Session on the protection of minors and of persons in situations of vulnerability for the Central Africa Province-PAC (Bujumbura- Burundi, February 15-26, 2025)
Thursday February 20, 2025
To kick off the work of this 4th day, the Coordinator for Integrity in ministry (CIM), Lowrent Kamwaza, reminded us of the Kigali Declaration, which is the backbone/guide of our safeguarding commitment. He also presented the key tools and steps to help us create safe environments in our mission areas. These steps are useful for developing a safeguarding policy.
A safeguarding policy is a document that sets out the philosophy of an institution, which contains procedures and a code of conduct for preventing and responding to abuse.
The rest of the morning and afternoon was devoted to working in the teams to draw up the constituent parts of the safeguarding policy for our PAC province.
During the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Father Richard B. UJWIGOWA, we were reminded that the power we have been given is not to dominate others but to protect and care for them especially the smallest and little ones of this world.
Safeguarding is our commitment
By: Alex Manda, M.Afr., Jean de Dieu Meda, M.Afr., Anthony Nahabwe, M.Afr., Edmond Ouedraogo, M.Afr., Lowrent Kamwaza, M.Afr.