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The American School in Japan reaffirms its commitment to Child Safeguarding 

In 2024, The American School in Japan (ASIJ) renewed its Level 2 certification with KCS, reaffirming their commitment to the highest standards of child safeguarding.  ASIJ, a non-profit international school in Tokyo, has been providing world-class education for over 100 years – with a holistic approach to education, actively involving students’ families in the development […]

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Keeping Children Safe welcomes a new Global Communications Officer 

This January, Alana Constenla joined Keeping Children Safe to lead our communications strategy with the goal of growing and connecting with our audiences. She will use her experience designing high-impact and engaging communication strategies to support our efforts for delivering our global mission.  In this interview, we look into Alana’s professional experiences and what motivated

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Our team grows in Brazil: meet our new Child Safeguarding Adviser 

Andrea Espirito Santo is our new Child Safeguarding Adviser and leads Keeping Children Safe’s Brazil programme. Her addition to the team is a key part of our plan to expand our support into Brazil and offer resources in Portuguese such as training, mentoring, certification and quality assurance.  She has advocated for child safeguarding all through her

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Child safeguarding starts with you: celebrating Dorcas Amakobe, Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year 2024  

Keeping Children Safe is pleased to announce the winner of the first-ever Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year Award: Dorcas Amakobe, Executive Director of Moving The Goalposts. Dorcas has shown remarkable leadership in safeguarding adolescent girls, ensuring their safety and wellbeing both on and off the football pitch. She is a development expert and a member

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Child safeguarding responsibilities for trustees and leaders

‘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

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Ethics and child safeguarding in research

‘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

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Join us for International Child Safeguarding Week 2024!

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

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Towards safer learning environments: English Schools Foundation joins KCS

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

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Child Safeguarding in the Americas Summit 2024 – Press release

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

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Press release: For a Childhood Free from Violence in the Americas Child Safeguarding Summit 2024

We are pleased to announce the next Child Safeguarding Summit 2024: For a Childhood Free from Violence in the Americas. It will take place on 17-18 April 2024 in Montevideo, Uruguay and will also be held virtually, ensuring global accessibility. It is organised by Keeping Children Safe together with the British Embassy in Montevideo and

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