The "Safeguarding in Sport for Development" series aims to address the critical importance of safeguarding within the Sport for Development (S4D) sector. This series seeks to ensure that all sport-based interventions are conducted in a safe, inclusive, and protective environment for all participants, especially children and vulnerable adults. Led by Laureus Sport for Good, the Safeguarding Series started in 2024, with an introduction to Safeguarding in Sport for Development, a crash course for beginners to cover the basics: what is safeguarding and what is child protection, key concepts and definitions about harm and abuse, why having a safeguarding policy is crucial for any organisation working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults. This session was followed by a workshop that gave participants a more in-depth overview of the International Safeguards in Sport, a set of guidelines to help organisations better embed safeguarding principles across their work. In March 2025, and in collaboration with Tackle Africa, we went deeper on how to strengthen protocols and procedures to adequately respond, record and report safeguarding cases, as well as the basics to build a solid code of conduct for staff and volunteers. We would like now to introduce our 4th session: Safeguarding Children and Young People in External Communications. We know how important is for organisations to be able to communicate the work they are doing. This is paramount to demonstrate impact to the right audiences, secure funding and elevate the profile of the sector widely. In this webinar, we will explore best practices to ensure children and young people are adequately portraited in our external communications, how to securely share content while protecting privacy, the basics for ethical storytelling, etc. This session will be hosted **by Laureus Sport for Good** and delivered by **Skateistan**, an award-winning NGO, driving a global movement in skateboarding and creative learning since 2008. Bold, inclusive and playful, Skateistan does whatever it takes to create spaces where young people can learn, play, and shape their futures. Its truly-international partnership model delivers programs, training and equipment, and facilitates the Goodpush Alliance network of over 1000 social-skate projects worldwide. [www.skateistan.org](https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.skateistan.org/__;!!Hwoz3Kc!QeZG_GBv8PBWhDA-p4BQ0wFMPEc7Nq0kG7XUOG3U-DQWoVeHltfjdmJrXQY0W9I54ta2k7yOsEBGOQThy0eg$) **Presenters:** - Elena Marin-Yanez, Head of External Services, Laureus Sport for Good. - Oisin Tammas, Head of Communications, Skateistan - Ruby Mateja, Goodpush Program Coordinator, Skateistan - Rhianon Bader, Head of Goodpush, Skateistan Elena Marin-Yanez is Head of External Services at Laureus Sport for Good. She has 20 years experience leading programmes with the most vulnerable children and young People across Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. For the last 6 years, she has provided tailored technical support, capacity building and facilitated peer learning on safeguarding to Laureus’ partners and grantees. Oisín Tammas is a Creative Director, Writer and Strategist with over a decade experience in subcultural and social impact communications. In 2013, he co-founded Skateism—the skateboarding magazine not about skateboarding—and since gone on to help brands, publications, social enterprises and NGOs craft stories that connect on a deeper level. Since 2023, he has been the Head of Communications at Skateistan. Ruby Mateja has 10 years of experience working in the social skateboarding sector. Co-founding Free Movement Skateboarding in Athens in 2016 and managing the organization for five years, her role covered all aspects of the work on the ground as well as establishing the organization and setting up the fundraising methods to ensure longevity. In her current role as Program Coordinator within Goodpush, she coordinates the ROLL Models program (a seed funding and leadership program for women and non-binary skateboarding to design and launch their own projects) and the Open Boarders Network for social skateboarding projects working with displaced youth. Ruby is based in Athens. Rhianon Bader has worked on the topics of youth development, social inclusion, and sport for development for two decades, specializing in communications, fundraising, leadership training, and network-building. Rhianon currently works with the international award-winning NGO Skateistan and manages their global knowledge-sharing initiative – the Goodpush Alliance – which supports and connects 1000+ skateboarding-based social projects worldwide. Join the session [here on Zoom](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/zoom.us/j/94049771065?pwd=27buaGZKocaRfWVXK7vZEGLHFwbCYP.1__;!!Hwoz3Kc!RA1osnlknhzVqSzIEnOiYUJl8wI4WQCB81jN9nhR11zQh9sMeijx1CG7jWm3_DrxQcC9ik-SK_OcKubQnU_z$).