AHEEN Safeguarding Framework
Protecting the safety, dignity, and well-being of all learners, staff, and community members across AHEEN’s programs in forced displacement contexts.
November 2025
Why an AHEEN Safeguarding Framework?
AHEEN is a whole-of-society network that promotes access, retention, and completion of Higher Edu...
Defining Safeguarding
Safeguarding is the protection from harm, exploitation, and abuse. In forced displacement contex...
Foundations of the Framework
The Framework is built on established international standards and AHEEN’s own institutional exper...
Framework Objectives
Promote a shared culture of safety, inclusion, and accountability across all AHEEN institutions ...
Safeguarding Across AHEEN’s Pillars of Work
Safeguarding functions as an enabling condition across all six pillars of AHEEN’s work, aligned t...
Typology of Safeguarding Risks
The following typology is based on barriers identified through AHEEN’s RDP program. The categorie...
Framework Components
The Framework is structured around six interconnected components that together create a comprehen...
Implementation Roadmap
The Framework is implemented in four phases, building from foundational development through to fu...
Expected Outcomes
Together, these outcomes embed safeguarding as a foundational element of safe, inclusive, and acc...
Further Reading
AHEEN Safeguarding Policy The AHEEN Safeguarding Policy sets out the overarching principles and ...