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Creating Safe Places that Empower Women and Girls

Ensure that your youth project keeps women and girls safe

PROJECT GROW SAFEGUARDING
May 31, 2022

Introduction As women, educators and youth workers, protecting – safeguarding – children – in our [...]

WHAT IS SAFEGUARDING AND CHILD PROTECTION?
May 31, 2022

When we, as youth organisations, started our work on safeguarding, many of us felt that [...]

SAFEGUARDING ISN’T A FOREIGN CONCEPT
May 31, 2022

Sometimes we feel we are doing things well, our projects benefit the women and girls [...]

SAFEGUARDING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PROTECT YOUTH WORKERS
May 31, 2022

Youth workers working with children and young people often feel overwhelmed already. There is so [...]

DEFINING SAFEGUARDING AND UNDERSTANDING ABUSE
May 31, 2022

It’s essential that youth workers and youth organisations can recognise the signs and symptoms of [...]

SIGNS OF ABUSE – WHAT YOUTH WORKERS NEED TO KNOW
May 31, 2022

As youth workers working with young women and girls over a period of time, we [...]

WHO NEEDS TO BE SAFEGUARDED?
May 31, 2022

As women from different African countries and cultural backgrounds, one of the challenges we had [...]

WHEN IS IT OK TO PHYSICALLY PUNISH A CHILD?
May 31, 2022

In our discussions on abuse, we realised that each of us had different ideas of [...]

DEVELOPING YOUR OWN SAFEGUARDING POLICY
May 31, 2022

It’s important to have your policy clearly written down so that everyone knows what is [...]

WHO IS MOST AT RISK IN OUR AFRICAN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS?
May 31, 2022

Sometimes when we think of where women and girls are at risk, we focus on [...]

WHERE ARE WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK?
May 31, 2022

Sometimes in our approach to safeguarding, we think our only responsibility is to protect young [...]

MAPPING RISK IN YOUR ORGANISATION
May 31, 2022

An essential element of your own Safeguarding policy is to understand what risks those you [...]

NEXT STEPS: BUILDING YOUR OWN POLICY
May 31, 2022

After you complete the steps in the previous section, you will have achieved a lot. [...]

SAFEGUARDING, EXTERNAL REPORTING AND SUPPORT FROM AUTHORITIES
May 31, 2022

One of the greatest safeguarding challenges we faced was what to do when a child [...]

PREVENTION: SAFEGUARDING, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
May 31, 2022

Safeguarding isn’t just about the staff or volunteers who directly work with women, girls or [...]

PREVENTION: MAKING SURE YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
May 31, 2022

When we take on a new staff member or volunteer, we must have a clear [...]

PREVENTION: STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AWARE OF SAFEGUARDING
May 31, 2022

In developing our safeguarding policies and procedures, we saw other aspects of working with our [...]

PREVENTION: YOUTH ORGANISATIONS THAT ALLOW YOUTH WORKERS TO SPEAK UP
May 31, 2022

We can all remember times when we have been concerned about something but have been [...]

PREVENTION: AWARENESS THAT POWER CAN LEAD TO ABUSE
May 31, 2022

We must be aware that positions of responsibility and power can lead staff and volunteers [...]

PREVENTION: CODE OF CONDUCT
May 31, 2022

A code of conduct for your youth club’s staff and volunteers – your youth workers [...]

REPORTING SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS
May 31, 2022

If abuse occurs against a child or vulnerable woman, or there is a risk identified, [...]

FILING SAFEGUARDING REPORTS IN AFRICAN CONTEXTS
May 31, 2022

Reports about abuse or suspected abuse are delicate: they implicate suspected or actual abusers, identify [...]

YOUR BOARD’S ROLE SAFEGUARDING
May 31, 2022

In our African youth organisations, our board may be our management (if everyone involved is [...]

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING
May 31, 2022

This guide is not safeguarding training but offers an introduction to safeguarding in our African [...]

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SAFEGUARDING POLICY AND A SAFEGUARDING CULTURE?
May 31, 2022

We all know of people who like policies. They like beautiful, pristine documents locked in [...]

WHAT IS YOUR SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITY AS YOUTH WORKERS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
May 31, 2022

Anna was walking home from the women’s centre where she went to find a safe [...]

UNDERSTANDING WHERE OUR SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES END
May 31, 2022

Charity leads the youth programmes at her church. Because of her role in doing this, [...]

HELPING YOUNG AFRICANS TO MANAGE THEIR DIGITAL WORLDS
May 31, 2022

Awino’s best friend, Fatima, explained to her that her phone service provider offered free internet [...]

NEXT STEPS
May 31, 2022

Our insights have hopefully convinced you that you need to:  Prioritise safeguarding  Develop (or upgrade) [...]

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