[WiLT] Special Initiative - Safeguarding Children's Rights - apply by 9th May 2007

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Special Initiative - Safeguarding Children's Rights
Deadline: 9 May 2007

Trust for London (TfL) and City Parochial Foundation (CPF) are
announcing a new special initiative to safeguard children and to
promote children's rights. The initiative will support work in the
community addressing the problem of faith-based child abuse linked to
a belief in spirit possession. African community groups brought this
to the attention of TfL and CPF as an issue of serious concern.

Most of the initiatives following from the Victoria Climbié Inquiry
are operating at inter-agency level. There has, however, been little
significant support for work at a local community level. At the same
time, there are a number of African community and church groups
attempting to address this complex and difficult problem with limited
or no financial resources. These groups are working competently and
sensitively, most with no paid staff. This funding initiative is
designed to help to develop and sustain the work of community groups,
and work which complements and enhances this work, in order to
contribute to the safety, quality of life and well-being of children
and to promote children's rights. Proposals are invited from community
and voluntary sector organisations working with African communities to
tackle faith-based child abuse. It is expected that much of the work
funded will be preventive, designed to foster an environment in which
child abuse cannot develop. A total of £450,000 will be available over
three years and will fund four or five projects.

Important Information For Interested Applicants

There will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the
programme and to discuss any questions you may have at a special
meeting on 18 April 2007, 2:30-4:00PM, at CPF offices at 6 Middle
Street, London EC1. If you would like to attend this meeting please
contact Jaspal Babra at jbabra at cityparochial.org.uk by 14 April 2007.

Full details of this initiative are available from Trust for London, 6
Middle Street, London EC1A 7PH. Telephone 020 7606 6145.

The document can be downloaded below in pdf format Safeguarding
Children's Rights - http://www.cityparochial.org.uk/cpf/12%20What'
s%20new/safechildren.pdf

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http://www.cityparochial.org.uk/cpf/news/specialinitiativesafeguardingchildrensrights.html

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