Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment

InterAction works with Member organizations to drive forward a holistic and integrated approach to the prevention and response of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) for staff and the communities they serve in both humanitarian and development settings.

InterAction recognizes the need to ensure that safeguarding is incorporated into every aspect of an organization’s systems and operations, from the support of the Board and CEO to the programs and partnerships on the ground.

Key components of InterAction’s programming and work on PSEAH include:

• Ensuring CEOs’ commitment, support, and accountability by signing the CEO Pledge on Preventing Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, and Harassment by and of NGO staff.
• Advocating with donors and key stakeholders to ensure that policies and funding adequately support Members’ safeguarding work at institutional and operational levels.
• Contributing NGO expertise to interagency coordination mechanisms such as the IASC Results Group 2.
• Harnessing and sharing the expertise of Members to keep pushing the sector forward in addressing the issue.
• Strengthening the capacity of Members to develop holistic, survivor-centered safeguarding frameworks and systems by developing and sharing tools and resources, and providing technical support and trainings related to safeguarding and PSEAH.
• Providing small grants to Member organizations seeking to operationalize PSEAH or pilot innovative safeguarding initiatives which will be shared with the broader community.