Skip to content Skip to cookie consent
Skip to content

Tools and guides

Understanding accusations of child witchcraft – Activity

A tool to discuss this sensitive issue and its harmful impact on child development

2017 Available in English

This activity has three aims:

  • To introduce the topic of the abuse of children and the part played by accusations of witchcraft made against children (Part 1)
  • To identify some supposed signs which lead to accusations of witchcraft against children (Part 2)
  • To gain a better understanding of normal child development, and the effects of trauma on development, and to see that the supposed signs which lead to accusations of witchcraft are in fact part of normal child development, particularly if the child has suffered from abuse or trauma (Part 3)

Similarly Tagged Content

Share this resource

If you found this resource useful, please share it with others so they can benefit too.

Get our email updates

Be the first to hear about our latest learning and resources

Sign up now - Get our email updates

Cookie preferences

Your privacy and peace of mind are important to us. We are committed to keeping your data safe. We only collect data from people for specific purposes and once that purpose has finished, we won’t hold on to the data.

For further information, including a full list of individual cookies, please see our privacy policy.

  • These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

  • These cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of our site. All information these cookies collect is anonymous.

  • These allow for a more personalised experience. For example, they can remember the region you are in, as well as your accessibility settings.

  • These cookies help us to make our adverts personalised to you and allow us to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.