** The first survey was a grassroots initiative, organised by a group of women working within the aid industry. Some of these women are public about their membership and others prefer to remain anonymous for safety reasons.
This second version has been organised by Danielle Cornish-Spencer, one of the founders of ChangingAid. She said:
"Last year, 1500+ women aid workers trusted ChangingAid to publish an open letter in their name, and 50+ aid workers trusted ChangingAid with information gathered for the first survey. The letter and the results of the first survey were used across the sector to hold organisations to account to great effect. I hope that the next survey will be completed by more aid workers and facilitate even greater change.
"It has now been over a year since increased attention on this issue began, and it is vital that the pressure on organisations and individuals to create change does not wane. You can be a part of ChangingAid simply by completing this survey and sharing the results."
"I would be happy to talk to anyone who would like further details - feel free to email sexualexpoitationreport@gmail.com"
No academic institutions are connected to this initiative. No names will be attributed to responses, and no identifying information will be shared.
The results of the first survey are available on the website: here.
This survey will be open from 18th March, 2019 - 18th April, 2019. The results will be published at the end of April (and compared, where possible to the results of the first survey).
This second version has been organised by Danielle Cornish-Spencer, one of the founders of ChangingAid. She said:
"Last year, 1500+ women aid workers trusted ChangingAid to publish an open letter in their name, and 50+ aid workers trusted ChangingAid with information gathered for the first survey. The letter and the results of the first survey were used across the sector to hold organisations to account to great effect. I hope that the next survey will be completed by more aid workers and facilitate even greater change.
"It has now been over a year since increased attention on this issue began, and it is vital that the pressure on organisations and individuals to create change does not wane. You can be a part of ChangingAid simply by completing this survey and sharing the results."
"I would be happy to talk to anyone who would like further details - feel free to email sexualexpoitationreport@gmail.com"
No academic institutions are connected to this initiative. No names will be attributed to responses, and no identifying information will be shared.
The results of the first survey are available on the website: here.
This survey will be open from 18th March, 2019 - 18th April, 2019. The results will be published at the end of April (and compared, where possible to the results of the first survey).
Applying the principles of accountable practice to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse perpetrated by aid workers.
A large part of our work in the development and humanitarian sectors revolves around becoming more accountable to the populations we support through aid - and rightly so. In the case of violence against women and girls perpetrated by aid workers, however, it is our belief that change should be monitored and measured by the very people it affects. We very much hope that increases in implementation and standards of accountability and basic reporting mechanisms are being put in place in collaboration with women in the contexts where we work. However, we also want to measure progress made on the call to action laid out in our open letter.
The best was to do this is to collect anonymised data from YOU. We will never reveal your identity (unless you want us to). The results will be published here and CEOs/EDs will be asked for their feedback. We will ask for your feedback again periodically to see if a change in culture is actually happening in organisations and whether we are being listened to.
The best was to do this is to collect anonymised data from YOU. We will never reveal your identity (unless you want us to). The results will be published here and CEOs/EDs will be asked for their feedback. We will ask for your feedback again periodically to see if a change in culture is actually happening in organisations and whether we are being listened to.
We will not reveal your name or any other identifying information in our report (such as location), however, we would like to verify the identity of a random sample of respondents - this is why we need your name etc. Thanks!
