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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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Training on the prevention of violence against children in the Sambir-Drohobytsk Diocese of the UGCC
The project "Education for Dioceses" from the Center for the Dignity of the Child of UCU covered 70% of the clergy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in all dioceses. Fathers received knowledge on how to counter violence against minors and vulnerable persons.
June 6, 2024, 2:28 p.m.
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Khrystyna Shabat, head of the Center for the Dignity of the Child at UCU, took part in an international conference in Salzburg
The interdisciplinary conference "Creating child-friendly institutions" was held on June 1-2 in Salzburg (Austria). The meeting brought together scientists and practitioners who were creating a model of an institution with a child-friendly environment.
June 6, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
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Head of UCU's Center for the Dignity of the Child Christina Shabat takes part in an international conference in Canada
The conference “Save Our Souls! Psychological, Ideological and Spiritual Safeguarding” in Ottawa was devoted to protection from violence from the position of authority/power.
May 29, 2024, 3:58 p.m.
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15 out of 15 archdioceses and exarchates of the UGCC were trained in the prevention of violence against children
The UCU Center for Child Dignity has completed training on the prevention of violence against minors and vulnerable persons in all dioceses and exarchates of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine. It was possible to cover 70% of the UGCC priests.
May 28, 2024, 6:07 p.m.
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