28Nov

PROTECTION FROM ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION Caritas Internationalis Children and Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding Policy

1.1 Purpose Caritas recognizes the right of children and vulnerable adults to protection, regardless of gender, race, culture and disability. Caritas recognizes the power dynamics inherent in working with children and vulnerable adults and the potential for abuse and exploitation by staff of people we work with. Caritas is committed to creating and maintaining an environment which promotes its core values and prevents abuse and exploitation of all people. Caritas staff [1]and associates[2] are expected to uphold the dignity of all people with whom they come into contact by ensuring that their personal and professional conduct is of the highest standards at all times.
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21Nov

Putting our Values into Practice: Code of Conduct for Caritas Internationalis member organizations’ Staff

This Code of Conduct specifies the attitudes and behaviour that all Caritas staff[1] are expected to maintain. The Code is derived from, and closely related to, the Caritas Code of Ethics which prescribes the basic values and institutional practices of Caritas organisations. “Individuals who care for those in need must first be professionally competent: they should be properly trained in what to do and how to do it, and committed to continuing care. Yet, while professional competence is a primary, fundamental requirement, it is not of itself sufficient. We are dealing with human beings, and human beings always need something more than technically proper care.
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21Nov

Caritas Armenia Complaints Handling Mechanism Policy and Procedure

Part One: Complaints Handling Policy 1.1. Introduction As a core organization of the Catholic Church, Caritas Armenia Vision, Mission and Values promote our belief and commitment to a world where every individual’s rights and dignity are respected. To ensure that Caritas Armenia is fully accountable to all its constituencies, staff of Caritas Armenia adheres to the CI Code of Ethics and to the Code of Conduct. We ensure that the people we serve and accompany, communities, partners, volunteers and staff are able to communicate any perceived shortcomings, concerns or misconduct through appropriate,
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31Jul

Diane Risopoulos

Diane Risopoulos is Board member of “Armenian Caritas” benevolent NGO. Diane has over 18 years of experience in the communication sector, having worked as campaign manager for various public relations and advertising agencies on the development and implementation of EU wide communication campaigns for EU institutions. In this capacity, she managed a network of 28 public relations and advertising companies involved in the implementation of the campaigns and was responsible for reporting the campaign’s results to the EU. She also worked on events’ management, media relations, fundraising and marketing for non-profit organisations such as the Half the Sky Foundation in China and Save the Children in Italy.
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