Thanks to Kidpower supporters like YOU, thousands of women throughout the world no longer feel threatened on their job!
“I love my job as a caregiver. But, I was ready to quit because I felt threatened all the time. On the bus, in the apartments, and sometimes even with the families in their homes. I was always looking over my shoulder. I didn’t know how to protect myself if something happened. That all changed after I learned and practiced the safety skills in a Kidpower staff workshop. I feel like I got my job and my life back!”
– Sarah, caregiver for the elderly
People who care for those most vulnerable in our society deserve our support! Your donation will help people like Sarah participate fully in their communities!
Your gift to Kidpower helps to provide safety skills training, school programs, and expert-education materials and resources to kids of all ages, parents and teachers, empowering them to take charge of their safety.
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Published: December 24, 2017 | Last Updated: December 24, 2017
Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director
Kidpower Founder and Executive Irene van der Zande is a master at teaching safety through stories and practices and at inspiring others to do the same. Her child protection and personal safety expertise has been featured by USA Today, CNN, Today Moms, the LA Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Publications include: cartoon-illustrated Kidpower Safety Comics and Kidpower Teaching Books curriculum; Bullying: What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe; the Relationship Safety Skills Handbook for Teens and Adults; Earliest Teachable Moment: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People, and the Amazon Best Seller Doing Right by Our Kids: Protecting Child Safety at All Levels.
