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Picture: Children Change Colombia  Through her work on the programme to prevent gender-based violence and sexual exploitation by Children Change Colombia, Jessica Alfaro supports more than 300 children in Cartagena, Colombia. Her commitment to child participation and to strengthening organisational safeguarding systems has had a significant impact on the wellbeing of children in her community. 

Photo shared by Es Hoy / Ruralia We are pleased to welcome Es Hoy and Ruralia to our global Members Network. Es Hoy is a movement of business leaders working to address Peru’s most pressing challenges by mobilising resources to support civil society and government initiatives. Within Es Hoy, Ruralia is an initiative that works

Image: CIBS We are pleased to welcome Cultura Inglesa Bilingual School (CIBS) to our global Members Network.  CIBS is part of Cultura Inglesa, a non-profit institution dedicated to providing educational and cultural services and events that promote cultural exchange between Brazil and Great Britain.  CIBS is focused on providing outstanding education in an environment where

The online Forum ‘Safeguarding in Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa’ brought together a diverse community committed to advancing safeguarding in higher education across the continent.  Thanks to the active engagement of everyone involved, this event was rich with thoughtful questions and reflections, shared expertise and practical examples were brought to the table, to bring

Image: LekhanKala At KCS, we are happy to welcome LekhanKala to our Members Network.   The Team at LekhanKala, an education non-profit based in Nepal, works to empower students, educators and parents through writing, journalism, media literacy and other creative practices.  By joining the KCS Members Network, they are strengthening their commitment to making safeguarding a

Keeping Children Safe is pleased to announce a new free online forum on 29 – 30 September 2026.  This two-day event with activities in English and French will focus on sharing safeguarding practices and experiences in institutions of higher learning; which enable young people to learn, grow and thrive.  Why safeguarding matters  Africa is home to the youngest

Image: Ron Lach/Pexels  Free a Girl is a Netherlands-based organisation dedicated to preventing and combating the sexual exploitation of children. Through its work, they support children affected by exploitation and advocate for a world where every child can grow up safe and free.   The organisation joined our Network because they know that collaboration and continuous learning

Image: Noah Denhe. Pexels.com  Hatima Yetu is a community-driven and evidence-based initiative focused on promoting empowerment, safety, health and resilience.   The organisation decided to join KCS Members Network to strengthen their commitment to safeguarding and ‘be part of a global community of practice that promotes learning, accountability, and shared safeguarding standards’ – as their representative expressed.  The team at Hatima Yetu is

Recently, several stories of Cameroonian children who have been abused emerged in African and international news. We sat in conversation with Berinyuy Naomi Kibula, KCS’s Africa Programme Manager and Co-Founder of Youth Ignite Cameroon, to unpack the emotions that these stories provoke, discuss the context of child abuse and propose actions to protect all children.  ‘The crisis of sexual violence against children

Keeping Children Safe (KCS) Certification provides independent external assurance that an organisation meets recognised standards in child safeguarding, demonstrating both competence and a strong commitment to protecting children from harm.  By achieving the KCS Certification, organisations signal that children’s safety is central to their work. The recognition strengthens trust with donors, partners and the wider public, enhancing the organisation’s