Guidelines - Responsible Exchange and Volunteering 2018

Projects requiring special consideration

While most forms of social and educational projects run high risks that can have long term, detrimental effects on the beneficiaries, the host Organisation and/or the participants, there are some extra sensitive projects that require specialized attention in the design, implementation and management of exchange within their operations.

Projects where there are specific legal requirements, for example around protection, confidentiality, client/patient relationships etc are beyond the scope of this guideline. These require specialist considerations that must go into the design and operations of exchanges as they are highly specialized and sensitive sectors. No project should be implemented without considerable expert advice and operational plans must be extremely detailed and strictly adhered to. Participants on these projects must undergo considerably more intensive and specialist selection and preparations. The on-site management and support mechanisms must be detailed and adhered to. In the absence of this, projects in these categories are potentially more destructive to the intended beneficiaries and have the potential to do long term damage to all role-players.

Some examples of these projects include:

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Vulnerable children and orphans

Children affected by violence and abuse

Substance abuse survivors

- Persons affected by family violence and abuse - Working with disabilities - Working with sex workers - HIV/Aids work - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex & Questioning

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