Guideline 5 of the IFRC PSEA Manual
It is essential for PSEA policy to be established so that organizations can address pertinent issues such as the behavior of staff and volunteers. Policies provide the basis for communications, compliance and consistent decision-making. They also enable organizations to hold staff and volunteers to account when they are in breach of a policy they have signed up to.
Related resources:
PSEA Manual by section:
- Assessment (Tool 1) (Tool 2)
- Designating PSEA focal points (Tool 3)
- Safeguarding policy development (Tool 4)
- Recruitment and screening (Tool 5) (Tool 6)
- Safe organisational culture
- Funding proposal guidelines (Tool 7)
- Programmatic risk assessment
- Raising awareness
- Referral mapping
- Establishing a safe complaints mechanism
- Reporting safeguarding concerns (Tool 8)
- Investigating and responding
- Providing assistance to survivors