PEER TO PEER CIRCLES PROGRAM

Welcome to Peer-to-Peer Directory – a space designed to help young changemakers to get support from their peers on their changemaking journey. During the program, participants will participate on online activities with young people on same age range. 

One of the best parts about the Peer-to-Peer Directory is getting to know the other participants. With your consent Ashoka will be sharing participants’ contact information (name, project name, metro area, and social media links) with other participants in the platform.

As part of your participation in the Program, we ask that you review the Peer-to-Peer Code of Conduct and sign the attached form. If you are under the legal age of adulthood where you live or where the program takes place, parent or legal guardian signature is required. As part of your participation in the Program, we ask that you review the Peer to Peer Code of Conduct and sign the attached form. If you are under the legal age of adulthood where you live or where the program takes place, parent or legal guardian signature is required. Please return the signed form to peer2peer@ashoka.org in order to get your participation approved.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Daniela Matielo at dmatielo@ashoka.org. For specific events, parents and guardians of participants will be provided with the contact information for the appropriate Ashoka staff member.

PEER TO PEER CIRCLES CODE OF CONDUCT

This Code of Conduct aims to establish a strong culture of empowerment and safety for you and your peers, along with spaces for connection and trust.

By joining the Peer-to-Peer Directory, you agree to abide by this Code.

OUR GUIDING VALUES

  • We value the time and ideas of all circle members and believe everyone can contribute.
  • We value everyone as they are now.
  • We create a safe, respectful, and open pathway for communication among all participants.
  • We let everyone speak for themselves and aim to not speak for others.
  • We trust, promote, and seek feedback on what we do to encourage everyone’s changemaking.
  • We respect everyone’s right to change their mind about their participation and involvement in the Circles.
  • We pay attention to each other’s needs and wellbeing and encourage everyone to speak with family or other support networks when facing difficulties.
  • We want to influence all those that constitute the communities that young people are part of, to see young people as powerful changemakers and to adopt measures for an everyone a changemaker culture to flourish.
  • We treat everyone equally, taking into consideration their special circumstances, and without discrimination based on race, creed, color, disability, sexual orientation, or political and economic standing.

COMMITMENTS

  • Be mindful of the personal boundaries of others.
  • Encourage and enforce setting personal boundaries with your peers.
  • Do not use nor share inappropriate gestures, language, or content.
  • Do not record or share information without permission.
  • Be thoughtful and considerate of others; ill-intentioned comments and communications will not be permitted.
  • All voices should be heard and respected regardless of any defining characteristic, such as race, religion, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, or physical ability.

COMMUNICATION
Participants are advised to use e-mail to communicate with each other. When communicating with your peers you should not:

  • Use language of an explicit or provocative nature. 
  • Speak in a teasing, deriding, or sarcastic tone.
  • Share information about your love life, sex life, or other personal topics.
  • Share any material or content that is explicit, provocative, inappropriate, unwholesome, or unprofessional.
  • Share any private information, ideas, materials or content created by or related to third parties without their consent.

ACCUSATIONS OF IMPROPRIETY
Ashoka will not tolerate, under any circumstance: any illicit, discriminatory, disrespectful, sexual, exploitative, or violent language or conduct; any form of harassment or abuse, including bullying; or the promotion or performance of any act of violence. Harassment includes any verbal, visual or physical conduct that shows hostility or aversion toward an individual because of their race, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local laws. Harassing conduct includes epithets, slurs or negative stereotyping; threatening, intimidating or hostile acts; offensive jokes; and written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility toward an individual or group.
If you witness any incident or impropriety, write down all details (date, time, who was present, who said what, who did what) before the memory fades and report to safeguarding@ashoka.org or through an anonymous form, accessible here.

SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
There are certain times where a person may share information with you that could cause harm to others. If a participant reveals they are being harmed, have intentions to harm themselves, or will harm someone else, you are obligated to let us know. In such cases, you can email Rachel at rcentariczki@ashoka.org. You can also email safeguarding@ashoka.org or via this form to report any problem if that makes you feel more comfortable. Everyone’s health and safety are our first priority.

By participating in the program, you confirm that you understand this Code of Conduct and agree to its stipulations.