"Modern Heroes" child rights comic

8/12/2019 "Modern Heroes" child rights comic

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THE INCONCEIVABLY TRUE STORYOF HOW WE DECIDED OUR CHILDRENS HOMES SHOULD RUN

TRUE STORY

WE ARE THE

THIS ISYOUR COPYOF THE RULES FOR YOUR HOMEYOUR COPYYOUR OWN CHILD-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN NAMIBIA

broughtto you by:

and the modernheroes atthe NamibiaChildrens Home

Government of theRepublic of Namibia

Ministry of Gender Equalityand Child Welfare


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*Why didn he heroes wrie number 3? They skip rules abou how homes have o workwih he governmen. You can ask o see hose rules oo, in he ull rule book or your home.

**You can ind all he inished rules in one place on page 14.


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*Read page 17 o ind ou how Kevin learned ab ou crysal balls.


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se are he kids who helped wrie hisic, posing like he picure on he cover. o hem are playing he hero heyed: Can you ell whos who? Find oue abou hem on he nex pages!

PLANET 51by Frans Marti, 14Frans also wroe he original sory orChie Ovagangan.

CATALYAby Charlotte Stelzel, 16Charlote also wroe mos o he wordsbeween Caalya and R icky.

THE BOOM BANG BOYSby Melani Julie, 14 (left) and Denice De Wee, 21 (right)Heres how heir village used a crysal ball o send hem o he island: Denice wroe he sory,and Melani drew he picures. (Charlote also helped draw he second page.)

MAKING THE MODERN HEROES


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OUBOET and LEEby Tangeni Kalaputze, 13 (left),Paulus Ouboet Owosed, 13 (centre)and Lee Rinounongo, 10 (right)

res how Lee used o rob banks, and how Ouboe soppedm. A 4:16 p.m. Lee has a figh wih his older broher, whoaves o become king o a new counry.

(The older broher didn come o he island in his comic book.)All hree boys wroe he sory, and Tangeni drew he picures.

EXTRA HELP WITH THESTORYby Laurika Van Wyk, 20,and Nathan Vyklicky, 33Laurika helped wih he sory rom he sar.

Nahan is a Senior Communicaions Officer a Pac, aninernaional non-profi. The Unied Saes Agency orInernaional Developmen gave Pac money rom heAmerican people, o help he Minisry o Gender Equaliyand Child Welare make hese sandards or Namibiasresidenial childcare aciliies. Nahan organised heweekend workshops where he kids creaed he heroesand wroe he sory, and he did he final ar and design.

Thanks also o all o Nahans amily, colleagues andriends who helped especially Sean Oslin, Helvi I engeand Chris Loureno (bu any bad pars are his own).

RAGINby Rachel Wilbard, 13(left) andGina Martin, 11 (right)

Ragins name is a combinaion o her creaors names: Rachel drew andGina helped wrie. Their quick black-and-whie drawing inspired page 6.

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ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WILL HELP IF YOU NEED BETTER CARE

Ongoing ServicesShelter / Place of safety

Counselling services and psychosocial supportCase tracking and case management

Legal support and adviceChild witness support and court preparation

Namibias National Protection Referral Network

SHELTER

All sexual offences are referred directly

to the Police/WACPU for medicalexamination and police intervention.

At entry point, only crisisadvice/debriefing and emergency

transportation (i.e. no in-depthcounselling or interrogation)

Child Helpline (116)School counsellorCommunity counsellorSocial workerShelter caretakerYouth leaderReligious leader

EntryPointChild Helpline (116)CommunityCommunity support

groupsCounsellorCommunity facilitatorSchool principalSchool counsellorSports coachTeacherCaregiverFamilyCommunity memberHospital / ClinicImmigration officialLabour inspectorYouth officerSocial workerTraditional Authority/ traditi onal lead er

Religious leaderPolice

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SocialServices

Civil Registration

Birth and deathregistration (MHAI)

Grants (MGECW)Aftercare

Community supportRehabilitationReconstructionAfter-trial services(alternative care etc.)

CounsellingServicesLifeLine/ChildLinePhillipi Trust NamibiaPrivate practitionersChurch leaders

PEACE Centre(trauma counselling)

LegalServices

Prosecutor

ConsultationsLeading evidencePresiding Ofcer(Judge / Magistrate)

JudgementSentencing

SupportServices

Police / WACPU

Criminal investigation

DoctorMedical examinationTreatmentEmergency drugsSocial Worker

CaseworkAlternative careDiversionChild witness supportCourt preparation

saff a your childrens home are jus some o he people who are ready o help i you re in rouble. a he lef o his char and ollow he arrows o see everyone who can be o n your side,u alk o anyone in he green box called Entry Point and ell hem you are no geting he care you need.

The Minisry o Gender Equaliy and Child Welare made hischar wih suppor rom he Unied Naions Childrens Fund.

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HOW CAN I GET HELP?If people at your home arent following a rule the way they should,you can...

REPORT ITat a house meeting

TALK ABOUT ITwith your youth panel (if you have one)

CALLthese phone numbers for help:the emergency number of your home, any time of day or night

other important emergency numbers

Police 10111

Child Helpline 116 (no code, oll-ree)

Ministry of Gender Equality andChild Welfare

061.283.3111

LifeLine/ChildLine 061.232.221

Woman And Child Protection Units (WACPUs) in most parts of NamibiaEenhana 065.264.200

Gobabis 062.566.100

Katima Mulilo 066.253.060 / 081.269.8775

Keetmanshoop 063.221.826 / 081.255.4504

Lderitz 063.221.826 / 081.245.8660

Mariental 063.240.574

Opuwo 065.273.483

Oshakati 065.223.6056

Otjiwarongo 067.300.600Outapi 065.251.199

Rehoboth 062.523.223

Rundu 066.255.209

Tsumeb 067.223.5053

Walvis Bay 064.219.068

Windhoek 061.209.5226 / 081.129.3997

Remember, you can always ask your house parens how he saff o your home is making he rules in his comic work.And you can always ask your social worker o explain hem and make sure your home akes care o you he way i should.

MINISTRY OF GENDER EQUALITY AND CHILD WELFAREDirecorae o Child Welare Services June 2014

Juvenis Building, Independence Avenue, Privae Bag 13359, Windhoek, Namibia061 283 3111 d li @ hild

staff at your home should write the number in pen here

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