Geraldine Chepchirchir Bess Herbert Harry Wright

Live panel: Preventing corporal punishment in schools: Cultural, legal and social perspectives;

A Talk by Geraldine Chepchirchir , Harry Wright and Bess Herbert

About this Talk

This panel discussion will focus on preventing corporal punishment in schools. Corporal punishment remains legal and prevalent in many countries across the world and we will be discussing the cultural, legal, and social perspectives as to why this is. Our panelists will talk about the negative long term impacts of corporal punishment, strategies for advocacy, and tools used to prevent it.

14 November 2023, 04:00 PM

Live Session

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

About The Speakers

Geraldine Chepchirchir

Geraldine Chepchirchir

Programme Officer, Tushinde Children's Trust

Geraldine Chepchirchir

Harry Wright

Harry Wright

Tushinde Children's Trust

Harry Wright

Bess Herbert

Bess Herbert

Advocacy Specialist, Corporal Punishment and Violence Prevention, Violent Prevention Unit, World Health Organisation

Bess Herbert