About
This project helped companies in sectors like infrastructure, agriculture, hospitality, manufacturing, health, and finance better understand and mitigate SEAH risks. Using SDDirect’s self-assessment tool, selected companies identified vulnerabilities and developed action plans to improve their response.
While many companies had Community-Based Grievance and Feedback Mechanisms as part of their environmental and social safeguards, these were not always equipped to handle SEAH incidents. To address this, SDDirect developed a toolkit to help companies adapt their mechanisms for inclusive and effective SEAH response.
Lessons
The objectives of the pilot were to:
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Assess how easily and effectively companies could implement the self-assessment tool.
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Create a safe, supportive environment for company assessors to share challenges and successes in using the GBVH self-assessment tool.
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Identify individual and collective barriers, as well as supportive factors, in implementing the tool and discussing GBVH-related issues in the workplace.
SDDirect provided technical support through briefings, kick-off workshops, ongoing 1:1 support, and learning collaboratives. Monitoring and evaluation activities included a mid-project review call, an end-of-project review call, and a final survey.
At the pilot’s conclusion, SDDirect produced a recommendation report with suggestions for improving the GBVH self-assessment tool, along with an updated user guide.
