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Karen Rasmussen - Director CSH
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Child Safe Horizons condemns the chemical weapons attacks on civilians in Syria.
Child Safe Horizons condemns the chemical weapons attacks on civilians in Syria. Along with the rest of the world, we were particularly horrified at the images of babies and children suffering and dying. The victims’ symptoms indicated that the chemical used was a nerve agent or other banned toxic substance. If proven, this amounts to an international war crime. Then, while survivors were frantically trying to save the lives of children and adults injured in the attack, the h
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Maria Costa
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Child Safeguarding Webinar
A recording is now available for our Child Safeguarding in Humanitarian Settings Webinar (26/11/2015) that was co-hosted by the global level Child Protection Working Group (www.cpwg.net). See recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLJmOC_D6o #childsafeguarding #Children #childprotection #Childprotectioninemergencies #CaseManagement #KarenRasmussen #Humanitarian #ChildProtection #childprotectionpolicies
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Maria Costa
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Child Safeguarding Webinar
A recording is now available for our Child Safeguarding in Humanitarian Settings Webinar that was co-hosted by the global level Child Protection Working Group (www.cpwg.net). See recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLJmOC_D6o #childsafeguarding #Children #childprotection #Childprotectioninemergencies #CaseManagement #KarenRasmussen #Humanitarian #ChildProtection #childprotectionpolicies
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Megan Wieczorek
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Voluntourism vs. child-safe, sustainable volunteer experiences
Usually when I meet someone for the first time, and tell them about the type of work I do as an aid worker I get a combination of the following responses: 1). “Wow, that work must be so rewarding”, 2). “Are you a volunteer/ Do you get paid to do that?/ How much do you get paid?” and 3). “I’d be really interested to volunteer to do similar work – how can I get involved?” As the documentary ‘The Voluntourist’ highlights, the development sector is one of the most technically cha
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Maria Costa
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Sudan: 3.1 million children are out of school
On the 13/09/2015, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released the Sudan: Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 37, http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OCHA_Sudan_Weekly_Humanitarian_Bulletin_Issue_37_%287_-_13_September_2015%29.pdf Over 3.1 million of Sudan’s 7.9 million school-aged children (between 5 and 13 years) in Sudan are out of school, which is the highest rate in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a report. Sudan’s firs
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via filmsforaction.org
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Video - The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained
filmsforaction.org has produced a short informative animation explaining how the current refugee crisis in the EU has evolved and the current needs and contributions from states to assist the children, women and men from Syria. Video can be found here: http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-european-refugee-crisis-and-syria-explained/ #Syria #Refugees #Children #Humanitarian #childprotectioninemergencies #Childprotection #childprotectionpolicies
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Global Social Service Workforce Alliance
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Guiding Principles for the Development of Para Professional Social Service Workers | Global Social S
Posted on 21/9/2015 the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance has released Guiding Principles for the Development of Para Professional Social Service Workers. The purpose of this document is to provide a set of principles that will be a useful base for utilizing para professionals as well as delineating functions and competencies related to how social service para professionals can be trained, developed, deployed and supported. Social service para professionals play a crit
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Karen Rasmussen
- 3 min
“Aid porn” and child protection in the current refugee crisis
As the refugee crisis continues in Europe, with thousands of families fleeing Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countries, it is most often the images of the children that grab at our hearts and bring tears to our eyes. The image of little Alyan lying on the beach in Turkey…the mother falling down on the train tracks in Hungary clutching her baby…the father carrying his son who was tripped up by a journalist as he ran away from police…and most recently, images of refugees, inclu
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Maria Costa
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New Report by Watchlist Released Today: Vulnerable Students, Unsafe Schools: Attacks and Military Us
New York, September 10, 2015—Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have attacked schools, students, and teachers and, along with international peacekeeping forces, have used schools as bases for their activities, said Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (Watchlist) in a report released today. The Transitional Government of CAR and the international community should take urgent steps to secure the school environment and promote children’s right to education.
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Karen Rasmussen
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What is Child Safeguarding?
Many times people have heard the term “child protection” and “child protection policy”, but “child safeguarding” and “child safeguarding policy” are terms that fewer people are familiar with. There are some very important distinctions between these terms, and understanding the difference is as important as understanding what child abuse is and how it can be prevented. Child Protection: In its widest sense, child protection is a term used to describe the actions that individ
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Maria Costa
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Let's not forget Brain Development
Did you know that 90% of a child's brain is developed by the ages of 4 to 5? 90%! We know now that toxic stress and cumulative harm can have an impact on the brain - imagine what impact it would have on the under 5 year olds. Here are two interesting videos - 1 - InBrief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children's Development - 2. Dr Bruce Perry - Early Childhood Brain Development #BrainDevelopment #ECD #childprotectioninemergencies #Childprotectioninemergencies
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Maria Costa
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TEDx - Unveiling a New Superpower
TEDx - Unveiling a New Superpower - Susan Bissell will talk about her experiences stopping child labor, child trafficking, and domestic child abuse throughout the globe. #childprotection #violenceagainstchildren #childprotectioninemergencies
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