The following references are provided for informational purposes only. USAID does not otherwise approve of or endorse any specific external organization, policy, practice, or process provided as an example below. Many of these resources are from USAID’s or other donor’s partner policies and practices. We are grateful for their work in the child safeguarding area and note that some of these partner resources were reviewed for the Partner Toolkit. We are listing external resources that may be useful to those addressing child safeguarding challenges.

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Child Safeguarding Policies
General Child Welfare External Websites
Additional Sources and Publication

Child Safeguarding Policies

• Australian Government AusAID – Ethical Photography Guidelines (PDF).

• Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Child Protection Policy

• Child Rights International Network: Using Images of Children in the Media.

• Concord Europe. (2016, November 29). Code of Conduct on Images and Messages.

• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (formerly Department for International Development (DFID)) UK: Child Safeguarding Due Diligence: for external partners.

• Family for Every Child: Child Safeguarding Policy (PDF)

• Keeping Children Safe: Child Safeguarding Standards (PDF) 

• Oxfam International: Child Safeguarding Policy (PDF)

• Oxfam Australia: Child Safeguarding Toolkit (PDF)

• Plan International: Global Policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People (PDF)

• Save the Children - 2020 Child Safeguarding Policy (PDF)

• UNICEF: Child Safeguarding Toolkit for Business (PDF)

General Child Welfare/Protection External Websites

• Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity: A U.S. Government Strategy for International Assistance (2019-2023).

• African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

• Better Care Network.

• Child Protection Area of Responsibility.

• Child Rights International Network.

• Child Welfare Information Gateway.

• Crimes Against Children Research Center (CCRC).

• Ethical Research Involving Children.

• International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

• National Children's Advocacy Center.

• The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.

• Together for Girls: Violence Against Children (VAC) survey data and country reports.

 Additional Sources and Publications

• YMCA Australia: Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Legislation Online: International norms and standards on human dimension issues.
• United Nations Library: Legal Research Guide: Law by country.
• The Economist Intelligence Unit: Out the Shadows - Shining light on the response to child sexual abuse and exploitation