Safeguarding
Child safety is everybody's business.
Ensuring care and protection when there is no family or it is not in a child or young person’s best interest to stay in the family.
Our activities include directly caring for children and young people, also in emergencies; working with partners to train foster parents and with governments to implement care standards; supporting young people to become self-reliant, and much more.
What are children's rights?
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), adopted in 1989 and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child adopted in July 1990, guarantee fundamental rights for all children in the world.
Children’s rights apply to all children and young people from 0 to 18 years of age. The aim of these rights is that all children in the world can grow up healthy and safe and can develop well. The golden rule of children’s rights is: the well-being of the child always comes first. In all decisions affecting a child, it is important to consider what is best for the child.