War Child (WC) works to uphold the fundamental rights of children - and we are committed to keeping them safe from harm, neglect, exploitation, and abuse. Our work engages children, youth and adults, often those who are particularly at risk of experiencing harm and abuse. Our Global Safeguarding Policy and procedures underpin all of our work and ensures that all children, youth and adults who we interact with or work for our organisation are protected from harm and abuse. This policy applies for every War Child Representative both during, after and in between work hours.
Harm and abuse towards children, youth and adults may come from inherent power imbalance between the individual and the organisation (and its representatives). War Child is aware that for generations societies have experienced inequalities and people have different access to resources and power. Power dynamics can lead to harm, abuse and exploitation by those in a position of power and/or authority. We can address this by incorporating an inclusive approach in our safeguarding work.
War Child’s organisational culture is critical in preventing harm and abuse from occurring, as well as building and maintaining an open, transparent and equitable culture where all representatives feel safe to speak out about unacceptable behaviour. War Child is committed to building and maintaining an open, transparent and equitable culture, as we believe this is critical to preventing harm and abuse.
