New tool to teach children how to identify, respond to sexual abuse

President and project director of KQC Enterprises as well as author of The Tribe-Break the Silence Jana Bent (right) explains one of the comic panels from the book to Grade Five students of the Holy Rosary Primary School, Tashieka Davis (second left); Dante Stewart (C) and Keicia Coke (2nd right) before the start of the book launch yesterday morning at the Hope Zoo in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund Omar Sweeney (L); master of ceremonies as well as character voice for The Tribe-Break the Silence, Paula-Anne Porter Jones (back row, left) and author of the book as well as producer Rupert Bent.
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SEVERAL Government and non-government organisations have come together to help in the fight against child sexual abuse through the development of a storybook and other creative materials to teach children how to identify, respond to and report sexual abuse.
The storybook package, entitled The Tribe-Break the Silence, was conceptualized and created by KQC Enterprises and funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), under the BNTF7 (Basic Needs Trust) fund, administered by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $7.1 million.