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Child Protection and Safeguarding
Child Protection and Safeguarding
1. Protecting Children, Youth, and Vulnerable Individuals
Guardian Angels Botswana Society (GABS) is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and protective environment for all children, youth, vulnerable individuals, volunteers, employees, partners, and beneficiaries who engage with our programmes and services. We believe that every child and vulnerable person has the right to be protected from harm, abuse, neglect, exploitation, discrimination, and any form of inappropriate behaviour. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of care, accountability, and ethical conduct across all our activities.
2. Our Safeguarding Commitment
GABS is committed to:
Protecting children and vulnerable individuals from abuse, exploitation, neglect, and harm.
Promoting safe, inclusive, and respectful environments.
Ensuring all staff, volunteers, contractors, and partners understand their safeguarding responsibilities.
Responding promptly and appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
Maintaining confidentiality and dignity throughout safeguarding processes.
Complying with applicable Botswana legislation and international safeguarding standards.
Continuously improving safeguarding practices through training, monitoring, and review.
3. Safeguarding Policy
Our Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for preventing harm and protecting vulnerable individuals who participate in GABS programmes and activities.
The policy applies to:
Employees
Volunteers
Consultants
Contractors
Board Members
Community Representatives
Partner Organisations
Service Providers
The policy covers:
Child Protection
Protecting children under the age of 18 from physical, emotional, sexual, or psychological abuse, neglect, exploitation, and harmful practices.
Vulnerable Adults Protection
Protecting adults who may be at increased risk due to age, disability, illness, social circumstances, or dependency.
Prevention Measures
Safe recruitment practices
Volunteer screening and reference checks
Safeguarding induction and training
Risk assessments for programmes and activities
Appropriate supervision of activities involving children
Response Procedures
Clear procedures are in place to identify, report, investigate, and address safeguarding concerns promptly and appropriately.
4. Reporting a Concern
If you believe a child, young person, or vulnerable individual may be at risk of harm, we encourage you to report your concern immediately.
You do not need proof of abuse to raise a concern. If something feels wrong or a person discloses abuse or neglect, please report it.
Examples of Concerns
Physical abuse
Emotional abuse
Sexual abuse
Neglect
Bullying or harassment
Exploitation
Unsafe behaviour by staff or volunteers
Online abuse or inappropriate communication
Discrimination or harmful treatment
How to Report
You can report a safeguarding concern by:
Email: [email protected]（https://gabs.co.bw/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection）
Telephone: +267 77 730 555