ChildSafe was launched in 2015 as a global movement, powered by leading international social enterprise Friends-International. We encourage everyone to join us and get involved in protecting children and youth from all forms of abuse and exploitation. #JoinTheMovement and #BeChildSafe - become a ChildSafe Ambassador, a ChildSafe Agent or a ChildSafe Business. Visit our HQ in Cambodia as part of your international school’s field trips to learn about child protection issues and how you can protect children during your travels. Visit our website to learn about our citizen, family, volunteer and traveler campaigns - including ‘7 Tips for Travelers’, find a child protection hotline or child helpline near you, check out the edutainment activities offered by the ChildSafe Experience and learn more about being ChildSafe and the actions you can take: www.thinkchildsafe.org.
External link for ChildSafe Movement
House 89B, Street 103
Phnom Penh, KH
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Help with child protection in Kampot! Epic Arts run the ChildSafe hotline for Kampot. If you see a child facing danger or abuse please contact the number below 010 333 296 / 088 933 32 96 #EpicArts #EpicArtsKampot #Kampot #Epic #EveryPersonCounts #InclusionMatters #disability #DisabilityCambodia #disabilityawareness #Disabled #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityRights #DisabilityInclusion #Cambodia #childsafe
Great to read these memories from two friends who were part of the ChildSafe team, and will always be part of the Movement - thank you, Emmanuelle and Renay!
30 Years of Friends – our friends talk! Part Two. Emmanuelle Werner managed our Alternative Care project in Cambodia from 2009/10, returning to Europe to run Friends Suisse until 2020. She told us - ‘I have so many incredible memories, the laughs, craziness, changes (“What? We’re restructuring teams again?? Yes baby, the only constant at FI is change”). One experience deeply impacted me: as part of the Alternative Care project, we were seeking to develop partnerships with orphanages to encourage them to reintegrate children into their families and transition towards community-based centers. One day, I visited an orphanage that was about to open, funded by foreigners: the building was brand new, the staff was in place, and the only thing missing were the children, whom the director planned to recruit from nearby provinces. For me, this was a clear illustration of how much the entire system needed to be rethought and how relevant and spot on our approach was. I learned so much about innovation, flexible thinking, pragmatism without compromising on values, thinking out of the box, leadership, and vision. So many things that continue to inspire me today.’ Over to Renay Farrell, who was a ChildSafe Movement mainstay from July 2018 through December 2019 – ‘Happy 30th Anniversary to Friends-International, congratulations to Seb, the Board, Executive Team and all staff past and present. What an amazing milestone! I’ll always treasure my time with Friends-International and ChildSafe. Having the opportunity to see the work of FI & CS really opened my eyes and heart to the challenges facing the most vulnerable people in Cambodia and the tireless work of all staff in helping children and families to have a better chance at life. My biggest takeaway will always be the friendships that I made. The very best people work at FI & CS. I remember riding my moto to work, surrounded by smiling Cambodians and feeling a sense of gratitude, love and being blessed to have the chance to live in the country and connect with the beautiful people of Cambodia.’ More stories to come! ‘30 Years and Beyond’ - visit https://lnkd.in/gadA6Aba to support our work
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(Part 1 of 2) Over the 30 Years of Friends-International, we have always recognized and nurtured creativity in those we support... back in 2008 a brilliant project emerged from the Mith Samlanh program in Cambodia. 'What I See When I Close My Eyes' articulated the hopes and aspirations of young students in the form of life-sized banners featuring their outlines, into which they painted their dreams for the future... On hand to record the process was the acclaimed film-maker Leslie Hope, and the subsequent documentary went on to win many accolades and awards across international film festivals. The banners also went international, traveling to the USA for exhibition to enthralled audiences in New York and elsewhere. Visitors to our office in Phnom Penh can still see some of those amazing pieces of art, encapsulating that moment in time 16 years ago for those young people, displayed across our stairwells and in meeting rooms. Take a look at the trailer for the full movie at this link - https://lnkd.in/gzVtNwga
＃ChildSafe training has been adapted for staff in hotels to be equipped with knowledge and skills to protect children in their work environment and their everyday life. 25 of the Shinta Mani Hotels Angkor team in Siem Reap joined an interactive workshop to learn how to prevent and respond to risks to children. #togetherprotectingchildren
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Footprints International School is honoured to be working towards becoming a ChildSafe Movement Star partner. The ChildSafe Movement, developed by Friends-International, is a renowned international initiative dedicated to protecting and empowering children and youth both in Cambodia and globally. This partnership, which began in November 2023, underscores our unwavering commitment to child protection. As a ChildSafe Star Partner, Footprints International School is dedicated to taking guided actions each year that reinforce our child protection measures. We implement ChildSafe best practice standards throughout our school ecosystem, ensuring that our students' safety and wellbeing remain our top priority. Our collaboration with ChildSafe includes comprehensive child safety training for all Footprints staff, which will further enhance our ability to provide a secure and nurturing environment for every child. This initiative also reflects our ongoing commitment to continuously strengthening our child protection system through various activities, including ChildSafe Awareness Training for our staff and students. https://lnkd.in/ggjYm-pC #childsafe #internationalschool #training #childsafetraining #phnompenh #friendsinternational #happystaff #internationalstaff #khmer #footprintsschool #wellbeing #antibullying #cambodia #beabuddynotabully
March 2006 - the ChildSafe Movement is just one year old, and already many #childsafe Agents are being certified to provide greater protection to children in Cambodia! Friends-International is celebrating 30 years of service—it created ChildSafe Movement in 2005, and from those beginnings in Cambodia, we now have trained ChildSafe agents protecting children across southeast Asia!
Inspired by our wonderful ChildSafe Agents, pictured here in Cambodia!
លោក ទូច វឌ្ឍនា ប្រធាន មន្ទីរសង្គមកិច្ច អតីតយុទ្ធជន និងយុវនីតិសម្បទា ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម សហការជាមួយអង្គការហ្វ្រេន្សអ៊ិនធឺណាសិនណល បានធ្វើកិច្ចសំណេះសំណាលជាមួយអ្នកស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត ភ្នាក់ងារសុវត្ថិភាពកុមារប្រចាំខត្តកំពង់ចាម ដើម្បីជាការលើកទឹកចិត្តក្នុងការបន្តជួយអន្តរាគមដល់កុមារ យុវ័យ និងគ្រួសាររងគ្រោះ និងងាយរងគ្រោះនៅក្នុងខេត្តកំពង់ចាម។ Mr. Touch Vathana, Director of Kampong Cham Provincial Department of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, in collaboration with Friends-International, held a get-together with ChildSafe Agent volunteers in Kampong Cham to encourage them to continue their ongoing intervention with vulnerable children, youth, and families in Kampong Cham province. (ChildSafe Movement Agents are trained agents of protection and support who operate within their own community areas, providing additional child protection and family support when neeed.)
Huge congratulations to all our friends at Friends-International, the 'power' behind ChildSafe - happy 30th Anniversary!
It’s our anniversary! Thirty years ago, 1st August 1994, Friends-International came into being on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. There were 17 children and youth who came to the shelter for our support on that first night, little did we know that those numbers would grow into hundreds of thousands in the years that followed. In celebrating our work, here is our colleague Sophein, as he recalls his beginnings at Friends-International. More stories to come. Stay with us as we go on this fantastic journey, from 30 to here! Continue supporting us, visit https://lnkd.in/e7kw_K7z ------------ C'est notre anniversaire! Il y a trente ans, le 1er août 1994, Friends-International voyait le jour dans les rues de Phnom Penh, au Cambodge. Dix-sept enfants et jeunes sont venus au refuge pour obtenir notre soutien dès la première nuit. Nous ne savions pas que ces chiffres allaient atteindre des centaines de milliers dans les années qui ont suivi. Pour célébrer notre travail, voici notre collègue Sophein, qui évoque ses débuts chez Friends-International. D'autres histoires à venir. Restez avec nous dans ce voyage fantastique, de 30 à ici! Continuez à nous soutenir, visitez https://lnkd.in/e7kw_K7z
We would like to shout out to our ChildSafe Star Partner, Angkor Grace Residence & Wellness Resort in Siem Reap who is half way through have all of their staff complete ChildSafe training for their first partnership year. If you would like to know more about joining The ChildSafe Movement as a ChildSafe Star Partner email us at info@thinkchildsafe.org
ChildSafe is a Movement actively protecting children and youth and involving everyone by giving them the tools to take part in child protection. Join the movement. Find out more, visit www.thinkchildsafe.org