Safeguarding Children's Rights
print-friendly versionThis is a joint initiative between CPF and its sister charity, Trust for London, to address the issue of faith-based child abuse linked to a belief in spirit possession. Our funding supports work with London's African communities that develops and strengthens community-based preventive activities in this field. The initiative was established in response to concerns raised with us by African community groups about the need for support at a grassroots level. Funding is supporting work with young people, parents, social workers, policy-makers and faith leaders.
Grants of £450,000 have been awarded to: AFRUCA, UK Congolese Safeguarding Action Group, Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service, and the Victoria Climbié Foundation, who will work closely together through the initiative. The Centre for Social Work Research at Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust will be independently evaluating this initiative.
Further information can be downloaded in word and pdf format below:
Safeguarding Children.doc
BBC News Coverage at www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7003534.stm
City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London have responded to the Government's consultation on guidance for Local Safeguarding Children Boards, which have responsibility in each borough for keeping children safe from harm. In particularly, we are encouraging the Boards to recruit members from minority and marginalised communities, and to ensure there are mechanisms in place to consult with all parts of the community. The response mainly draws on our experience of the Safeguarding Children's Rights special initiative, but also from our work on Female Genital Mutilation, trafficking and domestic violence. The response is available to download below: