Child Protection

Volunteer Africa is committed to ensuring that all children involved in our projects are kept safe from all forms of harm and ill-treatment.

To ensure the above, VolunteerAfrica has a formal Child Protection Policy. You can download a copy of this policy here .

Copied below is the "Code of Conduct".

To safeguard the children we work with, all volunteers are properly vetted and briefed on child protection issues. All volunteers taking part in projects involving contact with children must have a check made against the police records in their home country. The procedure varies from country to country and can sometimes be expensive and, in the case of Canada, take six months to get back.

If you have experience of getting these checks done in countries other than the UK, and have suggestions about realistic ways of properly briefing volunteers who are coming from all over the world, then please do let us have your ideas.

If you have any comments or suggestions relating to any of this please add them to the new special discussion forum that is here . Alternatively you can email Susie Tysome on susie at volunteer.org.uk

"Volunteer Africa is committed to ensuring that all children involved in our projects are kept safe from all forms of harm and ill-treatment"

Our Code of Conduct ensures that children are kept safe from harm and that volunteers are not placed in a compromising position - follow it!

Do	put the Code of Conduct into practice
Do	remember that Tanzanian culture may be different to your own
Do	plan activities, which involve more than one other person being present, or at least are within sight or hearing of others
Do	work with other volunteers as a team
Do	respect a child's right to personal privacy
Do	listen to children's views and concerns
Do	encourage others to discuss attitudes/behaviour they do not like
Do	remember that someone else might misinterpret your actions
Do	recognise that caution is required even in sensitive moments, such as when dealing with bullying or bereavement
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Do NOT	permit abusive peer activities (e.g. bullying)
Do NOT	allow children to stay in volunteer accommodation
Do NOT	play rough physical contact games with children
Do NOT	have any inappropriate physical or verbal contact with others
Do NOT	jump to conclusions about others without checking facts
Do NOT	show favouritism to any individual (e.g. money, gifts etc)
Do NOT	give excessive gifts to children or their families (donations can be made through Volunteer Africa)
Do NOT	make suggestive remarks or gestures to children, even in fun
Do NOT	ignore others who do not put the Code of Conduct into practice

What if..?

Volunteers should report any complaints, allegations or concerns to:

The Duty Officer, Susie Tysome, on +44 (0)1629650198, +44 (0)1629650682 or +44 (0)7929 205259, or by email on susie at volunteer.org.uk.

If you are unable to get hold of Susie, please contact Simon Headington on +44 (0)796 829 5258 or +44 1629640388 or by email on simon at volunteer.org.uk

Or alternatively Moya Cutts on moya at volunteer.org.uk

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