July 1, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
Aid organizations are devoting more money to keep their employees safe, according to a new survey by International Medical Corps.
Michael Kleinman highlights some of the survey’s findings on the Change.org blog.
Among them:
-35 percent of respondents said their organization has a specialized safety and security department.
-Charities spend most of the money they make available for security on training and on salaries for security personnel.
-Nearly all groups have a written policy statement on security and all field sites have security guidelines available.
Mr. Kleinman notes one surprising finding: Employees based in a charity’s headquarters office were more likely to say their organization needed to heighten its awareness of security incidents than were staff members who work in the field (34 percent compared with 13 percent).
Stephanie Bowen, a spokeswoman for International Medical Corps, said the group would not be be widely releasing this particular survey, but was planning to publish a larger study on security in the next few months.
