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Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Aid Distribution

The Empowered Aid Lebanon report identifies that sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) are systemic risks where aid actors, landlords, and taxi drivers trade life-saving resources for sexual favors. These risks permeate every stage of delivery, from registration and home repairs to the "rent-for-sex" traps set by landlords. To fix this, the study calls for contextual safeguarding: redesigning aid through women-led teams, safe transport, and ATM literacy training to strip perpetrators of their gatekeeping power.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Food Distribution

The Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) for Lebanon highlights how food distribution systems create specific risks for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) among Syrian refugee women and girls in Tripoli. The study reveals that the power imbalance between aid providers and recipients is frequently exploited at multiple stages of the aid cycle.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Water, Sanitation, And Hygiene (Wash) Distribution

This Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) highlights the risks of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) within the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Despite a shift toward cash and centralized services, roughly 1.5 million people still rely on material WASH assistance, creating power imbalances that are frequently exploited by those in charge of delivery and maintenance.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Shelter Distribution

This Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) highlights how shelter assistance in Lebanon—ranging from home repairs to rent support—creates specific opportunities for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) against Syrian refugee women and girls.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Cash Assistance

This Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) examines how Cash Assistance delivery in Lebanon—primarily through ATM cards and multi-purpose cash transfers—creates specific risks of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) for Syrian refugee women and girls.

Empowered Aid Transforming Gender And Power Dynamics In The Delivery Of Humanitarian Aid

The Empowered Aid report reveals that sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) are systemic risks in Uganda’s refugee settlements, where aid actors and intermediaries trade life-saving resources for sex. Vulnerabilities exist at every stage, from registration "gatekeeping" to the dangerous transport of heavy goods. To fix this, the study calls for contextual safeguarding: a strategy that moves beyond punishing individuals to redesigning aid delivery—using female-led teams, safe transport, and transparent communication—to strip perpetrators of their power.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Aid Distribution

This overview of the Empowered Aid research project (January 2020) synthesizes findings from ethnographic fieldwork in Uganda. While humanitarian efforts traditionally focus on punishing perpetrators after an incident, this study emphasizes contextual safeguarding—proactively identifying and fixing the "conducive environments" that allow Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) to occur in the first place.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Food Distribution

This Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) explores the specific risks of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) within the Food Distribution sector in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi and Imvepi settlements. With over 1 million refugees relying on food assistance, the power dynamics inherent in the distribution process create significant vulnerabilities for women and girls.

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Water, Sanitation, And Hygiene (Wash) Distribution

This Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) examines the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi and Imvepi settlements. The research highlights how the scarcity of clean water and hygiene materials allows those in power to demand "sex for access," creating high risks of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).

Empowered Aid: Reducing Risks Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Shelter Distribution

This Empowered Aid policy brief (January 2020) focuses on the Shelter sector in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi and Imvepi settlements. It reveals how the processes of registering for, collecting, and constructing shelter create specific opportunities for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) against South Sudanese refugee women and girls.