In recent years, there has been an increased focus on the need for organisations to safeguard their staff and the communities with whom they work from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH). Being a safe organisation, however, is not just a compliance issue. All organisations face the risk of SEAH.

Creating safe workplaces contributes to staff being more productive, innovative and better able to achieve the organisation’s objectives. Assessing and mitigating risks that your organisation might present to communities, contributes to better quality programmes and improved outcomes.

Safeguarding from SEAH is important for all organisations working in the sector, regardless of focus, size or type. What do you need to do to address risks for safeguarding?

There are global good practices for addressing safeguarding risks. These good practices are reflected in international safeguarding standards which your organisation can implement. Take a look at the RSH Safeguarding Journey. You’ll learn how to assess and address safeguarding risks and use safeguarding standards to become a safer organisation  Click here to access the journey.

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The safeguarding of children, young people, and adults at risk of harm, protects them from neglect, abuse or harm. The MSc Safeguarding: Leading Safer Organisations is aimed at leaders in medium-to-large organisations in the third sector who…
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Shahnaz Rahman has been working for the last 18 years on the issue of safeguarding, protection programming in development and humanitarian agencies. She has expertise on gender and child protection, with a specific focus on organisational culture…
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The webinar aimed to raise awareness on the factors that make people with disabilities vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and how to ensure people with disabilities are safeguarded in humanitarian crisis. The webinar discussed…
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Location: Birmingham Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Salary: Pending Review  Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 years. With an…
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Frontline AIDS has been on the frontline of the world’s response to HIV and AIDS for over 25 years, working with marginalised people who are denied HIV prevention and treatment simply because of who they are and where they live. The role Our…
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Before, during and after a humanitarian disaster, such as a conflict, a natural disaster or a pandemic, there can be a lot of change, stress and confusion for all involved. In such settings, every civil society organisation (CSO) can face a broad…
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The webinar aimed to increase knowledge on integrating safeguarding into partnerships and addressing SEAH in partnerships. The webinar focussed on safeguarding effectively in partnerships. It specifically discussed the roles of both civil society…
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This summary brief provides civil society organisations (CSOs) with an overview of the international standards and recommendations on sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH). It provides a short summary of the most relevant standards…
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In October 2020, the CHS Alliance published an updated PSEAH Index as part of its verification tools to help organisations verify their performance, and determine whether they have the policies and practices in place to protect vulnerable…
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