Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from harm and abuse

The Program is aiming at protecting and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from harm and abuses (physical and emotional) that include child marriage, sexual abuse, property grabbing, child labor, child trafficking, neglect and exploitation among others. To achieve this, NACC is working with community leaders, the judiciary, internal security, immigration department, health workers, child protection workers, teachers and department of social welfare.

NACC trained para legal officers who support victimized children and vulnerable adults to get justice. NACC also create awareness on child abuse, gender based violence and child trafficking, how and where to report and what to do in preserving evidence. NACC developed complaint mechanisms in the targeted primary and secondary schools that include placing of suggestion boxes. To enhance child participation in identification of abuses, NACC engage children in drawing and sharing of happy moments and sad moments, in the process child abuse and neglect issues comes out.


We are glad to see reduction in child labor, property grabbing and child trafficking cases. Furthermore, we see communities reporting rape and defilement incidences, which was very big issue to do so previously, fearing
for the reprisal. NACC in collaboration with Child Protection Committees and community leaders rescued 539 girls from child marriages and are now back in schools.