Safeguarding & Child Protection
Last updated: September 17, 2026
Friends of Dago works in settings that include children, young people, families, schools, volunteers, visitors, and community partners. We are committed to engagement that protects dignity, safety, privacy, and wellbeing.
Our Safeguarding Standard
- Community leadership and responsible local supervision guide child- and youth-facing activities.
- No volunteer, visitor, donor, or partner is entitled to unsupervised access to children because of a donation, professional role, travel participation, or organizational relationship.
- Activities should be age-appropriate, respectful, non-exploitative, and consistent with applicable local rules and partner requirements.
- Physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, financial, or online abuse, exploitation, harassment, grooming, trafficking, or degrading treatment is not acceptable.
- Concerns should be reported promptly and handled with attention to safety, confidentiality, documentation, and appropriate local authorities or responsible organizations when required.
Volunteers, Visitors, and Learning Groups
Participation in a Friends of Dago activity does not automatically authorize direct or unsupervised contact with children. Depending on the activity, additional screening, orientation, codes of conduct, supervision, partner approval, or other safeguards may be required before participation.
Photography, Stories, and Digital Contact
Images, stories, names, and personal details involving children and vulnerable individuals should be collected and used only with appropriate permission and a clear purpose. Private contact information should not be exchanged with minors outside approved program channels.
Reporting a Concern
If you have a safeguarding concern connected to Friends of Dago, contact us at info@friendsofdago.org or +1 689-444-9588. If someone is in immediate danger, contact the appropriate local emergency or child-protection authority first.
We take good-faith safeguarding concerns seriously and aim to respond in a way that prioritizes the safety and dignity of the person affected.