Binh Dinh ensures students are happy and safe every day they go to school.

Taking care of and protecting students is not only the responsibility of the school, but also the family and society need to participate so that children can develop comprehensively in terms of physical, intellectual and spiritual aspects. Binh Dinh province always determines that children's rights education does not stop at theory but needs to go into reality, turning knowledge into action, creative models, close to life. Through activities, students will acquire knowledge about children's rights education, have full, correct and unbiased awareness. According to Ms. Truong Thi Thuy Trang, Head of the Department of Children and Gender Equality, Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Dinh, in the role of an advisory body to the Provincial People's Committee, over the years, the work of protecting children's rights and gender equality has been considered by departments, branches, sectors, associations and localities as the responsibility of the entire political system and the whole society. [caption id="attachment_604869" align="alignnone" width="768"] Integrating and creating activities related to the content of human rightseducation and children's rights in everyday school.[/caption] The Department always urges and organizes widely in localities with the aim of mobilizing the whole society to join hands to protect children's rights, helping children live in a safe and healthy environment so that children can develop comprehensively in terms of physical, intellectual and mental health. In addition, activities to care for, ensure safety, prevent accidents and injuries, and prevent drowning for children are of special interest to all levels, sectors and localities. The Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Dinh regularly coordinates with the Provincial Youth Union and localities to organize for thousands of secondary school students self-protection skills in the online environment, skills to prevent violence and abuse against children, helping them understand the negative side of the internet, along with the risks and tricks to lure children often encountered in cyberspace. Organizing exchanges to learn about children's rights for children in special circumstances in the province; organize a model to provide and connect support for children in special circumstances for all levels, sectors, parents, and caregivers in Van Canh, Phu Cat, and An Lao districts. Binh Dinh Provincial Police also carry out propaganda and legal education activities in many areas of security and order, crime prevention; integrate propaganda of legal regulations on child protection such as preventing and combating violence and preventing and combating accidents and injuries, and sexual abuse in children. "However, many parents still do not pay due attention to guiding, teaching, and protecting their children from the negative impacts of social networks, issues of violence, exploitation, and child abuse, leading to the situation of children being sexually abused and dying from accidents and injuries in some localities. In addition, operating costs are also a barrier that limits the activities of visiting and giving gifts to children in special circumstances," said Ms. Trang. [caption id="attachment_604870" align="alignnone" width="768"] Students are developed comprehensively both mentally and physically when schools and society do a good job of educating human rights. Through collective activities, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Dinh wants to provide students with useful lessons, help them recognize and practice self-protection skills to avoid violence, exploitation, and abuse; especially sexual abuse and abuse through social networks. "Students also hope that authorities at all levels, as well as schools, will organize more propaganda sessions on sex education, drug prevention; prevention of school violence; prevention of sexual abuse in children; and strengthen management of the situation of students dropping out of school to play games," said Ms. Trang. Along with activities to educate children about skills, localities have visited and given gifts to children in special circumstances; organized recreational activities, entertainment, and health care for children; organized the Bicycle Fund for Dreams program; awarded scholarships "Loving Arms - Steps to School" ; organized 17 free swimming classes for children in special circumstances in the province.