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📢 New report: ‘I can’t even imagine it’  Community perceptions of sexual exploitation and abuse.    In Ukraine, most people find it hard to believe that humanitarian workers could be involved in sexual exploitation and abuse. Identifying potential victims is a challenge, as many believe no one is vulnerable to such risks.    💡 Despite these perceptions, proper safeguarding measures must be in place to protect people. Community suggestions include more on-site supervision at distribution sites and having more women in field teams.     💡 People also believe that the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse starts from within organisations. They urge organisations to strengthen recruitment policies and foster a culture that prevents misconduct among humanitarian workers.    Want to learn more about people’s perceptions of sexual exploitation and abuse in #Ukraine? Read the full report in English🔗tinyurl.com/7ada25yv or Ukrainian🔗tinyurl.com/mupv4t7j   In 🤝 with International Rescue Committee, World Vision, NGO Girls and Fama - Custom Research Agency.

Don't miss out! Tomorrow, we will join our partner, Fact Foundation, discussing our latest report on community perceptions of cash assistance and resilience in northeast Nigeria. Thank you, CALP Network, for hosting us. 📝 Register now: tinyurl.com/5yyu9hwp

📢 What did we get up to in 2023?   🌍 We spoke to people affected by crises in #Afghanistan, #Bangladesh, #BurkinaFaso, #CentralAfricanRepublic, #Chad, #DemocraticRepublicofCongo, #Moldova, #Nigeria, #NorthwestSyria, #Palestine, #Poland, #Romania, #Somalia, #Türkiye and #Ukraine. The year was a whirlwind of inspiration for GTS! We built amazing partnerships that challenged our status quo. Our data echoed from Geneva rooftops and fueled advocacy for change behind closed doors in Bangladesh. But it also brought moments of frustration, self-criticism, and deep reflection. Our research remained critical, but dialogue occupied most of our time. We introduced work that spotlighted community decision-making, mutual aid, and self-reliance, trying to slowly turn the humanitarian hero narrative on its head. We seized chances to support local communities to define and shape their own accountability paths. In some ways, our work just keeps getting harder – so much more community influence and dialogue is needed, the system is becoming more and more tightly controlled, there’s less money and more pressure than ever from some corners for aid to ‘get back to basics’. But the challenges keep us fired up to do better.   Read more about our work last year in our 2023 annual report 🔗 tinyurl.com/5fn47c7x

📢 New Brief: "We might need to calm down about reactive feedback mechanisms" We asked aid recipients about their knowledge, use of & satisfaction with reactive feedback mechanisms. We compared this to their views on aid relevance, influence & fairness. 🔍 What we discovered? - Reactive feedback mechanisms are not working as intended  - Satisfactory responses to feedback had modest impact on aid satisfaction   🚨 Reactive feedback is no match for proper engagement. Weak mechanisms can't fix ineffective aid, especially in undignified conditions. 💡 What to do?  - Focus on bigger things: build trust, be transparent, encourage dialogue  - Fund organisations with community relationships & participatory processes 🔗 Read the full brief: tinyurl.com/2jjanspt

The GTS team, together with our partners CCD Network and Open Space Works Ukraine brought together 80+ humanitarian cash actors in 3 cities in Ukraine in the past two weeks. We presented the findings and discussed key issues and possible solutions for a better #cash response, as part of our ongoing project on cash assistance in #Ukraine. If you missed it, have a read through our latest report 🔗 tinyurl.com/59ra6hnd and stay tuned for our next report coming out in August!

📢 The application deadline for our new Director of Policy and Engagement role is fast approaching. Get your application in by next Friday!