Melissa Llewellyn – FACES Luton | Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation

A Muslim Parent’s View: Talking Relationships, Sex and Safeguarding with Young People

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity, Young People / By Melissa Llewellyn

We have a narration in Islam that translates as the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saying, “Islam began as something strange and will return as something strange as it began, so give glad tidings to the strangers.” The essence of this statement gives context to some conversations I have with …

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New Project Coordinator Role at FACES

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Do you thrive in faith-based work and have a passion for protecting young people? We’re looking for a Project Coordinator to join our team in Luton tackling complex safeguarding issues. The right person will work on a part-time basis and support our youth and training projects as well as our annual conference. The role will …

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Looking back at 2019 and at the year ahead

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We’ve had a truly exciting year, expanding our work in several ways and working with more people than ever. FACES started in 2016 as a call to action for local Christians and Muslims to work together and present a united voice against child sexual exploitation. We help build more resilient communities by raising awareness of …

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Confronting prejudice to safeguard children better – January CPD training

Leave a Comment / Identity, Training / By Melissa Llewellyn

Our next Safeguarding and Prejudice training is on 18th January 2020 – book now Prejudice exists across society. Stereotypes and social norms affect how we perceive and treat other people, including children and young people. It prevents us from creating environments that are safe for disclosure, and from recognising harm and implementing appropriate responses. It …

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Faith-based work in practice – #InterFaithWeek

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At Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation, working collaboratively as Christians and Muslims is at the heart of our projects. FACES emerged from the positive interfaith and cross-community work happening in Luton; an effort of 10 local organisations including mosques, churches, Christian charities and Muslim charities. Representatives from the Luton Sunni Council of Mosques, Luton Council …

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Training with FACES

Leave a Comment / Training / By Melissa Llewellyn

Our training projects are aimed at people from faith communities and those working with them, helping practitioners, parents and families improve their own and their organisation’s engagement around safeguarding-related issues. Throughout September we’ve delivered training to 85 people at 5 different locations across Luton. We work to create accessible, inclusive training environments that recognise nuance …

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Online Training – Funded Places Available

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As part of our Near Neighbours funded project we are running sessions across Luton for parents, guardians and people who work with children and young people to complete the NSPCC’s ‘Keeping children safe online’ online training. This usual cost of the course is £35, and we are able to provide a limited number of places …

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Interfaith without compromise

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity / By Melissa Llewellyn

The way we work and relate to each other as members of the FACES team has become very natural! Addressing the horrors of sexual exploitation and challenging preconceptions based on racial and religious stereotypes and deeply established patterns of behaviour and thinking, while seeking to honour each other as deeply faithful Muslims and Christians is …

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The Faces We Fail to See – FACES Conference

Leave a Comment / Abuse, Identity / By Melissa Llewellyn

“The things you talked about make such sense but I had never thought about them in this way. Excited about sharing with colleagues.” “It was uncomfortable at times but in a good way. It has given me much food for thought. Thank you FACES!” Our 2019 conference brought together people from local mosques, churches, charities, …

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The role of ethnicity, gender and faith in safeguarding

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity / By Melissa Llewellyn

Through research, inquiries and guidance from leading charities and authorities we repeatedly learn that when it comes to safeguarding, ethnicity, gender and faith are not things that can be overlooked.