Safeguarding

Sandra Racionero Plaza, the assistant coordinator of the PCCP Project, gave the course consisting of six synchronous virtual sessions held every Thursday from February 15 until March 21.

Society of Jesus has announced the launch of a comprehensive formation and training programme aimed at safeguarding minors and vulnerable persons.

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) has announced the allocation of 230,000 euros to support various safeguarding projects in developing countries.

We all work in the same field, but in very different social, cultural and legal contexts. Like all similar meetings, these were a very enriching three days.

Safeguarding Officers of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for their Annual Meeting from 21-23 July, 2023.

it is important that Society gets involved in preventing sexual violence against children and adolescents.

As part of the Society’s commitment to a culture of safeguarding and the protection of children and vulnerable adults in all Jesuit institutions, the Indonesian Province (IDO) organised an Advanced Workshop on Safeguarding at Griya Paseban Semarang from 12 to 14 May.

The Society of Jesus and public institutions in Taiwan, including Taiwanese church hospitals, are collaborating for the protection of children.

The just concluded JCAM bi-annual plenary that took place from the 24th to the 28th of April 2023 was special because it saw an important encounter with Father John Guiney, SJ (HIB) and Ms. Sandra Racionero-Plaza, who serve at the Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Jesuit Curia in Rome.

Fr Guiney and researcher Dr Sandra Racionero-Plaza, who serves as assistant coordinator, joined the major superiors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) in Chiang Mai to present the results of the audit within JCAP on the Three Basic Standards of Safeguarding: 1) having robust and live policies on safeguarding, 2) training and formation, and 3) having suitable protocols to deal with complaints and allegations.