Our Commitment to Protecting Children
At HopeCo, we believe that every child deserves to live free from hunger, abuse, and exploitation. This commitment drives us as we provide quality care for vulnerable children and their families in impoverished communities in East Africa.
Did you know that:
A child dies as a result of violence every five minutes
Almost 200 million children are victims of sexual abuse worldwide
It is the most vulnerable children in a society that are most at risk of abuse
Child abuse is a global problem – and it is a tragedy for the victims. Most of the time, the abuser is someone the child knows. Yet abuse is nearly always preventable.
At HopeCo, the protection of children is our highest priority. We believe that child abuse is an atrocity that is never acceptable.
Because of our firm commitment to child safeguarding, we have been approved as a member of Keeping Children Safe, an organization that sets rigorous international child safeguarding standards for those working with children.
As CEO, Matt Parker, says, “HopeCo is committed to doing everything possible to protect the children in our programs and others from the communities in which we serve. We take this responsibility extremely seriously, and we are committed to ensuring that children can flourish in safe, secure environments. This requires having robust safeguarding policies and processes, learning from the experience and expertise of others, and utilizing quality resources that will help us as we continue to pursue excellence in this area. HopeCo, and every person we serve, will greatly benefit from us being a member of the Keeping Children Safe network.”
HopeCo has a comprehensive safeguarding policy, and we have zero tolerance for any form of abuse of children or adults. Join us in the fight against child abuse, and partner with us as we seek to provide holistic care for children, families, and communities in Tanzania and Kenya!