Introduction

Teens In AI (“we”, “us”, “our”) make a positive contribution to a strong and safe community and recognises the right of every individual to stay safe.

Teens in AI aims to democratise AI and create opportunities for underrepresented talent through a combination of our flagship events like hackathons, bootcamps and accelerators. Any type of contact, offline or online with children and vulnerable adults will be controlled. This policy seeks to ensure that we undertake our responsibilities with regard to the protection of children and vulnerable adults and respond to concerns appropriately. The policy establishes a framework to support paid and unpaid staff in their practices and clarifies the organisations’ expectations.

Definitions

Safeguarding is about embedding practices throughout the organisation to ensure the protection of children and vulnerable adults wherever possible. In contrast, child and adult protection is about responding to circumstances that arise.

  • Abuse is a selfish act of oppression and injustice, exploitation and manipulation of power by those in a position of authority. This can be caused by those inflicting harm or those who fail to act to prevent harm. Abuse is not restricted to any socio-economic group, gender or culture. It can take a number of forms, including the following:

  • Physical abuse

  • Sexual abuse

  • Emotional abuse

  • Bullying

  • Neglect

  • Financial (or material) abuse

Definition of a child:

A child is under the age of 18 (as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child).

Definition of Vulnerable Adults:

A vulnerable adult is a person aged 18 years or over who may be unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves from harm or from being exploited. This may include a person who:

Responsibilities

Implementation

Communications, Training and Support for Staff & Volunteers

Professional Boundaries

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Monitoring and Evaluation