Dimapur, Aug. 1 (EMN): The commissioner and secretary of Social Welfare department, Sarah Ritse, launched the ‘Jaano Khelo Jeeto’ (Learn Play Win), a board game created and designed by Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ), in Kohima on July 30. ARZ is an NGO based in Goa working on the issue of sexual violence.
JKJ is a game to build awareness and knowledge. The issues covered in the board game included child sexual abuse, child labour, child rights, human trafficking and migration, stated an update from Social Welfare department. To make the game interesting, JKJ has included information relating to general knowledge about India.
The board game has been introduced in different parts of India and successful in reaching out to different target groups, it added.
It stated that ARZ has been associated with conducting training and awareness on human trafficking in Nagaland in the past years in collaboration with the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) under Social welfare department.
The department hoped to reach more target groups in association with ARZ. It further stated that a virtual training of the game with ARZ would be conducted for functionaries dealing with sexual abuse under the department.