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“Our Mission to Save Children”: New Anti-Abuse Technology A new tech start-up lead by former CEO of World Vision Australia promises to increase protection of all vulnerable people from malpractice and abuse. The former CEO of World Vision Australia has launched a revolutionary venture that better protects children from predators. The start-up technology business, Oho, allows organisations that work with children, such as schools and childcare centres, to continuously monitor the background checks of their employees. Employers must ensure that their workforce – including sub contractors ...

The new section was expanded to include crimes such as "grooming" of minors or vulnerable adults for sexual abuse and possessing child pornography.

Pope Francis poses for a selfie during a gathering of youth delegates at the Pontifical International Maria Mater Ecclesiae College in Rome, ahead of the Synod of Bishops on young people in 2018. (CNS/Vatican Media) Ecclesial synodality is something very old and, at the same time, something very recent. It is an integral part of the tradition of the Church. As the report of the International Theological Commission, Synodality in the Life and Mission of the Church (2018), says in the opening section: " 'Synod' is an ancient and venerable word in the Tradition of the Church, ...

ADVERTISEMENT BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria, has raised concerns over the management of COVID-19 Fund in Nigeria. In a research report on COVID-19 Fund Management titled “COVID-19 Fund: Fiscal Support, Palliative Analysis & Institutional Response,” the civic group expressed worry over the poor accountability mechanism in the management of the fund. “For example, as of April 7, 2020, CACOVID, a private coalition of donors and corporate founders, has received donations totalling N21.5bn, according to PROSHARE,” Bud...

SDPI ranked 1st amongst Pak think tanks Islamabad January 31, 2021 Islamabad : With 11 points improvement, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) ranked 90th among 100 non-US global think tanks, retaining its 1st position in Pakistan for the last many years, and with improvement of four points it ranked 11th among the South East Asia and the Pacific region, according to the 15th edition of University of Pennsylvania Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) released across the world. The 2020 GGTTI is based on the ranking done for over 8500 think tanks (TT) registered with GGTTI fr...