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Child Protection
Child Protection
This eCourse will primarily focus on how to develop and implement child protection policies and procedures at the program level. There is much more to child protection beyond this content, but this is a starting point for programs serving children and vulnerable adults. For more learning about broader child protection systems, view this recording of … Read more
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Healthy Guidelines for Sponsorship Programs
Healthy Guidelines for Sponsorship Programs
Sponsorship programs have the potential for great good and great harm. Over the last decade, organizations and donors have been thinking critically about how these programs operate. This booklet provides guidelines for healthy sponsorship programs, a few questions for consideration in each area, and additional resources including the Guidelines for Healthy Sponsorship Toolkit, Audit, and … Read more
10 Key Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families During a Global Pandemic
10 Key Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families During a Global Pandemic
A webinar in the series “Loving, Living, and Serving Well in the Era of Coronavirus” featuring Dr. Delia Pop, exploring 10 Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families during a Global Pandemic.
Protecting and Honoring Vulnerable Children in Media
Protecting and Honoring Vulnerable Children in Media
How do we respect the dignity and identity of vulnerable children in sharing their stories and images? This presentation will center around principles for practice and key questions for consideration when sharing stories and images of vulnerable children through media, advocacy, or promotion. Presenters: Esther Havens, Humanitarian Photographer Esther Havens is a humanitarian photographer capturing … Read more
Child Protection Principles & policies
Child Protection Principles & policies
This Thought Leadership from Collaborate resource is a summarization of the Virtual Collaborate discussions from the Child Protection Principles & Policies DISCUSS session in July 2020. As leaders of programs caring for vulnerable children and families, protecting children and vulnerable adults needs to be at the center of all we do. The goal is to … Read more
Representaciones Sabias y Respetuosa de los Ninos en los Medios de Comunicacion
Representaciones Sabias y Respetuosa de los Ninos en los Medios de Comunicacion
Ya sea un niño o un adulto, la imagen física de una persona le representa. Estas representaciones son parte de quienes son. Entonces, las fotos, grabaciones e historias de cualquier persona deberían ser creadas y compartidas de formas que respetan sus deseos y afirman su dignidad como seres hechos a la imagen de Dios. Cuando … Read more
10 Principios Claves Para Proteger a Ninos y Familias Vulnerables Durante Una Pandemia Global
10 Principios Claves Para Proteger a Ninos y Familias Vulnerables Durante Una Pandemia Global
Más impactos del COVID-19 incluyen riesgos intensificados de abuso infantil, negligencia, violencia, explotación, estrés psicológico, e impactos negativos en el desarrollo, a través de la pérdida o separación de los tutores principales, pérdida de conexión a mecanismos de protección y servicios, acceso limitado al apoyo comunitario, alteración del sustento y de conexiones familiares, miedo y … Read more
Wise and Honoring Representations of Children in Media
Wise and Honoring Representations of Children in Media
Whether child or adult, a person’s physical image and story represent them. These representations are part of who they are. So photos, films, and stories of any person should be created and shared only in ways that respect their wishes and affirm their dignity as beings made in the image of God. When it comes … Read more
Vulnerable Children in a Digital Age Companion Primer
Vulnerable Children in a Digital Age Companion Primer
Everyday technology use is a pervasive phenomenon with potential for both great good and tremendous harm. Perhaps the most susceptible to these risks are those most vulnerable in general: children who have experienced early childhood adversity, especially those separated from parental care. This booklet provides a brief window into the topic of vulnerable children in … Read more
10 Key Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families During a Global Pandemic
10 Key Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families During a Global Pandemic
A booklet highlighting key principles for protecting and serving vulnerable children and families during a global pandemic. Knowing that the most vulnerable and deprived, including children without parental care and especially those in institutions, are most significantly impacted by crisis, this resource identifies key ways for organizations serving children and families to respond in the … Read more
Confidentiality: : Protecting the Privacy and Dignity of Children and Families in Global Child Welfare
Confidentiality: : Protecting the Privacy and Dignity of Children and Families in Global Child Welfare
As organizations committed to serving at-risk children and families, we want to be their biggest advocates and most ardent protectors during times of vulnerability. Unfortunately, if we are not cautious and wise, we can inadvertently become a source of exploitation and concern in the ways we share their information. Being strategic in how we approach … Read more
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Key Evidence-Based Strategies to Protect Vulnerable Children from Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Key Evidence-Based Strategies to Protect Vulnerable Children from Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
The first protection we owe to children is to guard them from violence. The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has identified a combination of actions essential to this protection of the young. The CDC had developed these actions into a package of complementary interventions, known as THRIVES, to guide countries as they choose a … Read more
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