    in which a child might be subjected to one or more forms of violence, including the street, family, judicial institutions, conflict areas or workplaces. The second area deals with three important issues of violence against children with regards to the form and type of violence against children, namely abandoned children, FGM and sexual abuse. The third area is the mass media which is a vital partner in the building and support of establishing a comprehensive system for the protection of children against all forms of violence. The plan has considered all kinds of gender issues in this respect. Reference has already been made to Family and Child Protection Unit offices that render services to women and children victims of violence and sexual abuse. The Unit has activated a free phone line (9696) to receive all reports inside Khartoum state. Networks for the protection of children have been established in collaboration with UNICEF and NGOs working in IDP camps in Khartoum state. Membership of such networks include women, children and young people and more than 230 of this membership have received training on issues of child protection. These networks oversee issues of child protection and advise on appropriate interventions such as attachment of children to schools/vocational centers whenever appropriate. This activity served more then 15000 children. This activity has produced a work group comprising the NCW, UNICEF, 5 NGOs and 5 government agencies to take care of child protection issues in IDP camps. 219 officials and NGO cadres and 80 teachers have been trained on child protection and family reunion efforts. A study on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors on the conceptions and practices of child protection in the states of Khartoum, Kassala and S Darfur has shown that some perceptions such as physical punishment is important to discipline children. This calls for intensification of awareness campaigns to seek to change knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of families and stockholders. 29