1st Edition
When Vulnerability Meets Power Safeguarding in the International Aid and Development Sector
Foreword by Peter Taylor, Head of the Safeguarding Unit in the UK Government's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Part One
1. A safeguarding crisis in the UK international aid sector: a review of recent inquiries and investigations
Marcus Erooga and Steve Reeves
2. Leadership and Culture: How to build safer cultures through leadership - and why it's essential we do
Frances Longley
3. Aid Workers - Risks, Responses and Recovery
Noreen Tehrani
4. Donor power and safeguarding: enforcing compliance or enabling organisational safety?
Steina Bjorgvinsdottir, Shermin Moledina, and Karen Walker-Simpson
5. The challenge of a standards-based approach to safeguarding
Karen Walker-Simpson
6. The HR professionals’ dilemmas – and how to resolve them
Kathryn Gordon
7. Gender as a lens into safeguarding
Mayumi Fuchi
Part Two
8. Sexual Violence as a weapon of war
Celine Bardet and Léa Darves-Bornoz
9. Sexual violence among humanitarian aid workers: no wind of change
Melanie Sauter
10. The Global Policing Challenge: Protecting Vulnerable Populations in Humanitarian Crises
Paul Stanfield
11. When Vulnerability Meets Power: Rethinking Mandatory Reporting in Safeguarding
Mayumi Fuchi
12. Whistleblowing - the personal cost of speaking out and the human benefit of whistleblower’s courage
Leigh Heale
13. Strengthening Safeguarding and Accountability Through an International Aid Ombuds for Children
Ma-Luschka Jean-Louis and Kirsten Pontalti
Conclusion: Shaping the Future of Safeguarding in the International Aid and Development Sector
Steve Reeves and Marcus Erooga
Appendices
Index
Biography
Steve Reeves, MA, MBE, is an internationally recognised specialist in combating abuse and sexual exploitation. As Executive Director of Global Safeguarding, he advises governments, NGOs and law enforcement on approaches to eliminate abuse and promote change.
Marcus Erooga, MA (Econ.), has spent his career in safeguarding roles and is now an independent Safeguarding and Sexual Abuse Consultant, consulting to organisations about the adequacy and effectiveness of their safeguarding processes and procedures, researching, publishing and providing training and presentations.
"Essential reading for anyone working in safeguarding within international aid. Honest, insightful, and deeply grounded in the realities of our sector.”
Lucy Stoner, Director of Safeguarding, CARE
“This is not just a book, it’s a mirror held up to a sector that must do better. When Vulnerability Meets Power speaks to those of us who know the complexity involved in getting safeguarding right and the painful experience of what happens when safeguarding fails.”
Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, Survivor Advocate and Founder, Karma Nirvana
"The safeguarding and wellbeing of the communities we work with is at the heart of everything we do. This book brings together the experience and expertise of some of the best practitioners offering practical advice based on lived experiences."
Tim Wainright, Chief Executive, WaterAid UK
