Over 60,000 children in India die accidental deaths every year and many more are injured and disabled every year. Over 53% of the children in India face some form of sexual abuse while growing up. There’s a need to proactively educate and equip children with safety skills so they can be safe and protect themselves in their immediate environment. To address this, Sahas foundation a non-profit organ
ization has launched a safety program for children ages 2-7. As part of the program, we’ve authored a children’s book called “Safety Club” that educates children on safety skills. The book is child friendly with intuitive illustrations and covers topics that include safety at home, on the road, safety when the kids are on their own and finally makes the children aware of their responsibility to keep the planet safe. The book also contains important numbers to remember and activities at the end that can help them internalize safety concepts. As part of the safety program, we will provide the school with the “Safety club” book for all the students and a handout for the teachers on facilitating discussion about the concepts in the book and a power point presentation that can be reviewed with children to engage the children while discussing the safety concepts. We recommend that 1 school period of 45 minutes to an hour be dedicated to reviewing the concepts in the book every school year. The Safety Club Book and workshop materials for teachers are available for sale at a nominal cost through the foundation. For every book that is bought by schools or individuals, Sahas Foundation donates one book to children who cannot afford the books. we want every child to be empowered with safety skills so they can always be safe at home, on the road and on their own. We are also looking for individual donors, corporate sponsors and government funding to empower every child across the country with safety skills
