Karen Walker-Simpson is the Founder-Director of the Funder Safeguarding Collaborative (FSC) and now leads the specialist technical support that FSC provides to grant-making organisations around the world. Karen’s work is informed by her doctoral research into the effectiveness of international safeguarding standards and donor requirements, as well as research on funder approaches to safeguarding conducted on behalf of FSC. Karen started her career working with children in care in the UK before moving to Ecuador to run Fundación Juconi, which provides therapeutic support for street-working children and their families. Karen spent eight years as a Safeguarding Specialist for international NGOs working across Africa, Asia, and Latin America before moving to Comic Relief as the organisation’s Head of Safeguarding in 2018. In addition to her professional doctorate, Karen has a master’s degree in international human rights. She is fluent in Spanish.

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