As the world struggles to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, organisations in the aid sector are racing to respond to its impact and the new challenges and risks it brings. Some are delivering aid in new ways, engaging with communities remotely, developing online resources and mapping out new support pathways. Others are using their networks and structures to support efforts to tackle this social, economic and public health challenge.
As the crisis unfolds and the responses are developed, it is critical that the sector’s commitment to protect people from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment is not only maintained, but scaled up. Evidence shows that the risks of SEAH tend to rise during emergencies, so aid agencies need to take even greater care and vigilance in preventing harm as a result of their operations.
We have developed this page to bring together emerging guidance, materials and resources to support the sector in responding to SEAH risks and issues in the Covid-19 context. Please help us by sharing any materials you have developed with us so that we can upload them here for onwards sharing with the sector. You can send them to veronica@rshub.org.uk.
Global organizations including WHO, UNICEF and UNESCO have prepared a technical note pack about protecting children online. The pack contains five sections with key actions and relevant resources…
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This briefing provides an overview of the main concerns that children and young people have been talking to Childline counsellors about during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Gaining an insight…
This report identifies both operational and systemic challenges faced by the sector, continually acknowledging the complexity and diversity of needs across the sector in order to achieve its intended…
- Global Protection Cluster. ti-Trafficking Task Team
This guidance on Trafficking In Persons (TIP) considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic is intended as a quick reference tool to support colleagues in the field working directly with internally…
This brief highlights emerging trends and impacts of COVID-19 on online and ICT facilitated violence against women and girls (VAWG). It is a living document that draws on the expertise of a wide…
This guidance note provides information for DFID Fund Manager (FM) staff and for DFID funded projects on integrating safeguarding effectively in projects. The guidance note describes reflections on…
This guidance provides information on the role of Gender Based Violence (GBV) coordination groups in inter-agency contingency planning. It includes how to contingency plan using a participatory…
This toolkit is designed to ease the process of setting up channels for two-way communication with communities. It is intended to provide humanitarian organisations with guidance on how to select…
This toolkit is designed to ease the process of setting up channels for two-way communication with communities. It is intended to provide humanitarian organisations with guidance on how to select…
This guidance was developed during the global financial crisis that erupted in 2008 which, coupled with food and fuel price volatility, affected developing countries, and within them the vast…