Grameen Foundation Safeguarding Policy & Code of Conduct

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Grameen’s mission is “to enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without hunger and poverty.” In working with marginalized communities to achieve this mission, we have a responsibility to promote human dignity and ensure our work does not harm those we serve. Within our organization and partnerships, we also have a responsibility to maintain a safe and respectful environment. In achieving these objectives, we recognize the importance of organizational culture and accountability.

This Safeguarding Policy (“SGP or “Policy”) is designed to protect Grameen Foundation USA (including branch offices and subsidiaries) (“Grameen”), Grameen Employees, Related Personnel, Implementing Partners and Beneficiaries.

Specifically, this Policy, including the incorporated Safeguarding Standards, reflect Grameen’s “Do No Harm” (“DNH”) principles, while also protecting against and expressly prohibiting the following conduct:

• Gender-Based Violence and any form of Sexual Misconduct
  
• Any form of Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse
  
• Human Trafficking, Child Labor, or violations of local labor laws
  
• Discrimination, Violence, Harassment, Intimidation, or Bullying
  
• Exploitation, intentionally or unintentionally, of Power Imbalances & Conflicts of Interest
• Any of the above mentioned conduct in a digital space.

Collectively throughout this Policy we refer to the forgoing behaviors as “Prohibited Conduct”.

Additionally, this Policy is in place to prevent and mitigate harm, as Prohibited Conduct can affect the well-being, confidence, or reputation of Grameen, personnel, partners, and communities with whom Grameen works.

As such, Grameen will consider prevention and mitigation strategies throughout its internal operations and the entire program cycle (planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation) to minimize Prohibited Conduct and the risks that are unavoidable, unknown, or hard to predict, including unintended consequences.

Access our Safeguarding Policy & Code of Conduct here.