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London Charities receive £450,000 to tackle faith-based child abuse
Posted Thursday 20 September 2007
London Charities receive £450,000 to tackle faith-based child abuse
Independent charitable funders City Parochial Foundation (CPF) and Trust for London (TfL) have awarded £450,000 to four organisations addressing faith-based child abuse linked to a belief in spirit possession.
The funding, through TfL/CPF's 'Safeguarding Children's Rights' special initiative, will support work with London's African communities that develops and strengthens community-based preventive activities in this field. The initiative was established in response to concerns raised with TfL and CPF by African community groups about the need for support at a grassroots level. Funding will support work with young people, parents, social workers, policy-makers and church leaders.
Grants have been awarded to: AFRUCA, UK Congolese Safeguarding Action Group, Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service, and the Victoria Climbié Foundation, who will work closely together through the initiative.
"These organisations have a track record of addressing this complex and difficult human rights issue, often with very limited resources", says Bharat Mehta, Chief Executive of TfL and CPF. "This new initiative will sustain and develop their work in London and enable them to contribute to the safety, quality of life and well-being of children and to promote children's rights."
CPF and TfL will support funded organisations through an advisory group involving experts from relevant fields including the Metropolitan Police and child protection/children's services. An external evaluation will be commissioned to assess the impact of the funded work.
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For more information about the initiative and the grants made, please contact
Rachael Takens-Milne, Field Officer (Special Initiatives) on 020 7606 6145 or
rtakensmilne@cityparochial.org.uk
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