Summer Camps Protection, Leraning and Fun!

Working with Children and Keeping Them Safe
Any organization working with children and youth should follow a ZERO Tolerance 
approach towards child protection concerning issues. All organizations which make 
provision for children and young people must ensure that:
• 
the welfare of the child is paramount\
• 
all children, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin 
religious beliefs and/or sexual identity have the right to protection from abuse
• 
all suspicions and allegations of abuse and poor practice will be taken seriously 
and responded to swiftly and appropriately
• 
all personnel (paid/unpaid) working in sport have a responsibility to report 
concerns to the appropriate officer.
In order to ensure the above a clear Child Protection Policy should be in place and 
must be understood and accepted by all organization’s employees. 
The following is a Sample Child Protection Policy retrieved from Terre des hommes’ 
own Summer Camp Child Protection Policy. 
Policy Statement/Aims
Terre des hommes, Mission in Albania
has a duty of care to safeguard all children involved 
in 
Summer Camps
from harm. All children have a right to protection, and the needs 
of disabled children and others who may be particularly vulnerable must be taken 
into account. 
Terre des hommes
will ensure the safety and protection of all children 
involved in 
Summer Camps
through adherence to the Child Protection guidelines 
adopted by 
Terre des hommes.
What is a “child”?
As per Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and 
the Albanian State Law 
every person
under the age of 18 years old is a child. A child 
is a person, a member of a family and of the community. He/she is a delicate human 
being, dependent until adulthood and requires protection during the various stages 
of development. In accordance with a child’s age and his/her development capabilities, 
a child has rights and responsibilities. 
Policy Aims
The aim of the 
Terre des hommes
Child Protection Policy is to promote good practice:
• 
providing children and young people with appropriate safety and protection 
whilst attending 
Summer Camps 
• 
allow all personnel /volunteers to make informed and confident responses to 
specific child protection issues.