Child safeguarding
Oak Foundation strives to prevent abuse and promote the safety, protection, wellbeing, and development of children. We are committed to putting these principles into practice.
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Child safeguarding at Oak Foundation
Oak Foundation strives to prevent abuse and promote the safety, protection, wellbeing, and development of children. We are committed to putting these principles into practice. We have done this by developing our own child safeguarding policy that applies to all Oak Foundation staff, consultants, contractors, and volunteers.
We also ask our grantee partners to adhere to the same safeguarding standards that we set for ourselves. Oak Foundation’s child safeguarding standards consist of five building blocks that together create a safer organisational environment for children.
For more information about child safeguarding at Oak, please read our Child Safeguarding Policy that exists in English and Portuguese. Please see below.
Our policy and Q&A
The policy is available in English and Portuguese. We have also developed a Q&A document which includes the most frequent questions. You can download the PDFs below.
Child Safeguarding Policy
The Child Safeguarding Policy helps us lay down standards of conduct and behaviour, provides a clear overview of what is acceptable and not, and gives instructions in cases of violations. It was revised in November 2025. Discover what this policy entails by reading the following document.
Política de Proteção e Salvaguarda da Criança
A Política de Salvaguarda da Criança ajuda‑nos a definir padrões de conduta e comportamento, fornece uma visão clara do que é aceitável e do que não é, e estabelece orientações para os casos de violação. Foi revista em novembro de 2025. Descubra o que esta política abrange lendo o documento seguinte.
Child Safeguarding Q&A
Frequently asked questions In this document we have consolidated frequently asked questions in relation to child safeguarding. If you are a partner of Oak Foundation and your question is not listed below, please get in touch with us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.