42 JCAM 2022 www.jesuits.africa Annual Review CPO meeting at Africama House, Nairobi. In June, the Safeguarding Coordinator, and the JCAM Socius practices and there is a profound need for a paradigm shift in conducted a 4-day workshop with over 30 directors of works for approaching these issues through cultural dialogue. ANW Province in Lagos, Nigeria. This served not only to establish a common understanding of safeguarding, but it also allowed the Another major event was the International Safeguarding Province safeguarding team to showcase work already done and to Conference (ISC) held in Rome at which the JCAM president made appeal for greater involvement from directors of works in their a presentation on ‘Barriers to reporting and some lessons for the respective apostolates. Church and society’. The Conference Safeguarding Coordinator participated in the preparatory work for this Conference in three June also saw an international conference on the theme of regional working groups to discuss pre-determined themes, which ‘Violence and Sexual Abuse of Children and Women in Africa’ held then provided materials for further discussions during the at the Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jésus (ITCJ) in Conference itself. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The conference was an insightful and enriching experience with over 20 presentations from practitioners Later in the year 59 Child Protection Officers of Madagascar working to prevent and eradicate violence and sexual abuse of Province came together in Antananarivo. The CPOs represented all children and women. It was evident in this conference that of the apostolic works in the Province. The goal was to provide a significant research has been conducted highlighting practices refresher workshop and to provide updates to the team regarding that contribute and engender abuse of children and women. the review of the Province safeguarding Protocols. However, very little has been done towards alleviating these