Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Safeguarding in the International Aid Sector
This course has covered the basics of safeguarding in the international development and humanitarian sectors. It covered key aspects of the safeguarding cycle, which include identifying signs or indicators of harm, preventing safeguarding concerns, reporting safeguarding concerns when they arise, responding to safeguarding concerns that have been disclosed or reported, and – finally - learning from experiences of any part of the cycle.
This course was funded by UK aid
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dave Hall
University Secretary
The Open University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the risks associated with those who work for, or are engaged with, your organisation when they are in contact with others.
- Summarise and explain the different forms of harm, abuse and exploitation and associated indicators that may be suffered by people with whom your organisation works.
- Apply a safeguarding framework based on international standards and donor requirements to improve on safeguarding policies, procedures, and practice.
- Design appropriate preventative, reporting and response mechanisms to handle safeguarding concerns.
- Develop a safeguarding culture of accountability in your organisation and in communities for safeguarding concerns to be reported and responded to appropriately.
Syllabus
- Definitions and reasons for harm, abuse and exploitation – reasons for abuse, types and indicators of harm, power and privilege
- Safeguarding cycle – identification, prevention, reporting, response, learning.
- Prevention of all forms of harm, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH), risk assessments, safer recruitment, codes of conduct, use of personal data, and images of children and vulnerable people.
- Reporting of abuse and exploitation – complaints mechanisms, whistleblowing, confidentiality
- Responding to abuse and exploitation – appropriate, victim-centred, referrals, investigations
- Assessment and monitoring of safeguarding policies and learning from safeguarding concerns raised
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Issued on 1st August 2022
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