Conservation International (CI) strongly emphasize in all its field program in countries where it has a country office the important need to raise awareness on the impact of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) as well as child protection safeguard.
In a statement issued by Conservation International says there is a need to ensure that project partners and implementers in any country are aware of their policies and that people involved their projects are informed of actions they need to take if they feel uncomfortable by any inappropriate actions.
This week the Conservation International international trainers on PSEAH and Child Protection held a one-day training for all its partners in Samoa from government ministries (MNRE, MESC and MAF) as well as local NGOs (SUNGO, Samoa Conservation Society and Samoa Voyaging Society), academia (National University of Samoa) and UNESCO on awareness raising and understanding of the need to ensure the importance of social and environmental safeguard in any CI project.
This workshop is inline with our donor partner requirement for CI Samoa Manaaki Project, which aims to enhance the ability of Samoan and Tokelauan local communities to sustainably use and manage marine resources and improve their resilience to climate change, using education based on scientific evidence, traditional, and contemporary knowledge.
The Project will work with at least 25 communities in Samoa and across the three atolls in Tokelau to implement environmental education programs, fostering a generation of ocean stewardship and climate champions to drive sustainable management of marine resources in their communities.
Educators will be trained to deliver an experiential-learning program that fosters ocean stewardship and climate action among youth, increasing understanding of critical marine ecosystems, climate change threats and mitigation activities.
The goal of the training is to ensure CI Samoa project partners and CI Samoa staff are aware of CI safeguards and policy requirements for Child Protection and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH).
