Safeguarding Children’s goal is to help children and young people of Aotearoa New Zealand live without abuse and neglect. So far we have trained over 16,500 people.
Safeguarding Children Initiative is a registered charity (cc49059) based in New Zealand.
We aim to reduce child abuse in Aotearoa New Zealand by ensuring that the people who are in key positions to help a child or young person have the essential knowledge, skills, systems, competencies, and confidence to do so.
Children and young people rely on those who are around them, care for and work with them to recognise they are in need or at risk and to know how to help.
We want to make it easy for you to help a child.
We will do this by:
- providing face-to-face workshops and seminars
- eLearning that can be accessed at any time and anywhere
- embracing Information Technology to open up our training to the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand
- working in partnership with like-minded organisations and individuals
- making training that is reasonably priced and available to all
- helping organisations develop robust workable systems such as child protection policies and procedures
- removing the barriers to accessing high-quality child protection training
- empowering communities to consider and protect children
- speaking out in the best interests of children and young people
- supporting people who are working to protect children and young people who are vulnerable or at risk
We can do this with you. Together we can make a difference.
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A sample of organisations we’ve trained
eLearning Courses
We are New Zealand’s only provider of child protection eLearning
Our original award-winning Fundamentals of Child Protection eLearning course has been taken by many thousands of people and is trusted by major organisations to provide a high quality and consistent level of training for their staff.
We have two additional courses for specific sectors; Child Protection in Sport and Active Recreation and Child Protection for Local Government Children’s Workers. Thousands of people have already registered to do these courses since release.
What is Child Abuse?
Child abuse is any form of physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury or harm. It commonly occurs within a relationship of trust or responsibility and is an abuse of power or a breach of trust. Abuse can happen to a child regardless of their age, gender, race or ability.
eLearning Courses & Seminars
We are New Zealand’s only provider of child protection eLearning
Our original award-winning course has been taken by many thousands of people and is trusted by major organisations to provide a high quality and consistent level of training for their staff.
In 2019 we have already launched one new course and more are coming this year.
What is Child Abuse?
Child abuse is any form of physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury or harm. It commonly occurs within a relationship of trust or responsibility and is an abuse of power or a breach of trust. Abuse can happen to a child regardless of their age, gender, race or ability.
Award-winning Services
The vital role our eLearning is playing in giving adults the tools to help vulnerable children has been recognised at the New Zealand Charities Technology Awards 2017. Needless to say, we’re delighted!
Our award was for best small to medium enterprise connecting communities through technology. The judges recognised that our online, child protection training is helping people who work with children make a difference for kids they believe may be neglected or abused.