Cruelty to Children Must Stop. FULL STOP (NSPCC: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)

Member Name: vinodgm

Product:	NSPCC: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Date:	11/10/01 (317 review reads)
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I consider myself as a very liberal human being and believe that I can handle many difficult situations, events and happenings that go on in everyday society. What I cannot tolerate though is to see a child who has been beaten so badly and yet they cannot speak out for one of two reasons. Firstly out of fear that if they do they will be subject to the same punishment if they do and secondly because they are unaware of whom to contact. It makes my blood boil to see pictures of these children with black eyes, broken bones, burns and belt (or similar) marks all over their body.

The NSPCC, short for The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, addresses this issue to the fullest.

I visited the site today and remained there for over an hour since this is one thing that definitely does get my attention and I hope it gets yours too.

.You would be startled at some of the facts:

· Each week at least one child dies following abuse and neglect.
· Around 36,000 children are on child protection registers.
· 350,000 to 400,000 children live in families which are "consistently low in warmth and high in criticism"
· About one-third of girls and over one-fifth of boys (aged between 12 and 15) said they were afraid, at least sometimes, to go to school because of bullying
· 26% of recorded rape victims are children

These statistics are chilling and should be enough to open up anyone’s eyes. Every week one child dies following abuse and neglect and this is really hard to believe but it’s happening.
There are many ways in which we, as human beings, can help these suffering children and they will not take much out of you.

1) Donate – The NSPCC’s Full Stop Campaign was launched on 22nd March 1999 and is spearheaded by the HRH Duke of York. The aim is raise £250 Million and this is the largest appeal ever launched by a British Charity organization. You can donat
e directly at their website by using your credit card. The website address is mentioned at the bottom of this op. They have also set up collection tins at many shopping centers throughout Britain and presently have over 150 of them. If you see one please spare a thought for the children and drop some change into them.
2) Raising funds - You can get involved in a wide range of fundraising activities. The Help to Fundraise page gives information and advice on how you can help, or you can download our information pack on fundraising.
3) Events - We hold a wide range of sponsored events that you can take part in too. Everything from running in the London Marathon or trekking and cycling in overseas challenges, to playing in a national golf tournament.
4) Companies and Organisations - The corporate sector also plays a very important role in our campaign to end cruelty to children. Have a look at How can your company help? to find out more. And if you're a union member, you can help the NSPCC through your subs - see United for Children for details.
5) Raising Awareness - Perhaps you're interested in campaigning on behalf of the NSPCC to help raise awareness of the problem of child abuse? If so, download our information pack on campaigning to learn about the ways you could help transform the lives of children at risk of abuse and neglect.
6) Volunteering - The NSPCC has local branches throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland where volunteer fundraisers provide vital support for the NSPCC's work. Why not take a look at how you can fundraise in your area?

The above points from 2 – 6 has been listed word for word from the NSPCC’s website as I wanted everyone to get the full and exact picture on this important issue. All sections provide you with a clickable link so that you can get precise information about how you can be of help.

The main purpose of this FULL STOP campaign is to provide additional means
in which to combat this horrible attribute in human life, once and for all and these are:

·To make it easier for children to access NSPCC services.

·They will be able to help up to 100,000 children every year - 5 times more than at present.

·To be able to deal with more calls to the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline and offer the service in Welsh and all major Asian languages.

·They plan to start exciting initiatives in the education system, such as schools counselling teams. By 2002 NSPCC schools services will reach children in nine education authorities.

·They will help local neighbourhoods become Child Friendly Action Zones, in which everyone will work together to meet the needs of children.

·They will start a major study to reveal the real extent of child abuse in the UK.

·They will double the number of valuable new services such as the NSPCC Paedophile Investigation Units.

·They will develop our parenting education, including an NSPCC baby magazine and year book for parents of all babies born in the UK from 2000 onwards.

Finally this is a problem that affects the whole world. However it is important that we first stamp this out in our own backyard and then look at the situation on a more global basis. One thing that still flabbergasts me is that we supposedly live in a advanced society and in a first world country but why do we have such alarmingly high cases of child abuse and cruelty.

So everyone out there please visit, the NSPCC’s website at: www.nspcc.org and find out how you can help. I personally fully intend to offer some donation and try to engage myself in some of the activities.

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