Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

The Sexual Abuse of Children

In this activity, you will:

 Hold a group discussion on the sexual abuse of children

Facilitator’s notes:

Prior to carrying out this activity, please read the handouts on sexual abuse that accompany this
activity. They contain a great deal of information on different aspects of child sexual abuse.
You will not read this paper to the group, but you should understand the information.

For this activity you will need:

 Flipchart and markers

 Copies of Handouts 3, 4, 5 and 6

To facilitate this activity:

1 For this activity, you will hold a group discussion about the sexual abuse of children.
Use the handouts as a guide to introducing this sensitive topic. You can use the
points from your facilitator’s notes above to help you guide the discussion.
Write these up on the flipchart as you discuss them.

2 Encourage participant questions which you should be able to answer based on your reading
of the handouts. You will also be giving participants information for their home visitor’s
handbook, so they will be equipped to deal with this sensitive topic.

Activity 4

Some topics covered in the handouts on sexual abuse as a violation of

children’s rights are:

 Steps to take to help children against sexual abuse in the community

 The forms of child sexual abuse

 How sexual abuse harms children

 The signs of child sexual abuse - physical signs

• emotional signs

 Keeping children safe - what parents can do

• what can be done to protect OVC in particular

 How to handle cases of the sexual abuse of children.

40 minutes

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 2, Module 1^133