On 30 September 2026, before Argentina's National Secretariat of Tourism and Environment, Kallpa signed its adherence to the National Code of Conduct for the Protection of the Rights of Children and Adolescents in Travel and Tourism. There is no renewal date: the commitment stands for as long as Kallpa operates.
Three obligations
Signing commits us to three things. Everyone at Kallpa has to know how to recognise a situation of risk and what to do about it; every supplier we work with has to meet the same standard; and travellers have to be told what the rights of children are and how to report a concern.
The first step: 48 people trained
The first of the three came two weeks later. On 15 October, 48 people joined an online training session on responsible tourism and child protection: 13 guides, 8 Tour Leaders, 6 people from local suppliers and 21 from our own team.
The session set out what zero tolerance means: no form of sexual exploitation, abuse or mistreatment of anyone under 18, a rule that covers our staff, Tour Leaders, guides, local operators and accommodations, and the conduct of travellers too. It also went through what each person does. Before a trip, prevention: travellers are told how to behave around children in the places they visit. During it, anyone who sees something reports it at once, to the emergency services first if it is urgent, and then to Kallpa.
From a commitment to a policy
A week after the training, the commitments became our Child Protection Policy: zero tolerance of any form of exploitation or abuse of children, specific clauses in every agreement with local operators and accommodations, and a reporting form on our Health & Safety page that can be used without giving a name.
