International Women’s Day provides us the opportunity to reflect on the progress made and challenges that remain in achieving gender…
The purpose of this form is to collect feedback about the experience of complainants (persons who have been subject to harassment or violence) in order to improve how MC responds to safeguarding concerns. Other organizations may find this document useful in creating their own survey about how their organization responds to concerns about abuse and harassment.
COVID-19 shifted how humanitarians work and will likely reshape—if not entirely overhaul—elements of the global humanitarian system. How we work…
Many humanitarian and development organizations use prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) focal points to implement PSEA practices at…
This document from the Independent Commission on Sexual Misconduct, Accountability and Culture Change provides an overview of the steps that Oxfam was recommended to take to improve safeguarding within the organization in 2018. It is a lengthy document, but has several recommendations for Oxfam that other organizations might find useful to review for their own organization.
This document from the Independent Commission proposes recommendations on how Oxfam can better align its values and strengthen its systems to prevent and respond to all forms of abuse of power; harassment; and interpersonal misconduct, including sexual misconduct. This document will be useful for organizations looking to better understand the scandals that galvanized the safeguarding sector and for organizations looking for a starting place on essential safeguarding measures to take.
This document from Oxfam outlines their ten point plan to address safeguarding issues within the organization. This document will be useful for organizations that are looking for tangible examples of actions to take to address safeguarding issues within their organizations.
We work 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.
In recent years, humanitarian organizations have become deeply concerned with the ongoing involvement of U.S. government (USG) security partners in…
