Child Privacy and Dignity

Children and their families must be assured that Coptic Orphans is protecting the integrity of information, including photographs that are shared about them with the public. It is for this reason that we do not distribute any of our multimedia presentations to the public, unless they are in an inalterable format that protects their contents from being used out of context or abusively. Privacy also demands that children, their families and communities be shielded from any potential inappropriate contact from sponsors or others. The names used in all of our communications materials have been changed to protect the identities of the children and photos may not correspond to the children but are representative of the environments in which the children live, or the programs in which they are participating. The children we work with are not objects to be pitied, but are partners with us in the process of bringing holistic (physical, psychological and social) transformation to communities in poverty and in transforming the hearts of beneficiaries and donors alike. We are committed to portraying the life situation of the children, families and communities we serve with accuracy and dignity. We seek the full, informed consent of parents, guardians, and/or community leaders for a child’s participation in our child sponsorship programs.

rev. Oct 08, 2007