About the Global Safeguarding Alliance

The Global Safeguarding Alliance (GSA) was established on 23 September 2020 by a group of eight institutions and one individual expert in the field of safeguarding. Their vision was for GSA to promote safeguarding to academic, teaching, and research institutions, as well as practice-oriented professional schools and individual experts.

Goals

1. Promote knowledge and worldwide exchange on safeguarding and the prevention of abuse of children, adolescents and other vulnerable persons.
2. Create a network of individual initiatives around the globe in an efficient and solution-oriented way in order to increase the effectiveness of each of them by mutual learning.
3. Serve as visible sign of the Catholic Church's commitment to a safer Church and world.

In order to achieve the aims the GSA members consult and seek advice from survivors for many of the projects undertaken. A main focus of the work of the GSA will be jointly developed global standards for academic programs, certificates and safeguarding systems and their adaption to the local level. The GSA is open to any institutions that is open to pursuing the same main topics and goals.