordsand actions. 5.ChildreninmycareunderstandthatIcanbetrustedandwilldothemno harm.IamawareoftheboundariesIhavetokeep. 6.Idonotdiscriminateanychildonaccountofhis/herCaste,Creed,Sexor EconomicStatus. 7.Ieducatemychildreninmyclassontheneedtobecarefulwithstrangers 8.IunderstandthedangersandharmthatCorporalPunishmentscould causethechildreninmyclass.
9.Irecognizetheneedforcreativityandfunintheeducativejourneyofthe child. 10.IinterveneinthelifeofthechildwhenInoticeanyformofabusehas beeninflictedonthemeitherathomeoratschool. 11.Ienablethechildrentodefendtheirownrightswhenevertheyhave beenviolatedupon. 12.IeducateChildrenonthedangersofInternetandsocialnetworking sitesaspotentialareasforcyberabuse. 13.Ipromotehealthyrelationshipsbetweenallthechildrenofmyclass. 14.Thechildreninmyclassfindmeafriendlyandcaringpersoninwhom
AVEC:
Mrs.KiaScherrpresentedDiamondValue:EducationtoBecomingTrophiesand certificatestovariousschools.DirectorofAVEC,Fr.GlenfordLoweappreciatedthe work put in by his AVEC Team in making this years School Value Coordinators Forum2012agrandsuccess. AVECCorrespondent
OurLadyOfNazarethBhyandar,STDIXValueEducationOrientationTwoSessionsfor385Students,17Oct12
AVEC COMPETITION
DIAMOND VALUES: Teachers Lesson Plans
DonBoscoSpiritualAdventuresLonavala2628Oct,12
Lastdate:December27,2012
Prepareafull40minutelessonplan(bothstudents andTeachersmanual)onanyofthe12DIAMOND VALUESofyourchoiceforanyclassfromStdIStdX. PleasegothroughtheStructureandtheSummaryof the12DiamondValuesasproposedbyAVEC.
AVEC COMPETITION
ECOLOGICAL VALUES A SCHOOL PROJECT
Promoting an Eco-Friendly Diwali
SendusaProjectReportofwhatyourschoolhasdone andthedifferencethatyourstudentscreatedinpro motinganEcofriendlyDiwalicelebration.Thereport shouldalsoincludephotos,commentsfromstudents, parents,schoolneighbourhood.DiamondTrophieswill beawardedtothebesttenschools! Forclarifications,pleasecalltheAVECoffice ReportstoreachtheAVECOfficebefore27/11/2012
Diamond Values: Education to Becoming Personal Values Poem Competition: My TeacherMy Value Guru
SCHOOL Seniors St.AnnesHighSchool,Fort DonBoscoSeniorSecondary,Nerul CampionSchool,Fort Inters DivineChildHighSchool,Andheri CampionSchool,Fort St.AndrewsHighSchool,Bandra Juniors St.JohntheBaptist,Marol St.AnnesGirlsHighSchool,Dabul St.AnnesHighSchool,Fort CampionSchool,Fort Name SaloniGopaniXB SmritiSarmaX RavishankarSarkarIX RithviShettyVIIID ShaayalChatterjeeVIII CarltonRodriguesVIIIB KetanKandoriVID MitaliGohelVIB PrernaThandaniIVB AaryanChopraV Place First Second Third First Second Third First Second Third Third
CertificatesofMeritwillbeawardedtoalltheWinnersoftheDiamondValuesCompetition
AVEC E-Letter Values for the Yatra is an initiative to provide Animation Resources for Teachers involved in Value Education in the ABE schools/ Jr. Colleges .Values for the Yatra will be published every month and is for Private Circulation. Your valuable suggestions are most welcome to assist us in making Values for the Yatra a useful tool of animation and bonding among the teachers and students of the ABE schools in Mumbai. CONTACT: Fr. Glenford Lowe, SDB / Rochwyn Fernandes / Sr. Vera / Veronica Dlima AVECDon Bosco Youth Services, Matunga 400019 , MUMBAI Ph: 24154477 e-mail: avecmatunga@gmail.com Blog: avecmumabidbys.blogspot.com Facebook: avec mumbai