We Must Stop Child Abuse And Help The NSPCC

Hello and thank you for taking an interest in my Blog! My name is Scarlett and I am advocating the NSPCC for my GCSE. I hope to change your opinion if you have never wanted to donate to the NSPCC.

What Is The NSPCC? And Why Was It Formed?

The NSPCC is a society of people who work to stop child abuse in Britain. The late 19th century was a time of great hardship for many children. The Reverend George Staite summed up the inhumanity of the era in a letter to the Liverpool Mercury in 1881: “whilst we have a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, can we not do something to prevent cruelty to children?” Social attitudes made a very clear distinction between the public and private lives of Victorians, and even social reformers such as Lord Shaftesbury warned Staite against trying to protect children through legal means. He said:  “The evils you state are enormous and indisputable, but they are of so private, internal and domestic a nature as to be beyond the reach of legislation.” However, times were changing. On 8 July 1884, The London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was established. Lord Shaftesbury was appointed as president and the Reverend Benjamin Waugh and Reverend Edward Rudolf as joint honorary secretaries. After witnessing the levels of deprivation and child cruelty in Greenwich, London where he lived, Waugh's urgent priority was to draw public and government attention to the plight of children. By 1889 the London Society had 32 branches throughout England, Wales and Scotland. Each branch raised funds to support an inspector, who investigated reports of child abuse and neglect. At the 1889 annual general meeting the Society changed its name to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Queen Victoria became Patron and Waugh was appointed as director. The first Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act was passed in 1889. This was largely the result of five years' vigorous lobbying by Waugh and his supporters. The NSPCC continues to uphold and develop the campaigning tradition established by its founder, acting as an independent voice for children and young people. Since its establishment in London in the 1880s, the NSPCC has helped more than 10 million children in the UK.

Four Reasons Why You Should Help!

• These are innocent children being abused!
• The children can’t help themselves so somebody should!
• Just £2 a month will enable more people to pick up the phone to an abused child!
• Imagine if it was somebody you know, how would you feel?

PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS!

1. Do you now feel more informed about the NSPCC?
2. Would you now donate to the NSPCC?
3. Would you now ask your family and/or friends to donate to the NSPCC?
4. Would you now donate regularly to the NSPCC?

For more information, go to this link! www.nspcc.org.uk

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the space below with your first name and where you live! (If not UK)