RESEARCH

Research is an important component of Sahil programme. Sahil is dedicated to promote a greater understanding on the issue of CSA and its implications on the survivors. Sahil conducts and publishes a number of researches each year on the various dynamics of CSA. Following is the list of  Sahil published  research studies:

Conversation with mothers on Child Sexual Abuse

The purpose of this research was to find out the level of understanding of the issue amongst the mothers in the community and to create awareness amongst the mothers regarding prevention and intervention of CSA.

Drug Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse in Street Children

This research was based on two and a half months of study. A total of 180 street children were interviewed with age ranging from 6 to 18 years. This research was conducted in the Federal Capital, Rawalpindi, and Lahore by Sahil. The other provincial capitals Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta were covered with the cooperation of three NGOs Azad foundation ,Pakistan Pediatrics Association (PPA), SPARC.

The other side of childhood: Male Child Prostitution at a bus stand in Pakistan

This research was a pilot effort for Sahil to pioneer into the volatile and critical areas of CSA, helping to bring the reality of these invisible children to the world. Pir Vadai bus stand (Rawalpindi) was the area chosen for this research. The sample of the study was restricted to 15 interviews of male child sex workers, 7 local clinics, 8 policemen, 70 community members (shopkeepers, residents, religious leaders, bus drivers, cobblers etc.), 2 pimps and 5 clients. The research was conducted 4 years earlier, but for ensuring confidentiality and security of the respondents, it has been published in 2004.

Teachers’ knowledge attitude and practices regarding child sexual abuse

This research was based on data collected from primary school teachers from all over the country. This research work was in addendum to Sahil’s teachers’ training program on the book Meri Hifazat (a story cum coloring book).

The research was conducted at national level in all the provinces of the country. The schools included for data collection were from public, private and NGO sector. A total of 619 teachers were interviewed for this research.

Cruel Numbers

Cruel Numbers is a compilation of child sexual abuse cases reported in the 56 national newspapers, which Sahil monitors; on daily basis these newspapers include four English, four Sindhi and nineteen Urdu dailies.

Commercial Sexual Exploitation study in Pindora community, Rawalpindi

The objective of the pilot project "An anthropological glance at Commercial sexual exploitation of children and Child Sexual Abuse among a gypsy community of Pindora" was to study the changes in the socialization process and their involvement in Commercial Sexual Exploitation of children and the high risk of CSA.

 

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