JESUIT CENTRE FOR SAFEGUARDING IN AFRICA
The Jesuit Centre for Safeguarding in Africa (JCSA) supports Church personnel, religious congregations, dioceses, institutions and communities across Africa to build cultures of protection, accountability and healing for minors and vulnerable adults.
WHO WE ARE
JCSA was established at Hekima University College in Nairobi to coordinate teaching and research activities in Anglophone and Francophone Africa (the latter through L’Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jésus [ITCJ]) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
We accompany communities through prevention, protection, reporting, response, accountability and healing ~ grounded in the dignity of every person and the hope of restoration.
Structured learning pathways for personnel and institutions.
Practical tools, publications and guidance for everyday safeguarding.
Personnel reached through safeguarding training
Dioceses Reached
Safeguarding conversations and webinars
A global mission rooted in local realities
Practical pathways for formation, community and research ~ built for practitioners, institutions and dioceses across Africa.
Ongoing
Regular conversations on safeguarding themes, open to practitioners and institutions globally.
Open for enrolment
A growing network of safeguarding practitioners sharing learning, tools and practical experience.
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Tailored formation and capacity building for dioceses, congregations and partner institutions.
Reflections and updates on safeguarding practice across Africa.
Religious, Zimbabwe
Thank you very much to our hosts, organizers and lecturers. Thank you very much colleagues. It was wonderful and informative course. Blessings
Religious, Zimbabwe
JCSA works alongside institutions and partners committed to safeguarding across Africa.
Thank you very much to our hosts, organizers and lecturers. Thank you very much colleagues. It was wonderful and informative course. Blessings