International Child Safeguarding Week 2025
A global week of action, learning and collaboration to protect children.
When
20-24 October 2025
Where
Online
Theme
Child participation in child safeguarding
Image: Robledo Rafael Andrade / Pexels.
International Child Safeguarding Week (ICSW) is a global online campaign initiated by Keeping Children Safe. It features a variety of activities designed to raise awareness, provide education and showcase good practices in child safeguarding.
Child participation
This year’s edition of ICSW will focus on child participation in child safeguarding. Throughout the week, we will explore ways to meaningfully involve children in safeguarding efforts and provide tools to help organisations put child participation into action.
Children deserve a say about their rights. When we truly listen to children’s needs and concerns, we can create safer environments for them to thrive.
Activities
Click on each day to discover the daily programme.
Day 1: Child participation and advocacy
Experiences of children leading petitions, shaping policies and influencing decisions.
A video statement for the launch of #ICSW2025
By Dr Najad Maalla M’jid, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
Day 2: Child participation in event safeguarding
Best practices for safeguarding children during events of all kinds.
Day 3: Child participation in the digital world
Protecting children’s privacy and rights in the online environment.
Day 4: Child participation in the creation of accessible materials
How to create safeguarding resources adapted to all ages, cultures and levels of understanding.
Day 5: Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year Award
Celebrating professionals who go above and beyond to protect children from harm.
Why you should join
This campaign aims to spark global momentum for child safeguarding and raise awareness on the topic. It is a unique platform where organisations and practitioners meet around one shared goal: keeping children safe. Join to gain new skills and exchange knowledge with child safeguarding practitioners all around the globe.
Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year 2025 Award
ICSW 2025 is also a moment to recognise individuals who have gone above and beyond in their roles to protect children from abuse and exploitation. As part of the campaign, one practitioner will be recognised with the CS Champion of the Year Award.
Anyone can nominate a child safeguarding professional to be considered. Nominations are now closed.
KCS’s Independent Committee will review applications and select the winner to be announced on the last day of the campaign (24 October 2025)
‘We have been intentional about embedding the voice of children in our safeguarding systems. They hold us accountable and we have provided them with the confidence to take action’. Dorcas Amakobe, Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year 2024