GN Policy & Guideline

Safeguarding Policy

Good Neighbors Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy outlines GN’s commitment to safeguarding, emphasizing protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and expands on the GN Child Protection Policy that has been in place since 2013.Good Neighbors takes zero-tolerance towards any action that leads to the physical, sexual and/or psychological harm, violence, exploitation of those we work with as we uphold the best interests of the community as our primary consideration.

Purpose

Ensure that GN continues to protect people from risk or actual harm including sexual exploitation and abuse especially for children, women and vulnerable adults
Document how people can raise safeguarding concerns safely
Outline GN procedures including responsibilities, prevention, reporting, responding and training to promote awareness of safeguarding obligations

Child Protection Policy

Child Protection Policy is a part of Good Neighbors’ philosophy, and it was instituted in order to protect children’s rights and encourage participation from children to build sustainable futures.

Purpose

The purpose of Good Neighbors’ Child Protection Policy is to protect the child from all forms of dangers and threats. We proceed our work upon the Child Protection Policy to ensure children’s healthy development and progress.

Key Principles

Good Neighbors Child Protection Policy recognizes the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Good Neighbors Mission, and children’s rights as its principles.

The interests of children are prioritized above all.
Children are not discriminated against in any way.
Children are ensured direct participation.

Code of Conduct

1. Employees and Associates must

Respect children’s character.
Respect children’s opinions and views.
Recognize children’s individualities.
Strive to ensure that children are not exposed to dangerous situations or environments.
Strive to ensure that children are not involved in, or associated with illegal activities.
Strive to help children break free from child labor.

2. Employees or Associates shall not

Show preference towards, or discriminate against a child.
Become involved in or ignore child abuse.
Humiliate the child.
Use inappropriate or abusive language to a child.
Engage in physical abuse against the child, in any instance.
Have sexual relations with a child.
Commit any acts that may sexually provoke a child.
Create any implications of inappropriate acts or relations with a child.