President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday issued a call for religious leaders to “do more” in child protection, saying that they are still to fully support the national programme although they are critical partners in ensuring change.
Religious leaders have the reach needed and can easily use sermons to preach against child abuse and neglect, Jagdeo said, while emphasising that they are “natural allies” in a campaign which requires more than budgetary allocations.
The President, speaking at the official
