With humility we offer the words of Mr and Mrs Climbié which aptly describe our role:

 

As outsiders, we did not understand how the system worked.
With the support, assistance and advice of The Victoria Climbié Foundation UK, and the role and responsibilities of the agencies involved we came to understand what had happened to our daughter, Victoria Adjo Climbié

The Foundation’s Director, Mor Dioum, was privileged to be trusted by Francis and Berthe Climbié to run a campaign prior to the Inquiry and played a pivotal role in ensuring that firstly an inquiry took place and secondly that it was held in public.  During the Inquiry he provided emotional and specialist advice to Victoria’s parents. Moreover, he assisted the Climbié legal team in strategising and ensuring that lines of questioning led to the truth about the failings of all the agencies.  This systematic failure ultimately led to the tragic death of Victoria Climbié.  Following the findings of the Inquiry, the Foundation was born at the request of Victoria’s parents who wanted an independent organisation to be committed and to campaign for the rights of children to be properly protected by those agencies entrusted to do so by law.  Furthermore, Mr and Mrs Climbié bestowed upon the Foundation the duty to monitor and speak out in regard to the practice of agencies in order to ensure that no other child is failed as appallingly as their daughter.