Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, including zero tolerance towards sexual abuse
Article 18
1. Sending and hosting organisations shall commit to a policy of zero-tolerance with regard to any abuse of children and/or vulnerable adults, including sexual abuse. They shall be able to report abuse, deal promptly and properly with incidents, support victims, prevent victimisation of whistle-blowers and hold perpetrators to account. 2. Sending and hosting organisations shall prevent abuse through the process used for selecting EU Aid Volunteers and their induction and training, by creating a culture of openness and awareness around the issue and by assigning clear management and oversight responsibilities. 3. The sending organisation shall carry out all legally required statutory checks in order to get clearance for candidate volunteers to work with these target groups. 4. Sending and hosting organisations shall inform the candidate volunteers or EU Aid Volunteers about the risks and recommended preventative measures, in order to ensure that abuse does not occur.