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What is Child Safeguarding?

A Culture of Care and Accountability

Child safeguarding is a core principle that guides every aspect of our work. It means taking proactive steps to protect children from all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and harm—especially within the programs and services meant to support them.

At Child Guardians, safeguarding is more than compliance. It’s about building trust, ensuring safety, and upholding dignity in every setting where children interact with our teams, volunteers, and partners.

Our Four Pillars of Safeguarding

Prevention

We integrate robust safeguarding measures into every operation, from recruitment to program implementation. Safe practices are embedded across all activities.

Awareness

We provide comprehensive safeguarding training for all staff, volunteers, and partners. Our child-friendly materials ensure everyone understands their protection role.

Reporting

We maintain accessible, child-friendly complaint mechanisms that encourage safe reporting. All concerns are handled with confidentiality and care.

Response

We investigate all safeguarding concerns thoroughly and promptly, following survivor-centered approaches that prioritize the child’s best interests.

Our Approach

Our Safeguarding Standards

  • Safe Recruitment Every staff member and volunteer undergoes comprehensive background checks and mandatory safeguarding training before beginning work.
  • Safe Programming All programs are designed with child protection at their core, ensuring safe environments across schools, child-friendly spaces, and community programs.
  • Safe Partnerships All suppliers, service providers, and partners sign our Code of Conduct and receive orientation on maintaining safe operations.
  • Continuous Monitoring We conduct regular audits, refresher training, and system improvements to maintain the highest standards of child protection.

Local Impact

Recognition & Leadership

  • Active Regional Role: Member of the PSEAH Network and part of the Independent Investigations Group handling safeguarding cases in Northwest Syria.
  • Technical Leadership Spearheading safeguarding initiatives adopted by education authorities and humanitarian partners.
  • Locally Driven Solutions Developing innovative, context-specific tools that elevate protection standards across sectors.

Our milestones

Safeguarding Highlights from 2024

In 2024, we elevated our safeguarding work to reach across systems and sectors. Here’s how:

  • Leading Local Solutions We developed inclusive, child-friendly tools for schools and helped shape safeguarding frameworks now adopted by local authorities.
  • Strengthening Partnerships Through technical leadership and capacity-building, we supported local organizations in embedding safeguarding into their core operations.
  • Championing Accountability As active members of regional safeguarding networks, we contributed to investigations and upheld strong, survivor-centered response systems.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about Child Guardians 

What is Child Guardians all about?

Child Guardians is dedicated to protecting vulnerable children and providing them with access to quality education. Our mission is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive in a safe environment.

What types of services does Child Guardians provide to children and families?

Child Guardians delivers a comprehensive range of child protection and education services. These include remedial and inclusive education, early childhood development, mental health and psychosocial support, case management for vulnerable children, emergency response, safe spaces, child safeguarding, community-based protection, and awareness and advocacy programs.

What types of programs do you offer?

We offer a range of programs designed to support and protect children in need, including:

  • Emergency Response
  • Education
  • Individual Social Protection – Case Management
  • Mental Health
  • Psychosocial Support
  • Child Rights Monitoring and Advocacy
  • Awareness Campaigns
  • Child-Friendly Spaces
  • Community-Led Response
  • Capacity Building
  • Child Safeguarding

For detailed information on each program, please visit Our Services page.

How can children benefit from your programs?

Children may receive various forms of support—such as one-on-one education, psychological care, or emergency assistance—depending on their individual needs and the services available in their area.

How do you ensure the safety of children in your programs?

We implement strict child protection policies, including background checks for staff, safeguarding training, and secure facilities. Your support helps us uphold these high standards of care and safety.

What steps do you take to protect children in emergency situations?

In emergencies, we provide immediate relief and support through a coordinated response team that includes PSS facilitators, case management workers, mental health specialists, and safety officers. Our team is trained to handle crisis situations with care and urgency.

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