{"id":2764,"date":"2021-04-19T21:01:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2021-04-19T21:01:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:01:44","slug":"child-safeguarding-policies-must-be-part-of-the-culture-and-everyday-practice-of-all-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/child-safeguarding-policies-must-be-part-of-the-culture-and-everyday-practice-of-all-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Child safeguarding policies must be part of the culture and everyday practice of all workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PRESS\nRELEASE &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19\/04\/2021\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child safeguarding policies must be part of the culture and\neveryday practice of all workers.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Children Fiji reiterates the need for child safeguarding to be strictly enforced in light of recent reports of alleged abuse at a welfare home for children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Children Fiji\u2019s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shairana Ali said that it\u2019s important especially for institutions that act as children\u2019s custodians to ensure that they have relevant safeguards in place to ensure that their workers do not pose any risk to children nor do they have any opportunity to cause harm to children in their care.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSC Fiji takes child safeguarding seriously and\nrequires that all organizations that work directly with children in Fiji are\ntrained to prevent child abuse and that reporting systems are in place so that\nchildren are safe and not subjected to any form of abuse. Those in authority\nhave a duty of care to children and it is very concerning to see that powers\nare being abused without any consideration of children\u2019s rights.\u201d<\/em> said Ali<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Safeguarding refers to the set of\npolicies, procedures and practices used to ensure that an organisation is a\nchild safe organisation. It aims to ensure that anyone who represents the organization never\nabuses the position of trust that comes with being a part of an organization\nthat has both development and humanitarian response programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Safeguarding Policies includes Code of conduct and Whistle\nblowing, practices of screening and monitoring while having procedures of\nreporting &amp; responding and recruitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 19 on the Convention on the Rights of the\nChild, which Fiji signed in 1993 states that children must be protected from\nabuse, neglect and exploitation therefore as a signatory of the Convention,\nduty bearers must ensure that children\u2019s safety and protection is paramount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Children Fiji provides child safeguard\ntraining to sectors of society upon request. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Children Fiji (SC Fiji) is a leading child\nrights Non-Governmental Organization working to improve the lives of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-Ends-<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE &nbsp; 19\/04\/2021 *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Child safeguarding policies must be part of the culture and everyday practice of all workers. Save the Children Fiji reiterates the need for child safeguarding to be strictly enforced in light of recent reports of alleged abuse at a welfare home for children. 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