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1. Siem Reap, Cambodia
3. Think about a child or children whom you love or really care for. What are your feelings towards this child/these children? Write some words about these feelings.
5. • Putting in place our respect for the dignity of children • Part of our empowerment of the poorest, vulnerable and marginalised
6. • What is protection? What are some other words or phrases to define protection? • How do you protect participants in projects which your organisation implements?
7. When we talk of child protection what are we protecting children from? What are some ways in which the development and dignity of children may be “abused” or violated?
8. • Abuse – sexual, physical, verbal, emotional • Trafficking • Domestic violence • Exploitation especially for labour or armed conflict activity; through begging, theft • Neglect – of health and hygiene, of education, through lack of adequate and nutritional food • Lack of attention to developmental needs such as social and emotional needs • Social abuse – caused by unjust social situations
9. • No human being should have their dignity or freedom compromised. • Poverty, hunger oppression and injustice make it impossible to live a life commensurate with dignity. • All CA staff are expected to uphold the dignity of those we serve
10. • The care of children as the most vulnerable people in any society has always been at the heart of Caritas work (Caritas Internationalis). • CA recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and duty of care. • Any form of sexual or gender based violence or abuse constitutes a violation of the fundamental values of Caritas Internationalis
11. • CST is a framework for the work of Caritas Australia (CA) • CST offers a guide to social justice and development by basing any activities on a set of principles • These are not simply religious principles, although they are based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and on the teachings of a number of significant leaders of the Catholic Church • CST principles offer a framework for successful development work
12. • Respect for human dignity, equality for all, quality of life, respect for human life • Human dignity includes life with adequate food, water, shelter, clothing, health care etc Human dignity includes life without discrimination, persecution, torture
13. • Preferential option for the poor: special concern for the least advantaged in society for the most vulnerable, poorest and most marginalised;the poor should have options and choices like the rest of society • Principle of the common good; the good of each person is intimately related to the good of the whole community;the promotion of communal peace and harmony • Participation: participation is a right; all persons have a right to participate in the economic, social, political and cultural life of a society
14. Under the principles of CST and for CA, child protection is an essential part of our work. In addition: Australian Aid policy states: “we are committed to ensuring child safety in all aspects of our aid delivery. Every individual or organisation that works with children under the Australian aid program has an obligation to protect children from exploitation and abuse. It is our responsibility, shared with our partners, to create and maintain protective environments for children”
15. • Australian Aid (AA) staff • all contractor and civil society organisations funded by Australian Aid, including: • individual contractors • partners or organisations subcontracted by AA-funded contractors or civil society organisations (Caritas Partners and their local partners) • personnel of AA -funded contractors and civil society organisations (Caritas Australia) • Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program participants and partners • multilateral organisations and bilateral donor partners funded by Australian Aid.
16. • Child protection policy • Child-safe recruitment and screening processes • Child protection training for staff and volunteers • Child protection code of conduct • The organisation’s child protection policy includes a documented reporting procedure for child exploitation and abuse allegations
17. • We have obligations under the law and under our Australian Aid funding agreement, but we also have obligations as citizens and people of faith • In June 2010, I was walking through a slum in Cambodia with some local youth, my colleagues and staff of a local NGO. • We saw this child. How do we protect children?
19. CA does not work on general development in this place. The area is very populated – maybe 2000 families. The CA local partner is essentially concerned with the empowerment of youth living in extreme poverty; children are not directly part of the program. If not directly related to your work, how would your organisation respond? How would you personally respond in a similar situation?
20. • Is a complete violation of most society’s standards and of a child’s rights • Often has lasting effects on the person’s whole life • Sexual abuse can happen in many situations – schools, isolated country spots, homes • Child sexual abusers come from many different “walks of life”; may be people in positions of trust, power or influence. They may be female or male, relatives, family friends, other children
21. • Most widely accepted of all the UN conventions. • Consists of 54 articles guided by four fundamental principles: 1. Non-discrimination 2. Best interests of child 3. Survival, protection, development 4. Participation
22. • There are various ways in which NGOs can promote child protection • Minimum: have policies and procedures in place and codes of conduct for all staff and volunteers and train staff and volunteers • More developed: Advocacy program on CP • Developed: Programs specifically for parents (e.g. “good parenting”) and children ( e.g. children’s rights, child participation), programs that identify adults whom children can trust.
23. Siem Reap, Cambodia