KAYLA BRITTAN: So, how do we define something like safeguarding here at The Justice Desk? Well, ultimately, it's a part of everything that we do here. We don't really refer to safeguarding as safeguarding were something separate from the work that we do, because it's so ingrained in every project we run, in every person we train. It becomes a part of our being, a part of the foundation of all the work that we do. 

But ultimately if we really had to define it, it would be the measures we put in place, the policies we put in place, the implementation of those policies, and the constant relook, and revising, and reviewing, to ensure that we're constantly learning as we go. Ultimately, safeguarding is protecting those that come into our projects. 

CLIFFORD ISABELLE: Safeguarding at Oxfam is really important, not just for Oxfam, but for the sector, I think. It's a really important issue that we need to be able to deal with. Essentially, safeguarding for Oxfam is the work that we do to prevent any harm caused by our staff or partners on any of the communities that we work in. 

ANANDA KING: MSF define safeguarding through the zero-tolerance policy that responds to abuse, maltreatment, or neglect to any kind towards people. So, when we say people, we mean our staff, the members of the communities we serve, patients, caretakers, partners. That can be local and international. 

So, this also means having these people protected and to fulfil our duty of care within our structures and every place where we work and live. And additionally, we make complain channels available to people. And we attend to all the complaints we receive. All these accompanied by provincial campaigns. So, I would like to give some examples of safeguarding within MSF. 

An example of abuse could be an abuse of people against the patient in an MSF health structure. An example of discrimination could be discriminating a woman during the recruitment process to her own detriment and favouring a man. And a last example would be of harassment against a community member, for instance. 

PAULAMI DE SARKAR: Safeguarding in our organisation means that taking all reasonable steps to prevent sexual exploitation, abuse, sexual harassment, and other forms of harms from occurring. To protect people and children, adults from that harm. To respond immediately and appropriately when harm does occur, and it addresses harm that may be caused by a staff member, volunteer, or any associate, or the organisation's operation and programmes. 

It includes a safe recruitment of the staff, consultant, vendors, providing regular trainings to the staff or associates to equip them with necessary information and skills, to ensure safe operations and programming. To identify concern and respond in suitable manner. Raising awareness in the communities on safeguarding policies in terms of contents, expected behaviour from the staff, and reporting procedure for concerns. 

NOAH SSEMPIJJA: Safeguarding is ensuring that you don't pose any kind of harm or pain or to the people that you are working with, be it staff, be it beneficiaries, be it partner organisations, or partners that you work with. So that's basically how we do defensive grading at Opportunity International.