Church Policies

Policy on Child and Youth Care

We affirm that

• Children and Young People are Precious Gifts of God and deserve care and protection as their fundamental right

We acknowledge our responsibility to protect children and young people in our care from

• Physical abuse of any kind
• Sexual exploitation of any form
• Emotional or Psychological Stress
• Inaccessibility due to disabilities of any form
• Racial, communal, cultural discrimination
• Cyber, online and mobile bullying

We commit ourselves to

• Including children and young people in all aspects of the life of the church be it liturgical, sacramental, diaconal, or missional and in its decision making structures

We accept

• The duty of reporting abuse the moment it is noted even in a context of zero tolerance to abuse
• The responsibility of recruiting people who interact with children and young people with utmost care
• The onus to have proper risk management and mitigation principles and mechanism in place
• The prudence to keep the physical structures of the building and space child/youth safe and accessible to all