http://www.woman.ch/children/1-register.asp WWSF
Women’s World Summit Foundation is happy to share with you that
625
organizations from 115 countries joined the international coalition marking
the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse last year, organizing activities and
events on 19 November or supporting the Day in general.
WWSF
invites you to join the 2006 global campaign (or renew your membership) and to
encourage your partners to do the same.
If you wish to
join the
2006 coalition to mark the World Day and take part in the
next year
Prize for prevention of child abuse (formerly Betty Makoni Prize),
please return the attached registration form duly filled in by
1 June 2006
(registration form also available on our Website -
http://www.woman.ch/children/1-register.asp.
Your organization’s name will then be printed on the global poster 2006 and
published on the Internet, and. you will receive our new campaign materials in
due course.
In Geneva, the 2005 World Day was commemorated
at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by a
Conference-Debate “Progress in preventing child abuse – annual review
IV”, and for the second year by a
Prize ceremony awarding innovative
prevention activities. The WWSF Executive Director presented the four
laureate organizations selected for their innovative prevention activities in
2005 (The International Child Abuse Network – Yes ICAN, USA (US$ 3000) •
Asociación Afecto contra el maltrato infantil, Colombia (US$ 1000) • Muhammadan
Women Welfare Society, Pakistan and Youth Net and Counselling YONECO, Malawi
(US$ 500 each)) and personnally awarded Mrs. Sue Meier, Executive Director and
Founder of the International Child Abuse Network – Yes ICAN winning the first
Prize.
For more information:
Geneva report:
www.woman.ch/children/1-coalitionimpact.asp#geneva
<http://www.woman.ch/children/1-coalitionimpact.asp#geneva>
Laureate organizations :
http://www.woman.ch/children/2-laureates.asp <http://www.woman.ch/children/2-laureates.asp>
We sincerely hope to count you among the
members of the 2006 campaign and celebrate with you the power of NGO
partnership.
Sincerely.
--
Laure Maitrejean
Children’s Section
Co-ordinator
WWSF Women's World Summit Foundation
Secretariat :
11 Avenue de la Paix, Ch-1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 (0) 22
738.66.19 / Fax +41 (0) 22 738.82.48
Email: wdpca@wwsf.ch