AMURT Security Policy
Please feel free to adopt and edit this security policy.
It is just a policy so you still have to write your own Standard Operating Principles and guidelines.
Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The 2012 Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, or Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS), were developed by members of the global Child Protection Working Group which works within the Global Protection Cluster. Since 2013 the CPMS have been Sphere companion standards. Read more
Child Safeguarding Standards
Child safeguarding is the responsibility that organisations have to make sure their staff, operations, and programmes do no harm to children, that is that they do not expose children to the risk of harm and abuse, and that any concerns the organisation has about children’s safety within the communities in which they work, are reported to the appropriate authorities. Read more
Sulawesi earthquake/tsunami 2018
The disaster in Indonesia has claimed 2,100 fatalities and 680 are still missing. Moreover, 68,451 houses were damaged or destroyed displacing 222,986 people. AMURT Indonesia supports the disaster recovery by training kindergarten teachers in trauma reduction, self-care and creative activities for the children once they come back to school.
Indonesia Early Childhood Teacher Training 2014-2018
The heart of this child-centered approach lies in the child’s right to choose from among various options, what activity he/she would like to do, with the stipulation that the child must complete the activity chosen before moving on to pick another activity.
AMURTEL Romania Annual Report 2017
Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Since August, 2017, targeted violence and serious human rights abuses forced 620,000 Rohingya to flee Myanmar into Bangladesh, joining the 230,00 refugees already there. The majority are under 18.
AMURT is active in the large refugee camps and has provided health, child protection, and psycho-social services.
Annual Report AMURT Nigeria Foundation 2017
Download AMURT Nigeria Foundation 2017 Annual Report
Stories of an AMURT worker
In the front lines of human despair, the role of the NGO worker is as essential as it is gratifying. When the tumultuous turns of an unforgiving world seem to declare that all hope is to be lost, a myriad of men and women step forward ready to attend to the downtrodden. But what drives them? There lies the untold story of working in disaster situations. Read more
Hurricane Maria response – Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello described hurricane Maria as “the most devastating storm in a century” and said that Maria had hit the island’s electricity grid so badly that it could take months to restore power. AMURT & AMURTEL has volunteers in Puerto Rico and is appealing for donations.