humaniterian

1. CHILD PROTECTION
AND
CORE GUILDING
PRINCIPLES.

2. The Concept of Child Protection.
Child Protection relates to the prevention of and
responding to child rights violations and abuse.
This is achieved thru:
• Reducing Risks to abuse = preventing abuse.
• Rights realization- Education, health e.t.c
• Restoration of hope to survivors of abuse.
• Creating a protective environment for
children.

3. Rings of Responsibility.
International
National
Institutions
Community
Family
Child

4. Types of Child Abuse.
1.Physical.
2.Mental.
3.Sexual.
4.Neglect.

5. VULNERABILITY

6. What is Vulnerability?
Vulnerability refers to a state of being in
which a person is likely to be in a risky
situation, suffering significant physical,
emotional or mental harm that may result in
their human rights not being fulfilled.

7. Participatory Activity
Vulnerability Factors.

8. Even an ordinary child
depends on the support
and supervision of
caring adults. A child in a poor
household or household
with poor social networks
is even more vulnerable.
A shock to the household
worsens the situation (death
of a parent, disease,
addiction, drought, conflict). The child loses
protection and/or is
gradually forced to
support his/her self.
The child disconnects
completely from the
family and household.
Downward Spiral of Vulnerability

9. Key to Understanding Vulnerability:
It is the lack of balance towards attacking factors
that results in greater vulnerability.
Vulnerability decreases when protective factors
are added.
Vulnerability is not static and can change over
time.
Vulnerability Balance can be achieved by
working on factors that increase vulnerability
(presence of caregivers), supporting factors that
decrease vulnerability (better security), and
adding factors that decrease vulnerability

10. BEST INTEREST OF
THE CHILD.

11. The Best Interest of the Child
Principle in Practice.
The Best Interest of a Child relates to our DECISION
MAKING process with regards to children’s rights,
well-being, positive development and protection.
Dimensions of the Best Interest of the Child.
1. Policy Decisions (Government)
2. Programming Decisions (Organizations)
3. Individual Decisions (Child)

12. Decisions concerning children MUST:
1. Take into consideration the rights of the child.
◦ Are the child’s rights being promoted or violated?
2. Take into consideration the welfare of the child.
◦ Are basic needs being met?
3. Take into consideration the positive development
of the child.
◦ Is the child’s development affected?
4. Take into consideration the protection of the child.
◦ Is the child safe?
5. Take into consideration the child’s wishes.
◦ How does the child feel?

13. CONFIDENTIALITY:

14. What is Confidentiality?
It is the condition in which
sensitive data/information
is protected and disclosed
only to authorized persons.

15. Participatory Activity.
The need to know exercise..

16. Confidentiality guidelines:
1. Disclose identities of those involved to those
who “need to know” only.
2. Make all records and reports anonymous.
3. Keep records Secure and Accessible Only to
Appropriate Persons.
4. Interviews should be conducted in a location
that ensures identities will be protected.
5. Ensure informed consent of the child and/or
permission of caregiver is taken.
6. Determine the Best Interest of the Child.

17. Breach of Confidentiality
There are risks involved if
confidentiality is breached; Paramount
consideration should be must be given to
ensuring the safety and security of those
involved (survivor, Complainant,
witnesses, accused e.t.c)

18. Guiding principles
• Respect for an individuals privacy, and security
safety.
• Respect for the way in which sensitive
information is disclosed to trusted sources

19. Exercise on common mistakes made
during passing on the information.

20. The end.