CECAFA hold successful safeguarding workshop in Uganda

The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has successfully held a Safeguarding workshop in the Eastern Town of Njeru.

The workshop was held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the on-going CECAFA U-15 Boys Championship.

Veronica Bwamula Lusichi, a recent graduate of a FIFA Safeguarding diploma and CECAFA Safeguarding focal point organised the workshop which attracted all the eight teams and match officials at the Championship.

 ” As CECAFA we have set values, standards, rules and principles to all players, referees and coaches in regards to safeguarding. It was a nice engaging course that helps everyone understand how safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, ” added Lusichi who is also the head of administration in CECAFA.

The workshop that attracted over 200 members as match officials and teams were divided separately at the Pearl of Africa Hotel and the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.

Lusichi made it clear to the participants at the workshops that some of the safeguarding values include; to prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse, to educate people the importance of safeguarding which is all about everyone to be involved, to stop abuses and neglect and the obligation to teach everyone their rights.

She also made it clear that they will keep educating members in the CECAFA Zone about doing the FIFA Guardians courses and organising workshops on safeguarding.

Yussuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Director said having the safeguarding workshop is very timely because it brings a lot about awareness.

Lazarus Peter George, the South Sudan captain said they learnt a lot about safeguarding during this workshop. ” We now know what to practice and what to tell other footballers back in South Sudan, ” he added.