What have 15 years of working with defenders, movements and partners around the world taught us about protection, resilience and sustaining social change?
To mark our anniversary, we’re sharing 15 lessons that have challenged our assumptions, shaped our approach and informed our vision for regenerative protection. Across three articles, we explore why protection starts with people, how care and collective approaches sustain resilience, and what it takes to build the organisations and systems that make long-term protection possible.
Part 1: protection starts with people
Why effective protection must be grounded in trust, local knowledge, context and shared power, and why it needs to go beyond responding to immediate threats.
Part 2: protection that sustains collective resilience
Why care is a strategic necessity, protection is a shared responsibility, and specialist support must strengthen rather than replace local leadership.
Part 3: building the infrastructure
What we’ve learnt about organisational resilience, financial stewardship, investing in people and working together to strengthen the wider protection ecosystem.
EXPLORE OUR WORK AND WHAT’S NEXT
- Read our 2026–2029 strategy: ‘Regenerative protection for action under pressure’.
- Watch our 15th anniversary film, featuring the voices of partners and team members around the world.
- Take action to support our work – sign up for our quarterly newsletter or consider making a donation to support our work.