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‘Conversations with partners about safeguarding can feel like a check list but it should be about more than that, it should be a partnership to manage risks’. Watch the full video by Jennifer Smith, from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, on How the Common Approach from Protection to Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and […]

‘Do no harm’ is the cornerstone of all ethics.’  Watch the full video by Robert Blum, from the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, on Ethical issues in research and programming with young adolescents  Understanding the implications of ethics and child safeguarding when conceptualising or carrying a research project is fundamental to ensure children’s safety and

‘Safeguarding is part of an ethical approach to communications, in particular, when working with people and want to portray their involvement in the research process or how the topic researched affects their lives. It is about having respect for the individuals and the communities that you work with, making sure you portray their lives and

We are excited to announce that Keeping Children Safe (KCS) will host International Child Safeguarding Week 2024 (ICSW 2024) from 21 to 25 October 2024. This global campaign is designed to emphasise that safeguarding children from exploitation and abuse is everyone’s responsibility.  Throughout the week, we will share resources focused on raising awareness and promoting

Keeping Children Safe (KCS) is happy to welcome the English Schools Foundation (ESF) to our global child safeguarding network. As the largest English-medium international school organisation in Hong Kong, ESF serves over 18,500 students from 75 different nationalities across 22 schools, including kindergartens, primary, secondary, and all-through schools. ESF is renowned for its high academic

On 17 and 18 April 2024, the Child Safeguarding in the Americas Summit 2024 was held in Montevideo, Uruguay and organised by Keeping Children Safe together with the National Institution of Human Rights (INDDHH) and the British Embassy in Montevideo, with the support of SOS Children’s Villages Spain and the University of Reading. The summit

Keeping Children Safe proudly welcomes Future Focus Foundation (FFF) into its network of organisations dedicated to promoting International Child Safeguarding Standards. Founded in Sierra Leone in 2008, Future Focus Foundation has been a beacon of hope for children, young people and women in deprived communities.  FFF’s commitment to social justice and Human Rights  Future Focus

Press update #SafeAtSchool2023  On 14-16 November 2023, Keeping Children Safe convened a global summit on child safeguarding in education and childcare. The education community, practitioners, policy makers and international leaders in education came together to share challenges, experiences and knowledge on child safeguarding in the sector.   Every year, organisations and institutions from around the world

We are delighted to introduce Legal Literacy Nepal as the newest member of the Keeping Children Safe (KCS) network. Legal Literacy Nepal is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 2023 by a group of passionate individuals driven by a sense of social responsibility.  The heart of Legal Literacy Nepal’s mission is the protection and promotion