Mark Kavenagh

Mark Kavenagh

Mark is the child protection adviser for Australian Volunteers International. Mark works to support AVI's overseas partner organizations to develop, improve and maintain their child protection policies and practices. Mark is a trained and registered educational psychologist and holds a Doctor of Educational Psychology from the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining AVI, he lived and worked in Cambodia for three years and Hungary for two years.

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Child protection training: Why safeguarding children is the role of volunteers, too

Child protection training: Why safeguarding children is the role of volunteers, too

almost 11 years ago // #DoingMore

Simple actions can inadvertently put children — or the development activities geared to help them — at risk. But volunteers can help safeguard children if provided the right preparation before an overseas trip. A #DoingMore opinion from Australian Volunteers International.