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COVID - 19
Children against Stigma
and Discrimination

A CHILDREN’S
INITIATIVE
 Aiyoo!
Have you seen
that poster in our
neighbor’s door? Everybody
is talking about their
wrong deeds!

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dangerou
Th ey are
ooh! Aappa and Amma,
I think you are wrong!
I heard on TV and read in
newspaper that there is nothing
to worry. Coronavirus disease or
COVID-19 can infect people of
all ages irrespective of their
location, language, caste and
religion. Let’s us be kind to
others because we’re
all in this together!
 It is wrong to discriminate

Disc
rimin
ation

s.
v ir u s in fe c t A L L human being
rona
p le n e e d to re alize that the co w a rd s p e o p le on the grounds
Pe o stigma to
n y fo rm o f d is crimination and p ro fe ssion is unacce
ptable.
A a b it o r g
of race, behavio
ur, food h
e v ir u s ju s t b e cause of fearin
have th
a n y p e o p le c ould fake not to w it h th e Coronavirus”.
M h e o n e r pets.
being labelled a
s “t
e v e n s h o w g enerosity to ou
should
c a n p u t e v e ry one at risk. We s . W e a ll h a v e a responsibility
This nes
manity and kind nd misconcepti
ons
It’s all about hu mis in fo rm a ti o n a
to help correct

Who are facing discrimination due to COVID-19?

People from The frontline professionals

various communities People from other - doctors, nurses, paramedics,
are facing more countries are facing sanitary workers, etc.,
discrimination than others. discrimination are subject to stigma and
discrimination.
 Even, some are abandoning
people are getting judged by
their pets with a wrong belief
their eating habits!
that pets can spread COVID-19!

Awww..
I love my pet!
Hey! He is not
infected with
Corona! He is
r.
my stress buste
is
Nowadays, he
ate
my only play m

As WHO says, currently, there is no evidence

that pets such as dogs and cats have infected humans with Covid-19
 It’s time to help each other and strengthen our solidarity

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Speak up SPEAK UP FOR SOMEON N.
RI MI NA TIO
WHO IS FACING DISC
ke sure we
As we stay at home, let’s ma ilies,
show we still care. For our fam s and
itie
friends, colleagues, commun ght be
the millions of Indians who mi whose
but
not known to us personally .
lives are precious all the same

UR
H ELP O URS.
LE T S BO Bless
R L Y NEIGH we you
ELDE s a r e tough, y.
time unit
When ct as a comm by
a ers
need to pport our eld sks
u ta
Let’s s ith the small ore
w m
helping ecome even ning
n b un
that ca them now - r king
for ma
difficult l errands and .
ed
essentia feel connect
the m

Vanaaakkaaamm

LETS BE KIND AND

POLITE TO OTHERS.
ial
e the house for essent
When you need to leav to
and medicine, be polite
tasks like buying food
ber to greet people
people you see. Remem
t. In these times of
without making contac
dness can
uncertainty, a little kin
go a long way.
Misinformation and rumours cause stigma and discrimination

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s h ouldto all a v ey
e
I e h s
Eh! d thes ps!! OMG!en thods?
ar rou se rwar
forw my g fo

ooo,
Ayyyo ase stop!
a A m ma ple ty,
App
o f u n certain nd
s a
In time spread fear
ca n le and
rumors e responsib tion
B a
panic. e t h e inform d
su r t an
make r e i s correc e the
a
you sh ed source lik
trust ,
from a oHWF, WHO
M
N I C E F etc.
U

Share positive stories of those who have

recovered from COVID-19. Never spread
names or identity of those affected or under
quarantine or their locality on the social media.

Avoid spreading misinformation.

 the door
The stickers on
that they
does not mean
sticker states
have virus. The
are in home
that the people l
e to their trave
quarantine du ir c le.
to ry , p ro fe s s io n or social c
his e infected.
They may not b
quarantine
Also the home
ntioned
is only for a me
duration.

!
Wow vering.
co
y a re re ghter!
the t a fi
Wha Clap!
Clap

Avoid addressing those under treatment as

COVID-19 victims. Address them as
‘’people recovering from COVID-19”.
Let’s love and respect people who are working hard in
tough times. They are there to help us.

Appreciate
efforts of people
providing
essential services
and be supportive
towards them and
their families.

Thank You!

Say
“THANK YOU”
to them. They are
risking their lives
for our safety.
COVID-19 is not an excuse for being racist and xenophobic.
The virus cuts across geography, religion, race,
language, caste to infect all human beings.

UNITY IN DIVERSITY
IS OUR STRENGTH.

This is a world
pandemic so LET’S
UNITE TOGETHER
and fight it out for the
good times ahead.
 C hildren’s
th e I nit
u t i

at
o

InkLink Charitable Trust

ive
Ab

in partnership with UNICEF state office

for Tamil Nadu and Kerala developed the chi
ld
friendly booklet on COVID-19.This booklet is
in
comic format to ease fear, anxiety and guide
the children
on negative aspects of stigma and discrimina
tion of
people affected with COVID-19.
Through online orientation the artistic eleme
nts and
creative gestures were remotely created by
children under the digital guidance of InkLin
k.
The sketches and story developed were dig
itally
finalised by the young creative team of InkLin
k.