Terre des hommes - Helping children worldwide – Foundation (hereinafter referred as “Tdh”) believes all people should be safe and protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Safeguarding is fundamental to our identity as a humanitarian and development organization. Tdh sees safeguarding as a responsibility and a foundation for its work and is committed to preventing harm from occurring to children, youth, vulnerable adults, all staff members at all levels (including volunteers, interns, apprentices, independent consultants), and community members and responding appropriately when harm occurs. The Safeguarding Policy ((hereinafter known as” The Policy”) is globally mandatory for HQ, regional hubs, and country offices. Tdh country offices are required to adapt the Policy to the local cultural contexts without compromising on safeguarding principles (see Article 10 on “Principles”) and ensure translations are available in relevant languages, accessible and inclusive to all. Tdh developed this Policy through consultation workshops with representative delegations of children, young people, and vulnerable adults in Albania and Bangladesh.
