The “Not Just Ticking Boxes” tool is a 60-minute interactive session for up to 20 educators and youth workers that introduces a three-layer transformative safeguarding model—combining self-agency, six core pillars (Prevention, Protection, Partnership, Accountability, Proportionality, Empowerment), and four global citizenship principles (Power Awareness, Critical Consciousness, Healing Justice, Risk Assessment). After a brief model overview, participants split into two groups to tackle contrasting case studies of tokenistic digital activities, then reconvene to share “before & after” learning objectives, co-designing truly transformative interventions that shift power dynamics and foster genuine learner agency.

This exercise was designed by Povod’s team of intercultural trainers led by Samar Zughool.