The Resource and Support Hub (RSH) is a new programme that aims to support organisations in the aid sector to strengthen their safeguarding policy and practice against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH). It is funded by the UK Department for International Development and has a global outreach.
The online hub — based on ChildHub — will bring together relevant guidance, tools and research, as well as a quality-assured database of safeguarding service providers. Any organisation working in the aid sector can access RSH to learn, share and improve their approaches to safeguarding, and SEAH in particular. Additionally, a national hub is being piloted in Ethiopia that will offer both virtual and face-to-face services, with contextually relevant resources available in a variety of languages. CSOs in Ethiopia that receive DFID funding will also be able to access a free call-down service for advice and support with their safeguarding queries.
You are invited to explore RSH, which will be launched on 1 June 2020, to see how you might become part of the community of practice. In the meantime, you can find out more and sign up for newsletters and updates by visiting the landing page: safeguardingsupporthub.org. There is also a Covid-19 page where critical resources on SEAH in the aid sector and Covid-19 have been collected in response to the serious threats posed by the pandemic.