The Serious Side of Comic Relief
On the 24th March 2017 a day of fun and fundraising will take place for Red Nose Day.
Seemingly, every year the money raised increases and now staggering sums are donated to Comic Relief for their work both here and overseas.
And that is where the fun of Red Nose Day stops, and the serious work comes in. Applications made by organisations to receive those funds have to be assessed by the panel at Comic Relief.
And whilst a lot of grants are given to fight disease overseas, safeguarding is also supported. For example, since the last Red Nose Day, the donations received helped over 310,000 children, young people and their families, at risk of abuse, violence and exploitation lead safer lives.
Comic Relief is also committed to the principles of equality and diversity. They expect all organisations to either have an equality/diversity policy and relevant safeguarding policies in place before they can receive grants.
Other safeguarding work they do is via supporting safer educational environments, protecting children from all sorts of threats, from gender-based abuse, to those affected by conflict and war. Comic Relief funding supports projects that give children a voice, while encouraging a ‘whole-school’ approach - uniting pupils, frontline staff, school leaders, parents and the community in a bid to make schools safe, fulfilling places to be.
Comic Relief are involved in the Keeping Children Safe certification scheme, which is for organisations working or coming into contact with children, who want to make sure they are meeting all child safeguarding standards.
Find out how you can get involved at the Red Nose Day website.
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