Terms of Use

Verachilly Women and Girl-Child Community Development Project  exists to help children and young people, and we therefore take their safeguarding very seriously. 

A sad reality is that many children worldwide are at risk from abuse and exploitation and can inadvertently be put at greater risk through inadequate or inconsistent policy and practice. Adults as well as children are at risk of abuse and exploitation, and this includes adults working for Verachilly Charity.

We have well established systems and policies, including training for all our volunteers, to ensure that we do everything we can to safeguard the children and young people we work with, and that we provide a safe working environment for everyone.

Our Code of Conduct sets out clear expectations for everyone; all volunteers confirm that they will abide by these standards and understand that action will be taken if they don’t. 

They also have access to an independent whistleblowing service which reinforces internal routes for reporting any concerns.

Our Safeguarding Children and Young People policy lays out guidelines and procedures for the protection of children through any area of our work to ensure:

• All who work for and engage with us are skilled, confident, understand, and are well supported in meeting their responsibilities to safeguard children and young people from violence, and engage positively with them in ways that enhance the achievement of our Purpose.
• We have in place procedures to prevent and deal with the actions/behaviour of employees, volunteers or other associates or us as an organisation that result in violence against a child or young person and/or places them at risk of the same.
• Children and young people we work with are aware of our responsibilities to prevent and respond to any harm against them arising from actions and behaviours of our employees, volunteers or other associates, and the routes for reporting such incidents.

We promote children’s rights to protection in the countries we work in, by supporting interventions to tackle children’s vulnerabilities to the risks of harm such as: female genital cutting, child trafficking, natural hazards and man-made disasters, violence in schools and at home, child labour and early marriage, social exclusion and discrimination, and lack of care and a supportive environment. 

We know that safeguarding can only be effective if there is effective oversight and regular review of systems and policies to ensure they are working in practice. 

Our Founder Mrs Vera Nnadozie is the Charity Safeguarding Lead and trained Safeguarding Consultant in the UK. Vera  is responsible for ensuring that we have a culture of accountability and continuous improvement with regard to safeguarding, and reports regularly to our directors and trustees.