Child Protection and Safeguarding Specialist

Vérgez Consulting is a consulting firm specialized in Children’s Rights and We develop the following services:

Consulting services in human rights for the promotion of safe environments and safeguarding of children and people in vulnerable situations.

Advice to organizations and institutions on prevention and response to violence against children and people in vulnerable situations within the framework of activities, services, projects and social, educational, health, sports, non-formal education and church programs, among others.

Technical and organizational safeguarding audit on existing procedures for the prevention and response to situations of violence against children and people in vulnerable situations.

Training for professionals, volunteer staff, associates, beneficiaries of different services, children, adolescents and their families.

Sensitization and awareness raising of different stakeholders on safeguarding related topics, including the prevention and response to violence against children and people in vulnerable situations in organizational contexts.

Risk analysis and creation of mitigation plans for the implementation of safeguarding policies, systems and procedures. Development of prototype automated risk calculation systems for organizations based on the construction of violence and protection indicators.

Design and development of safeguarding systems, procedures and internal protocols, including, amongst others: safeguarding concerns response plans, communication and complaints channels, codes of conduct, safe programming, etc.

Designing and conducting internal investigations on possible safeguarding cases.

VERGEZ Consulting is part of the group of team of expert consultants selected by the Council of Europe. As a consulting firm, we will participate in the implementation of cooperation interventions within the Children’s Rights Division, as well as in the activities of the CDENF and the Lanzarote Committee.

We will work hand in hand with the Council of Europe and its partners in protecting children from violence, strengthening the capacities and awareness of member states, and developing resources and tools for the protection and safe participation of boys and girls.

List of services offered

Human rights consulting
Advice to organizations
Technical and organizational audits
Training and education
Sensitization and awareness raising
Risk analysis and creation of mitigation plans
Design and creation of systems, procedures and protocols
Design and conduct of internal investigations

Type of client

International and local non-governmental organizations.
Academic and research institutions and Universities.
Church organizations.
Community organizations.
Public sector: Ministries, regional and local governments.
Private sector organizations that provide aid and development
and/or work with groups in vulnerable situations.
Organizations of the United Nations System.
Sports organizations.

Programmatic / thematic areas

Education
Violence against children
Gender-based violence
Violence against women and girls
Refuge and migration
Social Protection
Sports, leisure and free time
Youth movements
Church
Health

Safeguarding expertise

ESafeguarding expertise

Design of Hospitality Policy Safe House of the Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios.
Design of the Good Treatment Policy, Exploradores de Madrid.
Online course for the creation of safe environments and good treatment for children and adolescents in areas of non-formal education, leisure and free time: Comunidad de Madrid, Dirección de Juventud, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE.
Design of Protection and Good Treatment Policy for Entidades Amigonianas.
Protection Delegate Course for the creation of safe and good treatment environments in leisure and free time; Comunidad de Madrid, Dirección de Juventud.
Design of Action Protocols in Good Treatment for the organization of Summer Camps of the Comunidad de Madrid.

Zachary Zervas

“Maria, was an amazing consultant and the work done with our team was incredible! Maria went above and beyond our expectations and I would recommend her services to anyone!”.

PIH (Partners In Health)

Elaine Ryan

“The interaction and service provided by the consultancy has been professional, valuable and relevant. This has enable the progression of work with the organisation and has certainly added value to the outputs”.

British Council

Gabriel Durán

“Adaptación, profundización en los temas, diplomacia y cuidado en algunos contenidos, profesionalidad alta”.

Escuela Pública de Animación de la Comunidad de Madrid

Rafael Yagüe

“Una gran profesional con amplios conocimientos del tema de protección a la infancia, adaptable a las necesidades de las entidades y con una gran sintonía en cuanto al enfoque de derechos y buen trato a la infancia”.

Fundación Amigó

Sonja Uhlmann

“María es una excelente profesional, cumplidora en plazos, con un gran y amplio bagaje de conocimientos y además una excelente comunicadora. Un lujo contar con personas tan versátiles en España”.