Child Rights
For a comprehensive definition of child rights please refer to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC). Cambodia ratified the UNCRC in 1992. KHEN's work and approach is based on the UNCRC, child rights domestic law and international law, and is therefore a Child Rights based approach. A child's right to Education is central to KHEN's work - please refer to article 28 in the UNCRC Factsheet.
The UNCRC has 4 principles of child rights -
Survival and Development Rights - This is essentially the right to live. According to the UNCRC it is the responsibility of governments to ensure that children survive and develop healthily.
Non-Discrimination / Equality - All children are entitled to the same rights without disrcimination of any kind.
Best Interests of the Child - All actions concerning children will take into account the best interests of the child. The interests of others (adults, communities, state) should not be the overriding concern.
Participation/Inclusion Rights - Children have the right to express their views and opinions freely and have those views and opinions taken into account and given due weight on decsions made about the child.
KHEN's interpretation of the principles has been developed into KHEN's Umbrella Rights. At the centre of the umbrella is the right to Survival and Development. Stemming from there are the 3 other principles. KHEN has added 'Implementation' to the Umbrella in order to emphasis that organisations such as KHEN advocate for and help implement these rights. KHEN wants to emphasise the importance of implementation and taking responsibility for child rights.
The UNCRC has 4 principles of child rights -
Survival and Development Rights - This is essentially the right to live. According to the UNCRC it is the responsibility of governments to ensure that children survive and develop healthily.
Non-Discrimination / Equality - All children are entitled to the same rights without disrcimination of any kind.
Best Interests of the Child - All actions concerning children will take into account the best interests of the child. The interests of others (adults, communities, state) should not be the overriding concern.
Participation/Inclusion Rights - Children have the right to express their views and opinions freely and have those views and opinions taken into account and given due weight on decsions made about the child.
KHEN's interpretation of the principles has been developed into KHEN's Umbrella Rights. At the centre of the umbrella is the right to Survival and Development. Stemming from there are the 3 other principles. KHEN has added 'Implementation' to the Umbrella in order to emphasis that organisations such as KHEN advocate for and help implement these rights. KHEN wants to emphasise the importance of implementation and taking responsibility for child rights.
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Child Protection
In 2006, a study by the United Nations on violence against children sought for immediate child protection worldwide. The study uncovered hidden violence on children occurring for a number of reasons including fear, family face/honour and social recognition, to name a few. Abuse and/or violence against children cannot be ignored.
Children are dependent on adults and therefore it is the duty of all adults, communities and the government to participate in the care of children and prevention of child abuse. KHEN is determined to exercise this duty and provide children with protection against any form of abuse - including physical and mental abuse, as well as other forms such as neglect and explotation - and support and participate in implementing child rights as stipulated in the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC).
All staff, volunteers and the management of KHEN recognize the importance of child rights and the enforcement of our responsibilities to children. KHEN has developed organizational child protection policy in conjunction with the state law of Cambodia, and are working together with the Cambodian government to promote child rights, child protection and enhance child well being.
Please refer to KHEN's child protection policy (also available on our downloads page) which outlines in detail KHEN's approach to child rights protection and enforcement. The policy includes detail on key areas such as: what constitutes child abuse, how to recognise child abuse, what is expected of KHEN's staff with regards to how to treat children, guidelines on how to report cases of child abuse.
KHEN trains all staff in the area of child rights in conjunction with KHEN's Child Protection Policy and ChildWise. The training and policy applies to all individuals associated with and working for KHEN - and includes:
Children are dependent on adults and therefore it is the duty of all adults, communities and the government to participate in the care of children and prevention of child abuse. KHEN is determined to exercise this duty and provide children with protection against any form of abuse - including physical and mental abuse, as well as other forms such as neglect and explotation - and support and participate in implementing child rights as stipulated in the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC).
All staff, volunteers and the management of KHEN recognize the importance of child rights and the enforcement of our responsibilities to children. KHEN has developed organizational child protection policy in conjunction with the state law of Cambodia, and are working together with the Cambodian government to promote child rights, child protection and enhance child well being.
Please refer to KHEN's child protection policy (also available on our downloads page) which outlines in detail KHEN's approach to child rights protection and enforcement. The policy includes detail on key areas such as: what constitutes child abuse, how to recognise child abuse, what is expected of KHEN's staff with regards to how to treat children, guidelines on how to report cases of child abuse.
KHEN trains all staff in the area of child rights in conjunction with KHEN's Child Protection Policy and ChildWise. The training and policy applies to all individuals associated with and working for KHEN - and includes:
- All KHEN staff
- Volunteers (foreign and local)
- Consultants
- Board of Directors
- Donors
- International and local guests/visitors
- Interns
- Trainers
- Staff under short-term or long-term contracts
ChildWise - KHEN are Child Safe Certified
Childwise Child Safe Certificate
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Childwise is an Australian non profit organisation with a Cambodian subdivision that specialise in child rights and child protection. They provide Child Safe training and assessments for organisations like KHEN ultimately working towards awarding Child Safe certifications.
KHEN are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the Child Safe Certificate (July 2016 - June 2018) from Child Wise Cambodia. In order to achieve this all of KHEN's staff undertook an assessment and demonstrated the necessary understanding of child rights. Download the official Childwise Child Safe Report on KHEN's assessment (or navigate to our downloads page to see all of our downloads). |