Children at Risk Flashcards
According to Tearfund, what is a child?
A person aged between 0 months and 17 years and 11 months old i.e. under 18 years of age.
In 2014, Tearfund ran the No Child Taken campaign to prevent children from suffering from trafficking, disease, and disaster. How many children were expected to be helped?
50,000.
In which countries is Tearfund carrying out anti-trafficking work?
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Honduras, India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, & Thailand.
What is human trafficking?
Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, and transfer of people by bribery, coercion, deception, force, threat, or violence in order to exploit the person.
What is the fastest-growing criminal activity in the world?
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal activity in the world.
How much does it cost to rehabilitate a trafficked child?
£7,000.
How much does it cost Tearfund to prevent a child from being trafficked?
£26.
What is exploitation?
Exploitation includes forced labour or services, slavery, or prostitution.
What are the types of abuse that children are at risk of suffering?
Emotional (psychological) abuse, neglect, physical abuse, & sexual abuse.
How many children are estimated to be trafficked every year?
1.2 million.
Is abuse an act of (usually deliberate) commission?
Yes.
Is neglect an act of omission?
Yes.
What is Noy’s story of child exploitation?
Noy’s parents could only afford to keep her at school until she finished primary school.
Noy, from Laos, found a job in a cookie-making factory outside Bangkok, Thailand.
She worked 16-hour days.
Noy left the factory after 12 months and returned home. Most other girls fall prey to people traffickers, Noy escaped this life.
Noy did a two-week intensive tailoring course with World Concern, a Tearfund partner.
She now earns up to US$20 per week which is more than enough to look after her and her family.
World Concern also runs awareness-raising meetings to teach young people about the dangers of trafficking.
How many children had Tearfund saved from disaster, disease, and trafficking by April 2016?
100,000 children.
What is Roopa’s story of child prostitution?
Roopa was only 5 or 6 years old she was when she was abducted from her parents by an uncle.
She was sold to a woman in Mumbai, who kept her until she was 9.
She was then sold into prostitution. Three years later she was rescued in a police raid and taken to a Government home.
The home was filled to three times its capacity, there was an extreme shortage of beds and washing facilities, and the staff were overwhelmed.
Happily, she has received help from Tearfund’s partner, Oasis, who runs a safe house. This house serves to rehabilitate girls like Roopa.
They get support over three years, during which time they are helped to become more and more independent.
Roopa is now a trainee hairdresser in a trendy salon.
