Winners 2013 World Responsible Tourism Awardsfor Campaigning

Finalists Best for Child Protection 2013

Winners Best Volunteering Organisation 2009

Child Protection: our

Responsibility?

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better child protection

“It’s a time for change – absolutely it’s a time for change – we have to start questioning how and what we are selling as the volunteer experience..........it creates a shared humanityor it destroys the more vulnerable.Paul Miedema – Calabash Tours, South Africa

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to change we must

better child protection

people and places has learnt

• to be careful about the message • it’s not just about paedophilia• good intentions are not enough• child labour is complex• there are bad people out there• we need to work together• doing the right thing doesn’t always feel right• if you can’t do it in your own country …

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be careful about the message:

• children are not tourist attractions• children should not be “packaged”• photos of cute kids are not helping• what people and places has learnt: “working with children” - that was never our intention

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be careful about the message

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HIGH SCHOOL change”

better child protection it’s not just about paedophilia

children have rights:• a child has a right to be safe• a child has the right to be protected from the damage of inappropriate bonding• a child has a right to the better quality of life offered by a “family” environment

• what people and places learnt: orphanages “sell” better than “family” – there’s a lot of education to be done

better child protection good intentions are not enough

We must :• have policies in place• educate ourselves & those who have contact

with children• be brave• work in partnerships• be self critical• what people and places has learnt: where’s the

child labour policy!

better child protection

good intentions are not enough

www.responsible100.com“The ultimate measure of responsible business”• a management tool, performance ranking &

internet platform• proving responsibility credentials,

not just making claims• enabling business to balance its pursuit of profit

with the interests of society

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child labour is complex• a child selling a mango may not be getting an education

• a child working 6 hours a day in the fields may be getting an education

• a child will miss class to welcome you to their school

• a child dancing with a smile may be a slave

• a child may only gain an education through domestic service

• what people and places has learnt: everywhere we work, children work – context is all

better child protection

there are bad people out there

Some simple rules :

• due diligence is more important than ever• just because we want to do good doesn’t mean that others do• the bad guys are clever• what people and places has learnt: codes direct us and protect those we work with

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we need to work together

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What people and places

has learnt*

doing the right thing doesn’t always feel right

better child protection

if you cant do it

in your country - is it OK to

do it in someone else’s

country

and the $1 million question

better child protection

Child Protection is our

Responsibility

better child protection

resource listhttp://www.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk/Child Protection Policy http://tinyurl.com/p2r7yge Child Labour Policy http://tinyurl.com/nqrmrwvwww.responsible100.comResponsible Travel Orphanage guidelines http://tinyurl.com/nhwff8ehttp://www.thinkchildsafe.orghttp://www.thecode.org/https://www.facebook.com/BetterChildProtectionhttps://www.facebook.com/BetterVolunteeringWTM 2012 – Tourism & Child Protection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PrO3CL6zNkWTM 2012 – Responsible Volunteering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBYWtAGRNJcWTM 2013 – Taking Responsibility for Volunteering http://tinyurl.com/ldcqepd WTM 2013 –where now for child protection http://tinyurl.com/kx28mfps