Melissa Llewellyn – FACES Luton | Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation

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

Melissa Llewellyn October 25, 2022 No Comments

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…

New Project Coordinator Role at FACES

Melissa Llewellyn January 27, 2020 No Comments

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.…

Looking back at 2019 and at the year ahead

Melissa Llewellyn January 1, 2020 No Comments

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…

Confronting prejudice to safeguard children better – January CPD training

Melissa Llewellyn December 19, 2019 No Comments

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,…

Faith-based work in practice – #InterFaithWeek

Melissa Llewellyn November 10, 2019 No Comments

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…

Training with FACES

Melissa Llewellyn October 14, 2019 No Comments

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.…

Online Training – Funded Places Available

Melissa Llewellyn September 6, 2019 No Comments

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…

Interfaith without compromise

Melissa Llewellyn August 24, 2019 No Comments

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…

The Faces We Fail to See – FACES Conference

Melissa Llewellyn July 17, 2019 No Comments

“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…

The role of ethnicity, gender and faith in safeguarding

Melissa Llewellyn June 25, 2019 No Comments

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.

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