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Keeping boys safe

Who to talk to if you are worried about a boy at Olgun, and what happens next.

Last reviewed November 2026. We review this page every year.

One person leads safeguarding

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of every boy at the school. Any parent, boy, member of staff or visitor can go to this person directly, without asking anyone else first.

When the DSL is away, the teacher on duty takes their place. At night and at weekends, call the boarding line, +255 704 008 932.

Khamis Abubakar Juma

Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Phone and WhatsApp: +255 776 998 099
  • Email: safeguarding@olgunsecondary.com
  • At night and at weekends: the teacher on duty, +255 704 008 932

You do not need proof, and you do not need to be sure. Telling us is enough.

If you are worried about a boy

  1. If a boy is in danger right now, call the police first, then call the school.

  2. Tell the Designated Safeguarding Lead by phone, WhatsApp or at the school office.

  3. Say what you saw or heard, in your own words, with the date and time if you know them. Please do not question the boy in detail or try to find out more yourself.

  4. The DSL will reply the same day, or the next working day at the latest, and tell you what happens next.

  5. If your worry is about the Principal, who is also the DSL, go straight to Social Welfare, the police or the 116 helpline.

  6. You can always go straight to Social Welfare, the police or the 116 helpline.

What the school does

Under section 20 of the Zanzibar Children's Act 2011, teachers, school counsellors and nurses must report it when they reasonably believe a child's rights are being seriously violated, including through abuse. The report goes to the Director of Social Welfare, a Welfare Officer, a police station or the Sheha. Olgun follows this duty, and the law protects the identity of anyone who reports in good faith.

Staff who hear a worry listen, write it down and pass it to the DSL the same day. They do not investigate on their own. New staff are told how to recognise and report a worry when they join, and the school goes over this with all staff every year.

We tell parents what is happening, unless doing so could put a boy at risk, or Social Welfare or the police ask us not to.

Read the full safeguarding and child protection policy.

Photos of your son

We only publish a photo of a boy when a parent has agreed in writing to that use: the website, social media and printed material are each a separate choice. We never put a boy's full name next to his face.

You can change your mind at any time, without giving a reason. We take a photo off the website within 1 working day of your request.

The law also protects boys: under section 33 of the Zanzibar Children's Act 2011, no one may publish information or a photo that could identify an abused child without a court's permission.

How consent works is set out in our privacy policy.

Local contacts

You can go to any of these people or services directly. You do not need the school's permission.

  • Designated Safeguarding Lead

    Khamis Abubakar Juma

    Any worry about a boy's safety or wellbeing at school, however small.

    • Phone and WhatsApp: +255 776 998 099
    • Email: safeguarding@olgunsecondary.com
    • In person at the school office

    Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. At night and at weekends, call the boarding line +255 704 008 932: the teacher on duty answers.

  • Deputy Safeguarding Lead

    The teacher on duty

    When the Principal is away, at night and at weekends.

    • Boarding line: +255 704 008 932

    Any time, day or night.

  • If your worry is about the Principal

    The school's owners, The Institute of Holistic Education Zanzibar

    A concern about the Principal, or about how the school has handled a concern.

    • Write to the owners, mark the letter Private, and hand it in at the school office. You can also go straight to Social Welfare or the child helpline 116.

  • Child helpline 116

    Run by C-Sema.

    Any child or adult can call for advice or to report a worry about a child.

    • Call 116

    In Zanzibar the helpline answers on weekdays, 12 hours a day. It is not open at night or at weekends.

  • Police Gender and Children's Desk

    Your nearest police station: ask for the Gender and Children's Desk.

    When a crime may have been committed against a child.

    • Police emergency: 112

  • Social Welfare

    District Social Welfare Officer, Magharibi B District

    Social Welfare receives reports that a child is being harmed and assesses the risk to him.

    • At the district office, or ask the Sheha or the school to put you in touch

    Weekdays, during office hours.

  • Sheha

    The Sheha of the local shehia

    The Zanzibar Children's Act names the Sheha as one of the people a report can be made to.

    • At the Sheha's office

  • One Stop Centre

    One Stop Centres work at the main hospitals in Zanzibar.

    Medical care, police help and counselling in one place for a child who has been abused.

    • The police desk, Social Welfare or a hospital will take a child there

If a number on this list does not work, please tell the school office so we can correct it.

Worried about a boy?

Talk to our Designated Safeguarding Lead today. You do not need proof, and you do not need anyone’s permission.

Who to contact Call 116

The child helpline 116 answers on weekdays, 12 hours a day.