Willow Duffy's Journey in Child Safeguarding
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Welcome back to Season 2 of Together - a podcast dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and the promotion of child-safe organisations.
In this introductory episode, Willow Duffy, CEO of Safeguarding Children in New Zealand, outlines the grassroots inception of Safeguarding Children in 2011 and its evolution into a sustainable organization that has trained over 60,000 professionals in keeping children safe on and offline.
Topics include:
- Willow's Professional Journey: How she transitioned from being a nurse and midwife in the UK to becoming a leading advocate for child safety in New Zealand
- Victoria's Tragic Story: Willow shares the harrowing story of Victoria, a young girl in the UK whose abuse and murder highlighted the failure of multiple professionals and organizations
- The Journey of Safeguarding Children: Starting with voluntary training sessions in 2011, the organization grew out of a community response to a critical need for child protection education
And more!
Enjoy the show!
To learn more about how you can help safeguard children, visit our website https://www.safeguardingchildren.org.nz
Feel free to reach out via the website, or connect with Willow and Safeguarding Children on LinkedIn.
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