A Programe to reduce this issue

There was a programme called SLK which has established by the government to reduce this issue. Save Lanka Kids (SLK) was started in 1997 as an advocacy arm of CCS to stand up for the rights of children and youth, in the CCS location as well as nationally. Over the years SLK has become a very active, hands-on, radical, passionate arm of CCS, making a life-changing impact on many young people.  SLK continues to work in the area of education of children’s rights, sexual child abuse, child labour and child exploitation. SLK has developed a number of mass media campaigns using press, TV, radio and other media to convey messages of prevention and protection of children. Educational curricula to empower children to be safe from potential risks have been published and used in training of teachers, volunteers, parents and peers. Among some of these produced in 2006 was a book for children on the tsunami and a DVD for youth on HIV/AIDS. SLK falls into two categories Youth & Community mobilization 1. The Youth Empowerment Programme 2. HIV/AIDS and the School Programme 3. Disaster Risk Reduction Education 1. “Heavena” residential care for abused and homeless women and children 2. Morning Star School providing non-formal education for unschooled beach and street children. 3. The Tiny Stars Montessori (TSM) provides children with an educational foundation bringing them to a level in order for them to enter mainstream education 4. After-school tuition programme helping children stay in public school.