While implementing charity support activities, BCA staff will:

§  Not use language or behavior towards children that is inappropriate, harassing, abusive, sexually provocative, demeaning or culturally inappropriate;

§  Not engage children in any form of sexual activity or acts, including paying for sexual services or acts where, under the law(s) applicable to the child, the child is below the age of consent or the act(s) are an offence under relevant laws;

§  Wherever possible, ensure that another adult is present when working in the proximity of children;

§  Not invite children into my home, office or other private place without the permission of their parent/guardian, unless they are at immediate risk of injury or in physical danger;

§  Not sleep close to unsupervised children unless absolutely necessary, in which case I must obtain my supervisor’s permission, and ensure that another adult is present if possible;

§  Use any computers, mobile phones, or video and digital cameras appropriately and never exploit or harass children or access child pornography through any medium.

§  Refrain from physical punishment or discipline of children;

§  Refrain from hiring children for domestic or other labour which is inappropriate given their age or developmental stage, which interferes with their time available for education and recreational activities, or which places them at significant risk of injury;

§  Comply with all relevant national and regional Ethiopian laws such as the labor law in relation to child labor;

§  Comply with the Child Protection Policy including Use of Children’s Images; and

§  Immediately report concerns or allegations of child abuse in accordance with appropriate procedures. Immediately disclose all charges, convictions and other outcomes of an offence that relates to child exploitation and abuse, including those under traditional law, which occurred before or occurs during work with BCA.