At Mech-PROTECT we believe that the children are our future and for that reason we areproud supporters of Operation Bobbi Bear. (www.bobbibear.org.za)
The History of Bobbi Bear:
The founder of Operation Bobbi Bear, Jackie Branfield, first took action against sexual crimes in 1992. One day, in a moment of frustration, she demanded to see the reporting docket of an alleged statement made by a four year old girl. The police officer handling the case replied that actually the child did not make the statement, since she was too traumatized to speak and did not know the right words to say, and that the officer, in frustration had written the statement himself, which was “I was raped”. - a statement completely insufficient for a court of law. It was clear to Jackie at that moment, that how an abused child and a police officer talk to each other, can determine the extent to which justice is done.The problem was largely one of communication. Furthermore, if these barriers were to be overcome, this was often at the expense of the child’s wellbeing. Jackie’s challenge was to ensure accurate information was exchanged and clear legal evidence noted without in any way compromising on the care and support for the victim.________________________________________From: bobbibear@lantic.net [mailto:bobbibear@lantic.net] Sent: 16 December 2009 10:30To: Rodger PayneSubject: Re: Mech-PROTECT TeamImportance: High
Dear Rodger & team
On behalf of the children we assist, who may never be in a position to personally thank you, we do. Thank you for the absolute generous and continued support throughout this year. Thank you for believing in us and the work we do - you guys will never know just how much your generosity is appreciated - we wish you all a fantastic fun filled festive season and pray that God will keep each and every one of you and your loved ones safe over this festive time. Thank you for the monthly contributions and for just always being there for us.
All our love
Eureka & the team________________________________________From: bobbibear@lantic.net [mailto:bobbibear@lantic.net] Sent: 16 December 2009 10:26To: Rodger PayneSubject: Re: For the Bobbi Bear StaffImportance: High
Dear Rodger
Wow what a beautiful generous gesture, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this donation. I was very emotional when I received your email, purely because no-one really ever thinks about our staff over this festive season. All our team are working and on call out 24/7 during December/January as we have now reached our "peak season" on rape and abuse on children, as sick as that sounds, it's the reality. Very few of our ladies including myself will spend Christmas day with our families. You can only imagine how blessed we all feel that people like you remembered us and thought about us...THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for this kindness.
May you and your family have a truly wonderful Christmas and may God richly bless you all for thinking of others
Warm regards
Eureka & the entire Team
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