Safety Ambassadors: A Pioneering Policing Strategy Promoting Child Confidence and Safety Through Child Participation
Presented By:
Dubai Police
Session Summary
Rise Up Session Date and Time:
October 9, 2025 2:30 pm
Country or Region Focus:
Middle East
Type of Session:
Presentation of innovative strategy developed by Dubai Police Force with Q&A
Public Health Pillar Focus:
Child, Survivor, and Community Participation in Solutions
Speakers
Chair: Dr. Simone Toepfer, Head of Child Safeguarding, SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit
Hermann-Gmeiner-Fonds Deutschland e.V.
Speakers:
- Major Rashed Naser Al Ali, Dubai Police
- Naoufel Boussafa, General Department of Human Rights in Dubai Police
Session Aims
- Raising awareness and protecting children from violence or abuse
- Smart application in the form of a game raising awareness about rights and responsibilities
- An innovative and pioneering idea and the first of its kind in monitoring the environment of the child by involving children themselves in monitoring what their peers are exposed to.
