Child Protection Toolkit

• Checklist for a Strong Child Protection and Safeguarding Program - Eng.

• General Rules & Guidelines* – Eng., Sp., Fr.

• Hiring Candidates* – Eng., Sp., Fr.

• Interviewing* – Eng., Sp., Fr.

• Employee File Checklist* – Eng. Letter/A4,   Sp. Letter/A4,   Fr. Letter/A4

• Child File Checklist* – Eng. Letter/A4,   Sp. Letter/A4,   Fr. Letter/A4

• Risk Assessment Guide & Worksheets (combined)* - Eng., Sp.

  • Child Safety Risk Assessment Worksheet only  - Eng.,

  • Security & Emergency Risk Assessment Worksheet only - Eng., 

• Internet Safety* - Eng., Sp., Fr.

 

Templates:

• Reporting Contact Poster    Eng (color/b&w)

• Preliminary Abuse Report Form:

  • English: Letter/A4

  • Spanish: Letter/A4

  • French:  Letter/A4

• Code of Conduct:

  • Sample 1  from Human Dignity Foundation

  • Sample 2 from Amy S. Travis consulting

• Model Release Form (for use of image):

  • English: Word Letter/A4, PDF Letter/A4

  • Spanish: Word Letter/A4, PDF Letter/A4

  • French: Word Letter/A4,  PDF Letter/A4

Disclaimer: This is not to be taken as legal advice although the release was written by a U.S. lawyer. The release is generic and was not provided taking into situations and other considerations specific to your organization.  

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Note: It is always important to make sure the signer understands what s/he is agreeing to and what the ramifications are.  Additionally, written forms such as the one provided below are not appropriate in all cultures as signed documents can be viewed with suspicion.

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International Laws & Treaties:

• African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC)

  • Full Text: Eng., Fr., 

  • Child-friendly Poster: Eng., Fr., Kiswa., Arabic

  • Teaching Notes with Article Citations: Eng., Fr., Kiswa., Arabic

  • The African Child Policy Forum Teaching ACRWC Toolkit: Eng., 

• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child​ (CRC)

  • Full Text: Eng.,​ Fr., Sp., Arabic, Russian, Chinese

  • Child-friendly Poster (by UNICEF & partners): Eng., Eng 2, 

  • Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict: Eng.

  • Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography: Eng.

  • Optional Protocol on a Communications Procedure: Eng.

• UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights​

  • Full Text: ​Eng., Fr., Sp., Arabic, Other languages

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Special Thanks to: 

Katrina Cavanaugh Monsess and Cara Foster Karim for the African Children's Charter design & illustrations,

David Weinberg for the Arabic translation and Abdallah Mohamed for the Kiswahili translations of the ACRWC,

Dr. Carlos De Pablos-Ortega and the SAAM Project at the University of East Anglia for the * subtitles and translations.

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