Plan International's child protection policy is a statement of intent that demonstrates a commitment to safeguard children from harm and makes clear to all in the organisation and who come into contact with Plan International what is required in relation to the protection of children, and that child abuse in any form is unacceptable to Plan.
Library
Welcome to the Keeping Children Safe resource library. This library contains documents and publications collated by Keeping Children Safe on issues of child safeguarding.
Everychild, 2012
Everychild's child protection policy is concerned with the specific incidents of maltreatment against a child who is in contact with an Everychild representative. Everychild recognises the International Standards for Child Protection which provide a benchmark for agencies and organisations working with children. The manadatory policy is approved and endorse by the Board of Trustees and clarifies Everychild's position on child protection. It applied to all Everychild representatives. Everychild office have adopted this policy statement and set out local procedures to ensure these are relevant to their work and cultural context, whilst continuing to follow the International Standards.
CAFOD, 2011
CAFOD's Safeguarding Children Policy (SCP), in line with the Caritas International child protection framework, outlines the commitment to create a safe environment for children and young people and, inline with their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. The policy applies to all staff, all volunteers and all those engaged, commissioned or contracted to work with or for CAFOD in any capacity.
Terre des hommes, 2011
This document intends to explain what a child protection system is and for what reasons Tdh seeks to 'think system' and work to the enhancement of child protection systems (section1). It then describes Tdh's model of action on enhancement of CPS, and introduces the main actions to be taken in this perspective, depending on various contexts (section 2). A methodological framework and practical information will illustatre the concrete ways of intervening in this field (section 3). A description of the actions which compose the base matrix to apply for CPS strengthening could be found in the appendix.
Terre des hommes, 2011
Building on the inter-agency report launched in 2009: What are we learning aboutprotecting children in the community? This research focuses on community practices in child protection in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Nicaragua. It was conducted between October 2010 and January 2012.
Keeping Children Safe, 2011
Keeping Children Safe: Standards for child protection outlines the basic standards required for an organisation working in child protection. All Keeping Children Safe members strive to implement the 11 standards. The standards offer practical guidance to agencies on what they need to put in place to meet their responsibilities to protect children. The standards are based on organisation's own experience of working in the field of relief and development and draw upon the principles outlined in international and regional child rights instruments and commitments.
These standards are Tool 1 of The Keeping Children Safe: A Toolkit for Child Protection. There are a further four tools which provide practical guidance, support materials and an easily digestible DVD to understand and implement the standards. Further information on how to purchase or download the full toolkit is avaliable here: http://www.keepingchildrensafe.org.uk/toolkit
Alastair Hilton, 2008
This report presents research about the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys and young men in Cambodia. A team and capacity-building model was developed and research carried out in three provinces, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Battambang, from April to June 2007, using primarily qualitative techniques, including semi-structured interviews and focus groups. In total, 40 boys and young men had the opportunity to share their views and experiences. In addition, the research team met with more than 100 staff from a range of NGOs and service providers, including social workers, counsellors, carers, managers, team leaders, directors and lawyers. Prior to this study, there had not been any other specific research focusing on the sexual abuse of boys in Cambodia.
This research project was carried out by the team on behalf of Social Services of Cambodia (SSC) for HAGAR and funded by World Vision Canada and World Vision Cambodia
Government of India, 2007
India is home to almost 19 percent of the world's children. More than one third of the country's population, around 440 million, is below 18 years. The Government of India is focusing on child issues and created a new Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD). The aim of the study was to develop a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of child abuse,
with a view to facilitate the formulation of appropriate policies and programmes meant to effectively curb and control the problem of child abuse in India. This study commissioned by the MWCD is the largest of its kind undertaken anywhere in the world. It covered 13 states with a sample size of 12447 children, 2324 young adults and 2449 stakeholders. It looked at different forms of child abuse: Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Emotional Abuse and Girl Child Neglect in five different evidence groups, namely, children in a family environment, children in school, children at work, children on the street and children in institutions.
The report was prepared by Dr Loveleen Kacker, Srinivas Varadan and Pravesh Kumar with support from UNICEF, Save the Children and Prayas.
Plan West Africa, 2008
The document presents a brief overview of the various forms of sexual and abuse in and around schools, and recommends priority actions for children, families, aid agencies, and governments to help rid Africa of a major impediment to children’s rights to protection, education and non-discrimination as set out in Convention of the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
HAP International , 2010
Published on 7 December 2010, 'Change starts with us, talk to us!' is a report about beneficiary perceptions on the effectiveness of measures taken by humanitarian agencies to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian aid workers. The study is based on consultations with beneficiaries and was conducted by three independent researchers between July and October 2010 in Haiti, Kenya and Thailand.