A Collective Voice against Child Abuse- A CRY Initiative for Children to Speak Up
“Karne wala naa dara, main kehne se kyon darun".
A message can be conveyed in several ways and sometimes it
is critical to convey your message to masses in a language that is friendly and
they connect to the most. This tale of giving and receiving message is what we
narrate at CRY to make it possible for the message to exist in the first place.
What is the message??
It is about the many people who could potentially violate children and
their boundaries. Through a series of Nukkad Naataks (street plays) we aspire
to make this message come to the surface, to a plane where people at least feel
free to discuss about an issue as critical as child protection.
After a lot of street performances at several of our PAGs,
on October 28th, CRY volunteers went to a densely populated belt of
Indirapuram to perform the play, raising voice against child sexual abuse. The
performances narrated the stories of incidents between children and their
relatives, their teachers, schoolmates and strangers. All these stories, picked
from real world, were collected and canvased to an audience of men, women and
children. With child protection as the main demand, the play garnered a lot of
attention of locals. People from different age groups came to watch the play
without knowing the theme, but the undeterred focus with which they saw the
play, was a very positive sign for us- we were getting our message through.
Success of such endeavors entirely depends on the kind of
reaction they receive. People accepting the message positively and opening to
talk about it, is always a happy result. People should create a room and a happy
corner for discussion, for all the known & unknown survivors. A corner,
where everyone can be given a fair chance to heal and grow, only to become
beautiful and happy humans. All those smiles pledging to be a better person for
all the kids and an oath to pay attention to the issue of abuse around them
were indicative of the extent to which we achieved our goals. People, in a loud
unison, agreed to the presence of such threat and to the fact that this issue
needs to be addressed without hesitation.
Holding stained palette,
we draw some lines.
Painted stars yellow,
& did same to sky.
No space for clouds,
for we wanted some light.
With all the brightness,
we smile at CRY.
- Kritika
Yadav
CRY Volunteer
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