Do no harm
Activities should consider foreseeable physical, psychological, reputational and digital risks.
Safeguarding
Protection, dignity and responsible participation.
GOB activities should be planned and delivered in ways that reduce preventable harm, especially where minors or vulnerable participants may be involved.
GOB Institutional NetworkOne Voice, One Future
Structured cooperation, institutional development and international connection for Moroccan and African organizations.
Safeguarding principles
A network cannot be credible without clear protection expectations.
Appropriate consent
Photography, data collection and participation should use appropriate notice and consent practices.
Safe reporting
Participants should have a route to raise safeguarding concerns without unnecessary exposure.
Role clarity
Staff, volunteers, partners and member organizations should understand who is responsible for safeguarding in each activity.
Responsibility by activity
GOB membership does not transfer safeguarding responsibility away from the organization running an activity.
Member activities
Member organizations remain responsible for safeguarding in activities they independently organize.
Joint activities
For jointly organized activities, safeguarding responsibilities should be agreed before delivery.
Immediate danger
Where there is immediate risk of harm, participants should prioritize appropriate local emergency or protection channels rather than relying only on an internal network complaint.
Records and privacy
Safeguarding information should be limited to people who need it and handled carefully in line with applicable law and privacy rules.
Trust and accountability
Trust depends on accurate identity, clear rules and a responsible way to correct problems.
The GOB trust framework brings together institutional status, policies, safeguarding, privacy, complaints, transparency and public identifiers so members and partners can understand the rules behind the brand.
Accurate institutional identity
Official names, website links, MYCDIC relationship, public entity identifiers and controlled logos help reduce impersonation and confusion. These identifiers assist disambiguation; they do not create governmental or diplomatic status.
Policies that match actual operations
Membership, privacy, conduct, safeguarding and complaints policies should reflect real processes rather than generic legal language. When the system or law changes materially, policies should be updated accordingly.
Proportionate due diligence
GOB can review member and partner identity, public information, reputation, safeguarding and other risk factors before granting access to particular relationships or benefits.
Transparency with limits
GOB can publish institutional facts, programme conditions and public member information while still protecting identity documents, confidential partner negotiations, security measures and personal data that have no public purpose.
Complaints and correction
Members and the public should be able to report impersonation, material inaccuracies, safeguarding concerns, benefit problems or other serious issues through official channels. Corrective action can range from clarification to restriction or termination.
Human oversight
Consequential membership, safeguarding, partnership and institutional-risk decisions should remain under appropriate human authority even when digital tools are used to support administration.
Trust principle
Credibility is strengthened when GOB can explain what it knows, what it checked, what it does not claim and how concerns are reviewed.
Practical application
Safeguarding Policy
These notes explain how the principles on this page should translate into everyday decisions and responsible participation in the GOB network.
A public rule should match an internal process
Policies create confidence only if teams know how to implement them. GOB should align forms, communications, retention, review responsibilities and escalation paths with the public commitments it publishes.
Report concerns through official channels
Impersonation, unsafe conduct, misuse of identity, material data issues, misleading partner offers and serious member complaints should be reported with enough detail for a responsible review rather than handled only through social media.
Correction is part of credibility
When public information is materially wrong or outdated, GOB should correct it. Transparency is stronger when the project can update a claim than when it tries to preserve an inaccurate statement for appearances.
Confidentiality can be legitimate
Not every internal risk assessment, complaint record, identity document, negotiation or security measure should be public. Responsible governance distinguishes transparency from indiscriminate disclosure.
Safeguarding Policy in the wider GOB operating model.
This section adds operational context so the page explains not only what the subject is, but how it connects to membership, programmes, continental coordination, partnerships and institutional trust.
Authority should be traceable
Governance should make clear who can decide, appoint, approve, communicate or commit the project in a given context.
Roles are limited by mandate
Project, continental and country titles are responsibilities within GOB. They do not create diplomatic, governmental or consular status.
Risk and integrity
Governance includes conflicts, safeguarding, privacy, partner review, document control and responsible public communication.
Proportionate review
Routine administration and material institutional risk should not be treated identically. Significant decisions should be documented at the level appropriate to their impact.
Institutional standard
Public information should remain accurate to current appointments, approved members, active programmes and signed agreements. Future ambition is presented as direction, not completed impact.
