Sr. Theresa Nyadombo
National Safeguarding Coordinator
THE OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 1ST DECEMBER 2020
Purpose
- To promote, facilitate and deliver best practices in the prevention of harm to children and vulnerable adults across all the Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe and the wider church community.
- To facilitate the receiving and dealing of allegations of abuse.
- To develop best practice frameworks, policies and procedures for Child Safeguarding in our Catholic Church in Zimbabwe.
- To take the lead in developing preventative practices in ensuring that all Catholic institutions in Zimbabwe are safe places for everyone.
- To establish reporting mechanisms in all the dioceses in order to handle allegations of abuse and assist victims/ survivors to recuperate different traumas etc.
- To network with State and None-Governmental Organisations which deal with issues of child safeguarding in order to learn from others and share ideas.
- To work as a consultancy in the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe in giving advise on how to handle cases of child abuse and on policy development and implementation.
