Does Your Organization Have a Child Protection Policy?

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June 2014 Vol.III
The Need To Look Within
Your Organization and Child Protection

Case 1: Our organization works on Womens issues. Is there a
need for a child protection policy?

Case 2: We have recreational centers for children. Our staff is
experienced and trained in child rights, we dont see the need to
have a separate child protection policy.
We come across these responses from organizations who work with
children either directly or indirectly.
In most cases there is no system of child protection in an organization
that does not directly work with children. What is more discomforting is
that many organizations that work with children on a daily basis also do
not have a child protection policy.
We see this as one of the biggest deterrents to child protection
in India today.
As organizations working (directly or indirectly) with children, we need
to check:
Are we accountable and committed to child protection within our
organization?
Do we look at our workforce, internal organizational policies and
systems to ensure that they are compliant with fundamental
principles of child protection?
Do we guarantee all that is declared in the UNCRC to children
who come in contact with us in policy and practice?
You can ensure a protective, uncompromisable and empowering
environment for children by integrating your work ethic with your Child
Protection Policy.
What is a Child Protection Policy?
The Child Protection Policy is a document that highlights
organizational position on child protection and mechanisms to protect
children. Just as we would have a gender policy and a sexual
harassment committee, a child protection policy is mandatory for all
organizations, which come in contact with children (directly or
indirectly) irrespective of the nature of their work.
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Child Protection in Practice.

Child Protection should be deep-rooted in organizational culture. Every
person in our organization from office boy to administrators to the
Director should understand it and make sure it gets implemented.
Our child protection policy has to be understood and followed by
children and others who come to our organization. We often conduct
sessions that teach children their rights as enshrined by the UNCRC
and the Constitution of India. Can we also tell them about our
organizational child protection policy?
Do You Have an Active, Effective Child Protection Policy in Your
Organization?
Write in to us and Aarambh will showcase it as a best practice in child
protection.
Read Aarambh Initiative Co-Director Uma Subramanian's Blog
on Child Protection which inspired this month's Aarambh Talk.
Click here - We Need to Look Within
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of
collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children,
the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and
fear."
- Nelson Mandela

The Child Protection Policy Checklist
Does Your Organization Have:
A Child Protection Policy
A Child Welfare Committee (which includes children)
A Child Protection Officer
Background Info/Police Clearance for
Staff,Volunteers,Visitors
Workshops With Children & Others (Including Staff) on
Child Protection Policy
System to Reinforce Principles of Child Protection Among
Your Team Members
System to Evaluate and Update Your Child Protection
Policy
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If you have ticked every box in the checklist, your
organizational policy is active and up-to-date.
Congratulations.
If you have missed out on a few boxes, here is list of sample
Child Protection Policies you can refer to while drafting your
own.
Prerana, Mumbai
Magic Bus, Mumbai
HAQ Center for Child Rights, Delhi
Terre Des Hommes, Netherlands
IndoChina Starfish Foundation - Cambodia

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