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.
The risk of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) is likely to continue to increase in the coming months during the COVID-19 pandemic and response. Evidence from previous…
This guidance supports organisations to apply the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) commitments in their responses to COVID-19. The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality…
The risk of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) is likely to continue to increase in the coming months during the COVID-19 pandemic and response. Evidence from previous…
DFID Guidance Note for DFID Staff and Implementing Partners: Safeguarding Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) across DFID Programmes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a living document that summarises key considerations to those planning to embark on data collection on violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19. It sets out key risks,…
This tip sheet produced by the PSEA Network in Mozambique sets out key considerations for local PSEA Network members on SEA and COVID-19. The tip sheets includes information about who is particularly…
This tip sheet produced by the PSEA Network in Myanmar sets out six key steps that PSEA Network members in Myanmar should take during COVID-19. These include:
1. Ensure key staff are still working…
This webinar delivered by the Gender Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) explores how to adapt GBV case management approaches during COVID-19.
- Dr Leona Vaughn, Linnea Renton MPH, Prof. Alex Balch
The purpose of this additional ‘companion piece’ is to underline the importance of safeguarding in research in the context of COVID-19, highlight specific issues to consider during the current crisis…
This guide identifies key terminology that people use to talk about COVID-19 as well as commonly-used technical terms to develop a multilingual, plain-language glossary. The glossary is designed to…
This briefing note from the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) summarises key considerations for staff working on GBV prevention, mitigation and response in relation to COVID-19.…
This research, based on existing published and grey literature, documents nine main pathways linking pandemics and Violence Against Women (VAW): 1) economic insecurity and poverty-related stress…
This guidance note produced by the Lebanon In-Country PSEA Network provides guidance for UN, INGOs and NGOs in Lebanon on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) in the context of COVID-…
This guidance note on Connectivity for Refugees is intended as a quick reference tool to support colleagues working directly with populations of concern in response to COVID-19. It complements the…
- The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The aim of this brief is to support child protection practitioners to better respond to the child protection risks during a COVID-19 pandemic. The brief recognises that infectious diseases like COVID…
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 document provides recommendations on how employers can strengthen support for families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Produced by UNICEF, International Labour Organisation and UN Women, it…
- Child Protection in Emergencies Working Group Lebanon - PSS Committee
These guidelines serve as a recommendation for professional workers with experience in providing psychosocial support to provide remote individual and group psychosocial support including guiding…
This is a review of evidence on how COVID-19 is impacting violence against women and girls (VAWG). It covers what might be necessary to increase safeguards within gender-based violence (GBV)…
- National Network to End Domestic Violence, Safety Net Project
This guidance supports organisations to consider how to use technology to communicate with survivors during a public health crisis. It includes a list of tools that organisations can consider for…