Safeguarding & Staff Well-being - What Good Looks Like

Security and crisis management setup, before, during and after

Key Elements of Survivor Centric Suppor

How to get leadership to commit to and fund safeguarding

Do's and don'ts

(SHRM-SCP), Managing Director, RavelWorks Africa

Faye Ekong is a Managing Director & Co-Founder of RavelWorks Africa. Human Resources, Learning & Development professional focused on organizational behavior, organizational development, organizational change and transformation. She is interested in start-ups, social enterprises and socially conscious businesses that leverage communication and technology solutions to enhance human resource management practices and organizational performance. Ms. Ekong is a SHRM-Senior Certified Practitioner (SHRM-SCP). She holds a BA Hons from the University of Bath in European Studies & Modern Languages and an Msc in International Management from the Royal Holloway University.

Recovery Coach, Mental Health & Survivor Advocate, Humanitarian Consultant

Steve Dennis, founder and owner of Steve Dennis Consulting, has over 20 years of professional experience in humanitarian aid programme management in complex settings, conflict resolution, mediation and survivor advocacy. Following a traumatic incident leading to severe personal injuries, Steve’s pursuit for accountability and closure led to a precedent setting lawsuit. Steve brings his unique credentials to help individuals and organizations recover from injury or grievance quicker, and grow better.

Security and Crisis Management Coordinator

Yahya Khalil (BS ‘99) has been working with the International Red Cross (ICRC) since 2007. He has occupied several posts starting with delegate, then operations coordinator for the Near and Middle East, before becoming the advisor on security and risk management. Khalil is managing and advising on procedures, setup, and physical safety measures for delegations in countries of Asia-Pacific to mitigate the safety and security risks on ICRC missions.

He is also in charge of crisis management in cases of death, kidnapping, attacks, and health crises such as COVID-19.

President and CEO, Disaster Philanthropy

Patricia ”Patty” McIlreavy is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, an organization that works with funders, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners to mobilize a full range of resources that strengthen the ability of communities to withstand disasters and recover equitably when they occur. With more than 25 years of experience in international humanitarian policy and practice, she brings a unique blend of operational and strategic expertise to disaster philanthropy. Throughout her career, she has focused on improving the effectiveness and impact of the aid sector.

Duty of Care International

Christine founded Duty of Care International in April 2016 and leads all client projects. Her exceptional expertise comes from 20 years of work in highly challenging environments. Christine has supported and led the HR function in many humanitarian responses across Africa and Asia. Christine works extensively with large and small non-profit organisations and collaborates with experts and networks in the field of security, learning, health and wellbeing, insurance and law. She has published articles, guides and tools, has frequent public speaking engagements and undertaken extensive research on people management and duty of care issues.

Hitendra Solanki, Mindfulness & Wellbeing Adviser

Hitendra is the Mindfulness & Wellbeing Adviser for Simply Mindful, a mindfulness and wellbeing consultancy for the humanitarian sector. He has also been teaching at London South Bank University since 2003, and is the Senior Lecturer on the MSc Development Studies course. Hitendra has been active in the development and humanitarian sector for over 18 years, and in operational hunger and health related programming for 10 years with Action Against Hunger UK.