Women's groups at the forefront of the battle to protect youngsters

In June 2013, a group of female reporters from China's national media and the All-China Women's Federation established a public welfare project to prevent the sexual abuse of minors.

The project - which has the guaranteed participation of 100 female reporters from outlets including People's Daily and China Youth Daily - was established with finance provided by the China Social Assistance Federation in a bid to protect the legal rights of minors and keep them away from sexual harassment.

Between June 2013 and March last year, the reporters traveled to a large number of provinces and regions to interview victims and their families, and also conducted research into cases of child sexual abuse. Last year, they published a report of their findings during the "two sessions" - the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political and Consultative Conference.