We believe that all adults – caregivers, parents, and community leaders – share in the responsibility to protect all children.
This is a core area of focus, which HRI promotes across all programs and activities. Special program emphasis is being placed on the following to ensure the protection of children in the specific settings where HRI works:
The term “child protection” refers to “preventing and responding to violence, exploitation and abuse against children – including commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labor and harmful traditional practices, such as female genital mutilation/cutting and child marriage.” (UNICEF, May 2006)