Who We Are

The Arab-Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect was founded in 2004 after its first Arab conference in the Kingdom of Jordan and continued its development at its second conference in Sana’a in 2007 and its third conference in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh in 2009. The Arab Society adopts all the Arab, Islamic and international efforts, both governmental and voluntary, in the field of the rights of the child and protecting him against any violation of his or her rights or violates it. The Association focuses on the training of Arab professionals in the social, legal, health, educational and media sectors in the field of prevention and protection against violence against children, depending upon  Arab cultural and cultural values, international and Islamic conventions and conventions, the initiatives of governmental institutions and civil society institutions, And judicial.

Mission

Ensure that children in the Arab world enjoy a non-violent environment, that violence against them is unacceptable in any form and anywhere, and that the efforts of the professional sectors to prevent and protect against violence against children are consistently and harmoniously promoted.

Vision

An Arab world free from violence against children

Objectives

The Arab-Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (SPCAN) enhances the knowledge and skills of professionals who deal with children in general and who deal with children exposed to risk factors and children who have been exposed to violence and professionals who provide treatment, rehabilitation and social integration services.
1) Enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals who deal with children in general and who deal with children exposed to risk factors and children who have been exposed to violence and professionals who provide treatment, rehabilitation and social integration services.
2) Adopting systematic and multisectoral frameworks at the national level in all Arab countries to address violence against children.
3) Ban all forms of violence against children in the legislation of Arab States, ensure accountability and end impunity for perpetrators.
4) Adopting and supporting Arab countries’ efforts to provide protection, treatment and rehabilitation services to victims and their families.
5) Ensure that child violence reporting systems and services are accessible and appropriate for their age.
6) Develop and implement systematic systems to collect national data on violence against children and conduct research in prevention and protection from Violence against children.
7) Primary prevention of violence by addressing its roots and causes, and changing prevailing cultures that condone violence against children.