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Strengthening Child Safeguarding in Zambia
SERVE Funds Three-Day Teacher Training in Mazabuka
Keeping children safe is fundamental to quality education. In December 2025, SERVE funded and supported a three-day safeguarding training programme for teachers and school-based educators in Mazabuka, Zambia. This training was delivered by Bosco Youth Reach Out, a local organisation with specialist safeguarding and child protection expertise, contracted by SERVE to support our partner schools in Mazabuka.
Why Safeguarding Matters
Schools play a critical role in protecting children. Teachers are often the first people to notice when something is wrong, yet many receive little formal training on identifying abuse, maintaining professional boundaries, or responding appropriately when concerns arise.
The training responded directly to these needs, helping to embed safeguarding into everyday teaching practice and school culture.
What the Training Covered
Over three days, participants explored:
• Indicators of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
• Children’s rights and child development
• Positive and non‑violent discipline
• Professional ethics and boundaries
• Responding to and reporting disclosures
• Digital safeguarding in modern classrooms
• School-based safeguarding action planning
Educators also took part in practical exercises such as mapping risks within school environments and designing clear procedures to support safe and accountable systems.
Why Safeguarding Matters
Teachers reported increased confidence in recognising safeguarding concerns and greater clarity about their responsibilities in responding appropriately. Participating schools have begun drafting safeguarding action plans, reinforcing long-term structures that protect children both inside and outside the classroom.
By strengthening teacher capacity, this training supports hundreds of children across SERVE’s partner schools in Mazabuka. It contributes to creating learning environments where children feel safe, respected, and empowered.
SERVE’s Commitment
This initiative reflects SERVE’s commitment to strengthening education systems and upholding children’s rights across our partner communities. By engaging local experts like Bosco Youth Reach Out, we help ensure that training is relevant, culturally grounded, and sustainable.
How You Can Help
Safeguarding training is essential to building safe and inclusive schools. With your support, SERVE can continue funding impactful programmes like this across Southern Africa and beyond.
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