{"id":15109,"date":"2025-07-18T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/?page_id=15109"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:50:50","slug":"protection-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/protection-policy","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"box section\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">Safeguarding Policy<\/h1>\n<p>Habitat Japan established a new <a href=\"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Child-and-Adult-Safeguarding-Policy-Adopted-July-2025.pdf\">Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy (referred to hereafter as \"Safeguarding Policy\"<\/a> in July 2025, serving as a guideline for action to prevent and respond to physical or sexual abuse, exploitation, harassment, bullying, and other potential harm to communities we work with, especially in regard to vulnerable adults and children. This Safeguarding Policy clarifies the responsibilities and obligations of all Habitat Japan stakeholders, including staff, interns, volunteers, and third parties such as visitors, contractors, partners, and their affiliates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box section\">\n<p>Habitat Japan always strives to create programs where everyone may participate safely and with peace of mind. In doing so in line with our Safeguarding Policy, it is important that all individuals involved with Habitat Japan become familiar with our code of conduct.\u00a0 We ask for your cooperation so that the actions of all individuals and organizations help create a safe environment for everyone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"navi\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Introduction-to-Habitat-Japans-Safeguarding.pdf\"><button class=\"navi__button\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">View our code of conduct here\u21d2<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the event of a violation or suspected violation of the Safeguarding Policy by Habitat Japan staff or any related parties, please make a report through the reporting line detailed below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box section\">\n<h2 class=\"headline-l\">Safeguarding Reporting Line<\/h2>\n<div class=\"contentsBody\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Even if there is no concrete evidence of a violation of the Safeguarding Policy, please make a consultation should you have any concerns. When a report is made, we will carefully verify the facts, respecting the privacy and confidentiality of the informant and all involved as not to cause any harm. Reports may be made anonymously.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentsBody\">\n<h4><strong>\u25c6Contact Habitat Japan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box section\">\n<div class=\"contentsBody side\">\n<div class=\"image\">Phone: 03-6709-8780 (Please ask for the Safeguarding Officer)<br \/>Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00\u201317:00<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:safeguarding@habitatjp.org\">safeguarding@habitatjp.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u25c6<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ethicspoint.com\/domain\/media\/en\/gui\/92240\/index.html\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Contact Habitat for Humanity International<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15121 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-144x216.jpg 144w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-75x112.jpg 75w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HEAL_12x18_English_poster-76x114.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>\u203bPlease be aware that while anonymous reporting is possible, if the information provided is too vague to be verified or acted upon, it may be difficult to respond to a report.<\/span><br \/><span>\u203bFor cases not directly related to Habitat Japan's activities, please consult with relevant local authorities.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Safeguarding Policy Habitat Japan established a new Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy (referred to hereafter [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15110,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15109","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15109"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15373,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15109\/revisions\/15373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}