Location of the provider
US, Rwanda
Type of provider
Organisation
List of services offered
Investigation
Organisational culture
Partnerships
Policy development
Safe programming
Standards, audits and reviews
Survivor-centred case handling and referrals
Systems and procedures for safeguarding implementation
Type of client
Community-based organisations
International Non-Governmental Organisations
Multi/bi-lateral donors of aid and development
Non-Governmental Organisations
Private sector organisations delivering aid and development
Research and academic institutions
Sports organisations
Trust/Foundation donors of aid and development
United Nations
Safeguarding expertise
Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment; PSEAH
Bullying and harassment (workplace)
Safeguarding
Child safeguarding
Programmatic / thematic area(s)
Disability
Education
Gender based violence/ Violence against women and girls
General programming
Health
Justice and peace building
Other
Research
Social Protection
Sport
Context in which services are delivered
Humanitarian
Development
Geographical coverage
Global
Languages spoken
Arabic
English
French
German
Italian
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Accessibility options
yes

Founded in 2017, Proteknôn Group is a rapidly growing international group of 35+ senior child and youth experts who have extensive experience working in development and humanitarian settings. Proteknôn is derived from two Greek words: "in front of" and "child". As our name suggests, we are focused on advancing the care, protection and wellbeing of children and young people and their families. We do this by learning with and from children and young people of all ages, genders, backgrounds and capacities, as well as their caregivers and other duty bearers. We promote children’s agency and take a strength-based approach to supporting communities, organisations and governments to promote children’s development and wellbeing.  

Our vision for children and young people is matched by a commitment to, and complementary expertise in, safeguarding, safe programming, and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse for all members of affected communities.  We recognise that children, young women, widows, unmarried women, female heads of households, the elderly and people with disabilities are at greater risk of sexual exploitation and abuse due to their increased vulnerability and their reduced access to reporting mechanisms.

Proteknôn Foundation for Innovation and Learning is a non-profit, client-focussed foundation registered in the United States (501c3) and Canada (nonprofit). Proteknôn Foundation is also registered as a limited liability company in Rwanda.

With backgrounds in international human rights and humanitarian law, international criminal law, international development, social work, anthropology, public health and sexual and reproductive health, Proteknôn’s professional advantage lies in the inter-disciplinary nature of our expertise coupled with extensive fieldwork and academic experience. Within the field of safeguarding, we have:

  • Conducted global, organisation-wide surveys to measure staff attitudes and organisational culture vis-à-vis sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse;
  • Conducted in-depth community and survivor field research on SEA trends and the effectiveness and appropriateness of community-based reporting mechanisms;
  • Designed and delivered on-line, in-person, and blended PSEA training curricula and core PSEA training packages;
  • Managed safeguarding investigations;
  • Conducted safeguarding risk assessments and audits; and
  • Developed SEA report-handling guidance and a report-handling toolkit.

Collectively, Associates have worked in over 100 countries and have professionally fluency in ten languages, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Swahili and German.

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