WWSF International Clearinghouse for Prevention of Child Abuse and Violence Against Children

Organisation:

Keeping Children Safe Coalition (Save the Children UK, World Vision UK, Terre des Hommes, Plan, Oxfam, Oak Foundation, Consortium for Street Children, EveryChild, NSPCC, People In Aid, Tear Fund)

Program and Link:

Keeping Children Safe
www.keepingchildrensafe.org.uk
(©Resources ©A tool kit for child prevention)
Since 2001, a number of aid and development agencies based in the UK and Switzerland have been working together to share experience and knowledge and to identify a common approach to child protection. These agencies make up the Keeping Children Safe Coalition and have developed a set of tools to help organisations working in developing countries to keep children safe.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

The Code (ECPAT, UNICEF, World Tourism Organization)

Program and Link:

Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
www.thecode.org
In the last decades many corporations in the world started to increasingly acknowledge their role as corporate citizens in the society, and actively scrutinize the values supporting their operations. The travel and tourism industry is no exception to this trend, and initiated efforts towards preventing and reducing the negative environmental and socio-cultural impacts that improperly managed tourism operations might induce.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English and Spanish

Organisation:

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR

Program and Link:

Code of Conduct & Explanatory Notes
www.unhcr.org
This Code of Conduct is intended to serve as an illustrative guide for staff to make ethical decisions in their professional lives, and at times in their private lives. It is a moral code that does not have the force of law. It is designed to assist staff to better understand the obligations placed upon their conduct by the Charter of the United Nations and the Staff Regulations and Rules, which remain the only legal instruments that determine acceptable conduct in UNHCR. Signing the Code does not take away any acquired rights of UNHCR Staff.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

World Health Organization WHO

Program and Link:

Preventing Child Maltreatment: a guide to taking action and generating evidence
whqlibdoc.who.int/publications
A joint publication of WHO and the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). It aims to assist governments, NGOs and international agencies to undertake scientifically informed programmes to prevent child maltreatment. The ultimate objective is a world in which all countries routinely implement child maltreatment prevention programmes based on sound epidemiological data and on local experimental studies of what is effective in prevention.
Three links to WHO's activities in prevention of violence:
www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/global_campaign www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/activities www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Mouvement des Association d'Enfants et Jeunes Travailleurs (MAEJT) Movement of Associations of Children and Young Workers

Program and Link:

Promote the 12 rights and improve the life conditions of children
eja.enda.sn
In 1994, the founders of the MAEJT identified twelve priority rights to fight against the exploitation and the bad working conditions of children and formulated a programme for the promotion of these rights.

Scope of Program:

Local

Language:

French

Organisation:

Childline South Africa

Program and Link:

Toll-free crisis line and other programs
www.childlinesa.org.za
Childline South Africa is an affiliation of regional Childline offices. Each province in South Africa, with the exception of the Northern Cape, has a regional Childline office to which the toll free line for children is directed. Each province has its own regional issues relating to children and violations of children's rights.

Scope of Program:

Local, national and regional

Language:

English

Organisation:

Sexual Violence Research Initiative

Program and Link:

Sexual violence and children
www.svri.org
The central activities of the SVRI include: providing information and updates on sexual violence research and research methods through the Web site and the SVRI email discussion group, and identifying gaps in the knowledge base promoting research on sexual violence. The section for children contains links to information about child sexual abuse, as well as the effect of sexual violence against women on the lives of children.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Mkombozi Centre for Street Children

Program and Link:

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring
www.mkombozi.org
BBBS operates country-specific programs that recruit, train and supervise volunteers in one-to-one mentoring relationships with children at risk of not reaching their potential because of family or environmental constraints or limitations. The BBBS mentoring program is proven to be effective in helping children make important decisions; positively impacting children's school attendance and academic performance; diminishing violent behaviour; and delaying the use of drugs and alcohol.

Scope of Program:

Local

Language:

English

Organisation:

Tulir - Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse

Program and Link:

Personal Safety Education, It takes a Community to Protect a Child.
www.tulircphcsa.org
The objectives of the organisation are to:
- support and participate in local, national and international efforts to promote and protect the rights of the child
- raise awareness on child sexual abuse
- work towards improving policy and advancing practice to prevent and address cases of child sexual abuse with a special emphasis on the psychosocial well being of children
- provide direct intervention services in the area of prevention and healing of child sexual abuse
- undertake research, documentation, and dissemination of information on child sexual abuse
Tulir received the WWSF Prize for Prevention of child abuse in 2006.

Scope of Program:

Local, national and regional

Language:

English

Organisation:

Queen Rania Family & Child Center/Jordan River Foundation (JRF)

Program and Link:

Child Safety Program
www.jordanriver.jo
The Child Safety Program is the first national endeavour under the umbrella of the JRCP. The program's objectives include enhancing positive child-rearing practices to protect children, identifying, confronting and eliminating different kinds of abuse through: Intervention services, preventive activities and projects, counselling services, public education, trainings and workshops. JRF received the WWSF Prize for Prevention of child abuse in 2006.

Scope of Program:

Local, national and regional

Language:

English and Arabic

Organisation:

Childtrafficking.com Digital Library

Program and Link:

Digital Library
www.childtrafficking.com
Over the last 20 years, anti-trafficking organizations and individuals in all corners of the world have clarified issues, conducted research, developed strategies and carried out interventions. The need to share accumulated knowledge, skills and experience on a global platform is the mission of this website.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Save the Children Nepal

Program and Link:

Safe You and Safe Me
www.rb.se
This book is not meant to equip children with personal safety skills to prevent abuse let. But it can help children to learn about the types of violence faced by children throughout the world and give them some ideas on how they can protect themselves from violence.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Aides aux Parents d'Enfants Victimes (APEV)

Program and Link:

First level of prevention: informing the child (in French only)
apev.org/article
For this organization, the most important thing in preventing abuse is a constructive, honest and positive dialogue with children about how to recognize a potentially dangerous situation. This program can help starting a discussion with children. It contains elements for discussion, a little game and advice for parents.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

French

Organisation:

Child Abuse Prevention Programme

Program and Link:

Stay Safe
www.staysafe.ie
Stay Safe is a personal safety skills programme which aims to give children the necessary skills to enable them to recognise and resist abuse or victimisation; teach children that they should always tell an adult about any situation which they find unsafe, upsetting, threatening, dangerous or abusive; develop children's self-esteem, assertiveness and self-protective skills.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

Save the Children Sweden

Program and Link:

Safe You and Safe Me
www.rb.se
This book is not meant to equip children with personal safety skills to prevent abuse let. But it can help children to learn about the types of violence faced by children throughout the world and give them some ideas on how they can protect themselves from violence.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Action Innocence

Program and Link:

www.actioninnocence.org

Action Innocence aims to fight acts of sexual abuse involving children on the Internet and constantly updates information related to its aims of prevention and information.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

French

Organisation:

Associazione Telefono S.O.S. Infanzia (SOS Child Phone Association)

Program and Link:

REPORT paedophile pornography
adonet.org

Anonymous report of sites concerning paedophile pornography and paedophile criminality

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

Italian, English, French and Spanish

Organisation:

Associazione svizerra per la protezione dell'Infanzia (ASPI)

Program and Link:

"Le parole non dette", "Sono unico e prezioso"
aspi.dti.supsi.ch

Different programs and games to help children protect themselves and be safe if confronted by abusers.

Scope of Program:

Regional

Language:

Italian

Organisation:

CIMI (Consultation Interdisciplinaire de la Maltraitance Intrafamiliale)

Program and Link:

ICIM (Interdisciplinary Consultation of Intrafamilial Maltreatment)
www.cimi.ch

The aims of the program are multiple: provide therapeutic assistance to families experiencing maltreatment under its four main forms (physical violence, sexual abuse, serious neglect and mental cruelty); evaluate abusive family functioning as an interactive whole without limiting oneself to the individual perspective; extend knowledge pertaining to intrafamilial maltreatment through scientific research; use social and media channels to promote dignity, cohesion and ethical family ties, for the individual family as for families in general.

Scope of Program:

Regional

Language:

French

Organisation:

FREDI, Fondation pour la Recherche d'Enfants Disparus, International

Program and Link:

Advices to prevent abduction and child abuse
www.fredi.org prevention_enfants
www.fredi.org prevention_ados
www.fredi.org prevention_adult
www.fredi.org prevention (English)
These pages of FREDI's website provide many documents, information and advice to children, teenagers and parents on child abuse prevention. For example, "the golden rules for my security".

Scope of Program:

National. Regional and International

Language:

French, English and German

Organisation:

Service de santé de la jeunesse, Dpt de l'Instruction publique, Genève

Program and Link:

"Avec prudence, avec confiance" (With caution, with confidence)
www.geneve.ch

"With caution, with confidence" is the name of the child abuse prevention program presented in every 2nd primary class in Geneva since 2001. Created and developed by the Service of Health for Youth in collaboration with primary education and several associations, this program is based on an original approach of risk prevention, promotion of resiliency and education for emotional and sexual life. It aims at promoting self-esteem, reinforcement of notions of privacy and reserve, and skills that allow the child to face abuse situations and talk to a competent person. The intervention by specialized health educators is followed up by teachers with pedagogical activities. The book "Marion, François and their friends" is given to each child and can be read and commented in class as well as at home with the parents.
Les actions concrètes et novatrices des écoles genevoises (in French only)

Scope of Program:

Local

Language:

French

Organisation:

Union Chrétiennes Suisses / CEVI Schweiz

Program and Link:

Directives, what to do in case of suspected or proven child abuse
D680-directives
D677-richtlinien

The guidelines present different ways of action and reaction when facing child sexual abuse. They also constitute mandatory rules for coordinators, animators and other responsible people that supervise young people inside "Christian Unions".

Scope of Program:

Regional

Language:

German and French

Organisation:

Bullying Online

Program and Link:

Practical Advice on numerous aspects of bullying
www.bullying.co.uk
Bullying Online contains practical advice for children and their parents on numerous aspects of bullying, including Internet safety and how to deal with cyber bullying and bullying at school. It also includes information on how to deal with bullying outside the school.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

Chatdanger

Program and Link:

Chatdanger
www.chatdanger.com
The site addresses the dangers of Internet chat rooms and aims to raise awareness about potential dangers of unmoderated Internet chat rooms. It provides practical advice to parents on how to keep their children safe on the Internet.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

Child Hope

Program and Link:

Child Protection Policies and Procedures Toolkit
www.childhope.org.uk
The Child Protection toolkit is a practical learning tool and set of resources designed for non-government organisations, particularly in developing countries, working with children. It aims to outline both the key principles relevant to child protection, and also the stages needed to develop, implement and evaluate Child Protection policies.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Children 1st

Program and Link:

ParentLine and Child Protection in Sport
www.children1st.org.uk
webs.workwithus.org

The parent line supports parents so that they can provide the best possible care for their children.
The Child Protection in Sport program helps sports organisations to put safeguards in place to keep children and young people safe. It provides advice, consultancy and training on the development and implementation of child protection policies and procedures.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

Program and Link:

Protecting children from sexual abuse. A guide for parents and carers
www.nspcc.org.uk
Parents and carers often worry that their children may be sexually abused by someone living in the local community. Despite what many people think, most sexual abuse of children is carried out by someone well known to the child, including relatives and family friends. Children and young people can also behave in sexually harmful ways towards each other. This booklet gives simple information and advice to help you keep your children safe from sexual abuse.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Save the Children UK/Spain/Sweden

Program and Link:

Ending Corporal Punishment of children. Making it happen
www.crin.org
The paper addresses corporal punishment of children within families and schools. It demonstrates that this is a significant violation of children's human rights, and explores the reasons why it is common to almost every culture, despite being extraordinarily damaging to children's development. It analyses the impact of corporal punishment on children, and offers perspectives on how it might be eliminated.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Stop it Now! UK & Ireland

Program and Link:

Stop it now! Helpline
www.stopitnow.org.uk
The organisation's aim is to stop child sexual abuse by encouraging abusers and potential abusers to seek help. It provides adults with the information they need to recognise worrying behaviour in themselves or others, and with the confidence to take responsible action when they suspect that something is wrong.

Scope of Program:

Local and National

Language:

English

Organisation:

EDUPAX

Program and Link:

10 day Challenge
www.edupax.org
The 10Day Challenge - TV and videogame free - is offered to schools where parents and staff join efforts to motivate students in reducing TV and videogames. When TV is neutralized, kids discover another life, members of the family come closer and communicate (parents actually spend 38 minutes per week speaking with their children). The 10Day Challenge brings the community closer to school. It is a great exercise of responsible consumption, mental health and social mobilization. It reduces verbal and physical violence, as well as obesity.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English and French

Organisation:

Ask Dr. Sears

Program and Link:

Discipline and Behavior
www.askdrsears.com
This program deals with the following topics:
•   Giving your child the tools to succeed in life.
•   Doing whatever you have to do like living with your children.
•   Discipline is based on building the right relationship with a child      more than using the right techniques.
•   Helping your child develop inner controls that last a lifetime.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Coalition for Children

Program and Link:

Safe Child Program
www.safechild.org
The Safe Child Program is a comprehensive curriculum which teaches prevention of sexual, emotional and physical abuse by people known to the child; prevention of abuse and abduction by strangers; and safety in self-care. Presented in a series for preschool through third grade, it teaches a broad base of life skills. In nearly a decade of evaluation, the Safe Child Program has clearly demonstrated that it reduces children's risk of abuse and enhances their personal safety and competence.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA)

Program and Link:

Spank Out Day April 30th
www.stophitting.com/spankOut
www.stophitting.com/disathome
EPOCH-USA seeks to end corporal punishment of children in all settings including homes through education and legal reform. SpankOut Day USA was initiated in 1998 to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behaviour.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

J. Gary Mitchell Film Company

Program and Link:

What Tadoo, What Tadoo with Secrets, Believe Me, Cyber Seduction:
Dangers on the Web. Cyber Seduction: What Parents Need To Know.
www.empowerkids.com
The company has been producing child advocacy films for 30 years. These award-winning films have been assisting teachers, social services and parents to help their children be better prepared for the challenges and perils of life. The films cover different items such as child abuse prevention, Internet safety, prevention of violence and others.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

Love Our Children USA

Program and Link:

www.loveourchildrenusa.org/inforesource
www.loveourchildrenusa.org/parentinged
www.loveourchildrenusa.org/kidsteens
www.loveourchildrenusa.org/pubawareness
The aim of the organisation is to eliminate behaviour that keep children from reaching their potential. It redefines parenting by promoting prevention strategies and positive changes in parenting and family attitudes and behaviour through public education. Love Our Children USA works to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy and online youth mentoring.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

Prevent Child Abuse America

Program and Link:

What Everyone can do to Prevent Child Abuse
www.preventchildabuse.org publications
This resource packet describes the many strategies that can be used to build strong communities in which families and children are supported and valued. It is Prevent Child Abuse America's desire to mobilize everyone in a community to seek a gateway through which they can help protect children and support families. To that end, this packet includes materials and resources to support community's unique local efforts.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

Kids Help Line

Program and Link:

Kids Help Line
www.kidshelp.com
Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 18. Counsellors respond to more than 10,000 calls each week about issues ranging from relationship breakdown and bullying to sexual abuse, homelessness, suicidal thoughts, and drug and alcohol usage.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

Maggie Escartin

Program and Link:

I have the right to feel safe
www.maggieescartin.com (to order for the manual)
This engaging and practical resource manual teaches children basic and effective strategies to be used when feeling unsafe. This manual uses games, craft activities, stories, work and colouring sheets and other fun activities to teach children about protective behaviours.

Scope of Program:

International

Language:

English

Organisation:

NSW Commission for Children and Young People

Program and Link:

Child-Safe and Child-Friendly
www.kids.nsw.gov.au
The program proposes some simple and easy-to-follow strategies that can be used to make organisations safer for kids. They will also help make services more attractive and fun to the children and young people who spend time there.

Scope of Program:

National

Language:

English

Organisation:

ECPAT New Zealand

Program and Link:

Mouse Tips for Kids
www.ecpat.org.nz
Children may unintentionally visit sites containing harmful or objectionable material. To avoid this, parents and caregivers can educate themselves and their children about wise Internet use. ECPAT New Zealand a little program with four advises for kids, "4 NEVER's, forever".

Scope of Program:

National and Regional

Language:

English

Organisation:

Preventing Violence in the Home

Program and Link:

Child Crisis Team
www.preventingviolence.org.nz
The service was established to focus on "invisible children" who are traumatized by the violence they experience in their home. Families are pro-actively offered this free service, which is provided to them in their own homes. The service is designed to be a brief and structured intervention with a goal to reduce the level of repeated violence and stress on children by giving families an opportunity to understand the impact on children.

Scope of Program:

Local

Language:

English