Building Safer Organizations networks

The BSO project provides agencies with opportunities to interact specifically on the subject of preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian workers.

Vision

BSO networks are self-sustaining, regionally-focused and diverse coalitions of NGOs working to improve SEA prevention and response strategies in their organizations and in other organizations.

Activities

BSO's networks:

improve the uniformity of mechanisms to prevent and respond to SEA
enable trained investigators to support each other and exchange advice on good practice
maintain awareness of issues surrounding sexual abuse and exploitation amongst humanitarian agencies
enable more humanitarian workers to participate in BSO and HAP training
broaden the number of advocates promoting appropriate prevention and response strategies

Locations

BSO has a long standing relationship with existing networks in Kenya and the United States, supplementing their programs with training. It is currently developing relationships in the Middle East by conducting a study of current organizational competencies to determine where a network would be in highest demand.