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Miral Welfare
Foundation has been carried
out the projects in the
field of social welfare and international development cooperation.
Especially for protecting all
vulnerable groups from being victimized by exploitation and abuse,
‘Safeguarding Policy’ has been established in 2022, and Miral
Welfare Foundation Kenya held an ‘Accountability and Safeguarding Workshop’ for
employees last April.
Safeguarding
Miral Welfare Foundation has established
‘Safeguarding Policy to prevent and protect all
vulnerable groups, including women, children, person with disability, and the
elderly, from being exploited and abused by employees and external parties.
This policy is consisted
of 6 basic principles and 3 codes of conduct, and
continuous training and monitoring will be
conducted to ensure that all employees conducting the
project
Basic principles |
Respecting vulnerable group rights |
Respecting the right of people with disability and prohibiting discrimination |
Do No Harm |
Zero tolerance |
Victim centered |
Confidentiality |
Code of conduct |
1. We do not abuse the power to vulnerable group and respect their rights. |
2. Prohibit abuse or exploitation of vulnerable group. This includes all forms of violence, including sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment, verbal abuse, and inappropriate touching etc. |
3. Follow your responsibility to report and report any violations of this regulation. |
On April 27, 2023, all employees of Miral
Welfare Foundation Kenya attended the workshop on “Accountability and
Safeguarding” held in Nyando, Kisumu, Kenya.
This workshop was conducted for learning the accountability
and safeguarding policies that must be complied with and to
let them think of how to apply them to their
work through group discussion.
First, to find out what accountability that
Miral Welfare Foundation is pursuing, we learned about the foundation's
mission, vision, and core values.
Based on this, we reviewed what the newly
enacted safeguarding policy was in detail, and once again raised the principles
and codes of conduct that employees should follow.
In addition, through group discussions, we
had time to think together about how to apply the safeguarding policy to Miral
Welfare foundation Kenya on-site projects, and to present and share opinions
organized by each group.
Through this, we were able to discuss safe
and effective projects that can be provided to women, children, and person with
disability, who are the most marginalized and socially and economically
vulnerable in the community.
“It was nice to understand that safeguarding
is a policy to protect children, person with disability and residents we meet
in our work.
Above all, I thought I should pay more
attention to whether there are any violations of the safeguarding policy while
conducting business.”
“When discovering case children for
fundraising and filming broadcasts,
As stated in the safeguarding policy, we
will seek consent from children and guardians for the purpose and content of
filming.”
In the final session, all we had time to read and sign the Integrity pledge and
Safeguarding Compliance Agreement.
Miral Welfare Foundation will continue
domestic and international safeguarding policies to protect the human rights of
all vulnerable groups.
Also, starting with the Kenya branch's
safeguarding workshop, Miral Welfare Foundation employees at 13 overseas offices in 11 countries will be provided with
workshops and training for
regular compliance check.