
Operation Bobbi Bear exists to rescue and uphold the rights of sexually abused children, minimize their risk of HIV infection and bring them towards wholeness.
BOBBI BEAR ACHIEVES THIS BY:
Collaborating with, and assisting the criminal justice system to ensure the rights and safety of the child victim of sexual abuse
Assessing the HIV/AIDS risk of child victims of sexual abuse at point-of-rescue, to intervene and to counsel appropriately
Applying therapeutic methods with the use of the Bobbi Bear ®, to obtain forensic evidence to assist the criminal justice process, within the best interests of the child
Empowering and training local communities to collaborate with the criminal justice system, to ensure the rights and safety of child (Preventative Measures)
Empowering and training Child Safety Officers locally, as prototypes for national expansion, and possible inclusion into the criminal justice system
Equipping and mobilising churches, religious and other communities to be trained in HIV/AIDS, Pre- and Post-Test Counselling and Positive Living / Wellness Management Programmes, in order to offer spiritual and emotional support to child victim of sexual abuse
To increase awareness within local communities, with the aid of Bobbi Bear® as symbol against sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS