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The course “SAFEGUARDING. Child Safety in the Church Environment” has been translated into 5 foreign languages
From now on, the international course can be taken in Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian, the languages of the countries participating in the International Project of Eastern European Catholic Churches, as well as in English.
Oct. 15, 2024, 12:03 p.m.
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III Digital Conference of the International Network for the Prevention of Sexual Violence in the Catholic Church
Ivanka Rudakevych, head of projects and programs at UCU's Center for the Dignity of the Child, took part in the conference with a presentation entitled “Views on Preventive Work in Unstable Conditions.”
Oct. 11, 2024, 12:25 p.m.
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10 years of the Ukrainian network for children's rights: the UCU Child Dignity Center joined the meeting of participating organizations
On October 3, the Ukrainian Network for Children's Rights celebrated its 10th anniversary. The union was created to consolidate efforts and improve coordination between civil society organizations in Ukraine and their influence on state policy in the field of ensuring children's rights. Child Dignity Center of UCU joined the UMPD in March 2023.
Oct. 11, 2024, 12:22 p.m.
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Child safety is in the first place: specialists of Caritas of Ukraine underwent a three-day training from the Center for the Dignity of the Child of UCU
"Formation of a safe environment for children" is the theme that united three days of intensive training from the Center for the Dignity of the Child at UCU. Forty-eight specialists working with children in Caritas Ukraine studied the issue of protecting children from violence.
Sept. 24, 2024, 1:27 p.m.
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Managers and teachers of out-of-school education institutions in Odesa learned to counter violence
The topic of children's safety became a leading issue among the current issues of education development during the forum "Out-of-school education of the region: experience, challenges, prospects" on September 19, 2024.
Sept. 19, 2024, 2:35 p.m.
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The dignity of the child as an unconditional value - a school for clergy and laity on combating violence against children was held
About 60 people from 5 different denominations took part in a two-day school for clergy, consecrated persons and lay people from the Center for the Dignity of the Child at UCU.
Sept. 17, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
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Cooperation with educators of Mykolaiv
Child Dignity Center at UCU started cooperation with Mykolaiv educators within the framework of the project "Safeguarding. Child safety in the educational environment", which is designed to create a safe environment for children in educational institutions: violence prevention measures, recognition and effective response mechanisms.
Aug. 31, 2024, 2:36 p.m.
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The system of protection of minors and vulnerable persons in the Catholic Church of Poland (excerpt from an interview)
About how the system of protecting children from violence in the Catholic Church of Poland works, how violence is prevented, where the funding comes from, why cooperation with various structures is valuable, and about partnership with the Center for the Dignity of the Child at UCU.
Aug. 20, 2024, 4:58 p.m.
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The head of projects and programs of the Center for the Dignity of the Child attended a security conference in Rome
On June 18-21, the International Safeguarding Conference was held in Rome (Italy) by the Institute of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies of Human Dignity and Care of the Pontifical Gregorian University. Ivanka Rudakevich, head of projects and programs of the Center for Child Dignity of UCU, was a participant of the event.
July 17, 2024, 11:58 a.m.
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The project "SAFEGUARDING. Child safety in the church environment" — about the prevention of violence in the language of art in Kyiv
On June 27, the Center for the Dignity of the Child of the Ukrainian Catholic University in cooperation with the Kyiv Archdiocese of the UGCC presented the project "SAFEGUARDING. Safety of the child in the environment of the church". The installation "Recognize. React" in Kyiv city art gallery "Lavra".
July 2, 2024, 6:25 p.m.
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Are Our Schools Safe for Children: Presentation of a Study by the UCU Center for Child Dignity
Child Dignity Center of UCU, together with the Fama Research Agency, with the support of the Lviv Education Department, conducted the study "Child Safe School" (2024).
June 19, 2024, 2:24 p.m.
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Expert colloquium in Bonn on abuse of power and security threats
Khrystyna Shabat, head of the Center for the Dignity of the Child at UCU, took part in the international expert colloquium on June 6-7 on the topic "Abuse of power in the hierarchy and religious life" in Bonn (Germany).
June 11, 2024, 2:27 p.m.
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