Earlier policy library. This page belongs to an earlier library of ASF policies. The current, approved governance set is the ASF Standards Package 2026 (GOV, OPS, QMS and EV documents). Where this page and the 2026 package differ, the 2026 package applies.
ASF Governance & Policy Manual · ASF-POL-26
Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH)
Part of the ASF Governance & Policy Manual. Adapted from the PHIG Institutional Policy Manual (consolidated edition, September 2026) for donor due-diligence readiness (US, EU, UN and French government funders) alongside ISQua Organisation Accreditation.
Sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment by anyone connected to ASF — Council, Secretariat, Coordinators, Monitors — are gross misconduct and grounds for immediate removal. Owner: ASF Secretariat (Safeguarding Focal Point).
Definitions
Sexual exploitation: any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, power or trust — including the power a Monitor holds over a facility’s accreditation outcome — for sexual purposes. Sexual harassment: unwelcome sexual conduct of any kind.
Reports are handled under Feedback, Complaints and Incident Management (ASF-POL-21), investigated independently of the reporting line of the person named, and protected from retaliation under Whistleblowing and Non-Retaliation (ASF-POL-28).