Organisations like the Barbados Council for the Disabled, UNICEF, the Landship and the Salvation Army banded together in variously coloured T-shirts to bring awareness of child abuse to the public.

Bearing placards with slogans Stamp Out Violence; End Abuse and Words Hurt, children and adults alike, took their message to end all forms of child abuse to the streets.

Led by the Royal Barbados Police Force Band, Minister of Social Transformation Hamilton Lashley, chairman of the CCB David "Joey" Harper, director of the CCB Joan Crawford, and other officials marched from the CCB's headquarters in Cheapside to
Heroes' Square.

In an interview, while waiting on Broad Street as the Police Band performed Rally 'Round The West Indies, Harper told the SUNDAY SUN: "One of the aims of the march is to identify the problem of child abuse. It also shows how many people recognise this problem.

"We recognise that no one person has the solution to this problem. We want Government, church and other people to stop talking and come up with solutions."

Lashley said the march was fantastic.

"It demonstrates the concerns of Barbadians relative to the many instances of child abuse.

"The Child Care Board is taking an active and pro-active approach. We're asking all Barbadians to come on board to make Barbados child-abuse free," urged Lashley.