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Working with black and minority ethnic communities

The Respect to Protect project is an initiative by the NSPCC which aims to develop good relations with black and minority ethnic (BME) organisations and individual champions who advocate and promote the welfare of black and minority ethnic children and young people.

Respecting and valuing differences

The NSPCC recognises the inequalities faced by minority groups because of their cultural and ethnic differences. We intend to improve the protective capability of black and minority ethnic community organisations and at the same time learn how NSPCC services can better respond to the needs of diverse black and minority ethnic children and their families.

Working in partnership

Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility. Black and minority ethnic organisations play a major role in providing services to children and young people. The Respect to Protect team will engage with the black and minority ethnic community through joint working with voluntary organisations, including faith groups.

We will:

• help build safeguarding capacity
• promote youth involvement and consultation
• encourage black and minority ethnic organisations to involve young black and minority ethnic service users in the development of future plans or service provision
• work and contribute towards a fairer distribution of children's services and resources towards black and minority ethnic children and their families
• listen to black and minority ethnic children and those who advocate on their behalf to inform future child protection programmes and policies
• support organisations to improve practice and standards for safeguarding
• work towards reducing harm and maltreatment of black and minority ethnic children and young people
• recognise and respect cultural and ethnic diversity.

How to get in touch with us

If you require further information about our work with black and minority ethnic groups and communities, please contact us via our online Enquiry service .

You can also write to us at:

Respect to Protect team
NSPCC
Weston House
42 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3NH

www.nspcc.org.uk/RespectToProtect

Related reading:

• Building on strengths: protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people in faith-based settings conference report (16 October 2007: Leicester)
• Faith, religion and safeguarding: an internal NSPCC briefing paper (PDF, 120KB)
• Have your say: a report of the consultation event with black and minority ethnic young people from different religious groups by Shirley Maginley and Serena deCordova
• The NSPCC Respect to Protect project in Brent (PDF, 137KB)
• Practical approaches to valuing diversity and safeguarding children training course
• Protecting children from racism and racial abuse: a research review
• Responding to Black and minority ethnic children and young people affected by domestic violence conference report (4 October 2006: Leicester) (PDF, 635KB)
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Chinese children and young people conference report (15 March 2005: Leicester) (PDF, 547KB)
• Safeguarding children in the black and ethnic minority communities. A FREE CD resource pack

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