Safeguarding & PSEA
Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment; child and adult safeguarding; reporting duties; survivor-sensitive response; confidentiality and non-retaliation.
Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization (AWEDO) maintains internal policies, procedures and guidelines to support accountable, transparent, ethical and responsible organizational management.
Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization (AWEDO) is committed to compliance, program quality, safeguarding, financial management, procurement, human resources, administration and responsible use of resources.
AWEDO’s policies are designed to guide staff, board members, volunteers, consultants and partners in carrying out their duties in a professional, fair and compliant manner.
These policies support effective decision-making, protection of beneficiaries and communities, prevention of misconduct, and responsible management of organizational operations.
The detailed organizational policies and internal procedures of Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization (AWEDO) are available upon official request, subject to confidentiality, organizational approval and applicable legal or donor requirements.
Requests for policy-related information may be submitted through the official contact channels of Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization (AWEDO).
The descriptions below explain the control areas AWEDO expects its internal policies and procedures to address. They are not substitutes for signed policy documents.
Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment; child and adult safeguarding; reporting duties; survivor-sensitive response; confidentiality and non-retaliation.
Expected professional behavior, respect, non-discrimination, conflicts of interest, misuse of authority, gifts, confidentiality and responsible representation of AWEDO.
Prohibition of fraud, bribery, kickbacks, falsification, collusion and misuse of organizational resources, with channels for reporting suspected wrongdoing.
Budgeting, authorization, supporting documentation, cash and bank controls, segregation of duties, reconciliation, asset management and financial reporting.
Competition, value for money, proportional procurement methods, vendor integrity, evaluation, approvals, records, conflict declarations and exceptions.
Fair recruitment, equal opportunity, personnel records, performance, disciplinary processes, grievance handling, safeguarding checks and separation procedures.
Purpose limitation, minimum necessary data, secure handling, access controls, retention, sharing, confidentiality and risk-sensitive handling of participant information.
Information sharing, participation, feedback and complaints, safe referrals, response tracking and learning from community perspectives.