Safety Ambassadors: A Pioneering Policing Strategy Promoting Child Confidence and Safety Through Child Participation

Presented By:

Dubai Police
Dubai Police
The Six pillars of success from the Rise Up Policy Forum.

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.