This tool is designed to help practitioners
working with children with disabilities.
Using participatory approaches1, the tool
helps to identify potential safeguarding
risks and risk mitigation strategies to
ensure all activities are safe and inclusive.
Safe programming is not about mitigating
all risks, all actions have risks and
attempting to mitigate all risks may mean
the programme will not go ahead.
This is
particularly important when working with
children with disabilities as there may
be more risks and therefore, if we are
attempting to mitigate all risks there is a
greater chance that the activity will not go
ahead resulting in even less provision for
children with disabilities. However, it is
essential we identify, monitor, and build into
our programme design risks that children
with disabilities may experience as a result
of engaging in activities or programmes.
