Safety/Security-Sensitive and Trauma-Informed Stakeholder Consultations with Members of Marginalized Groups
Source: USAID | Year: 2022
This document outlines practices that will assist USAID staff and implementing partners to conduct consultations with individuals and organizations of marginalized groups in a manner that is sensitive to their safety/security concerns and prior experiences of trauma.
Because marginalized groups may be particularly subject to stigma, persecution, harassment, and/or violence, ensuring high levels of protection may be necessary. Therefore, when conducting stakeholder consultations, USAID staff and implementing partners should be mindful of both the 1) real safety and security concerns, and 2) potential history of trauma experienced by members of marginalized groups in-country. This document may also be used to ensure safety/security-sensitive and trauma-informed stakeholder consultations for communities and individuals who are not marginalized but have experienced exclusion, violence, and conflict.
USAID defines marginalized groups as people who are typically denied access to legal protection or social and economic participation and programs, whether in practice or in principle, for historical, cultural, political, and/or other contextual reasons. To be effective, USAID’s efforts should follow the lead of marginalized groups who understand the risks, opportunities, and priorities associated with this work. As such, an important step in developing programming that aims to prioritize the inclusion of marginalized groups starts with consulting stakeholders that represent marginalized groups to ensure that their strategies and needs are incorporated into project design. When conducting stakeholder consultations with members of marginalized groups, it is important to take an approach that is appropriate, secure, and safe.
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