SAFEGUARDING
The Safeguarding team at SAFF is aimed to work together with our Member Associations to ensure that we keep football a safe space for everyone. SAFF’s safeguarding work has been closely linked to AFC’s safeguarding priorities & guidance. We are driven by the FIFA Guardians’ safeguarding toolkit and also developed our own safeguarding guidelines for assisting national federations with their national safeguarding policy.
The team of safeguarding officers across the region is led by the SAFF Safeguarding officer, Ms. Fahmida Faiza. The list of current safeguarding officers are:
- Mr. Saeed Hasan - Safeguarding officer, Bangladesh Football Federation
- Ms. Cheki Wangmo - Safeguarding officer, Bhutan Football Federation
- Mr. Rathin Saha - Safeguarding officer, All India Football Federation
- Mr. Deepak John Nayak - Safeguarding officer, All India Football Federation
- Mr. Manoj Ranjit - Safeguarding officer, All Nepal Football Association
- Mr. Rahmy Roomy - Safeguarding officer, Football Federation of Sri Lanka
- Ms. Nimsha Thishani - Safeguarding officer, Football Federation of Sri Lanka
- Ms. Aminath Siyana - Safeguarding officer, Football Association of Maldives
- Ms. Mariyam Anjum Afzal - Safeguarding officer, Football Association of Maldives
Key Aim
- A regionally cohesive safeguarding mechanism for South Asian football
- National Safeguarding policy and practices implemented by all SAFF MAs
- Competitions Safeguarding protocols in all the youth competitions
- Capacity building and mass awareness across all the MAs
- Implement grassroots level safeguarding mechanism
Our Achievements
- The first draft of the National Safeguarding Policy completed by all of our Member Associations
- Football Association of Maldives’s launching and adaptation of National Safeguarding Policy
- Establishment of first-ever Regional Safeguarding Steering Committee of South Asia
- Comprehending SAFF’s own resources and guidelines on safeguarding
Moving Forward
After months of integrated work with all our member associations, SAFF is pleased to formalize the structure of the regional safeguarding actions. SAFF is the first Regional Association under AFC to ensure all of our member associations have completed their first draft national safeguarding policy which is a momentum we would like to carry forward with the steering committee. The launch of the Regional Safeguarding Steering Committee sets a benchmark to further the actions and engagements with the involvement of a range of private and public stakeholders. On the occasion of Safer Sports Day 2021, we have introduced this first-of-its-kind regional mechanism.
The Football Association of Maldives is the inaugural chair of the steering committee. The Board of Directors invites a range of safeguarding professionals and experts across different countries to join hands in advancing the safeguarding actions for South Asia.
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