How we work with children

Six ground rules. Every volunteer agrees to them before a session, and they are published here so schools and homes can hold us to them.

Never alone with a child. Volunteers work in groups, in open spaces, in sight of the host institution's staff.
Photographs only with permission. We take group photographs at sessions to show people what this work looks like — with the institution's written permission first. No child is named, no school is identified without its consent, and any photograph comes down the moment we are asked.
No private contact. Volunteers do not take a child's number, add them on any platform, or contact them outside a session.
No physical discipline. Ever, for any reason.
Nothing preached, nothing sold. No religious or political material is spoken, taught or handed out.
The institution's rules win. Where anything here conflicts with the school's or home's own policy, theirs applies.

If something is wrong

Staff, parent, volunteer or child — if something at one of our sessions worried you, write to info@jivullas.org. You do not need proof and you do not need to be certain. A volunteer who breaks a rule above stops volunteering with us, without a warning step.

If a child is in immediate danger, do not wait for us: Childline 1098, or Police 112.