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Our vision

GISF’s vision is a world where NGOs have safe and sustainable access to people in need, enabled by robust and relevant security risk management (SRM) practices.

Vision

Our vision is of a world where NGOs can safely and sustainably reach people in need, supported by strong, relevant security risk management practice. We work to reduce safety and security risks that prevent NGOs from reaching people in need, while helping protect the people who deliver assistance. We help build a sector-wide culture that prioritises and invests in strong security risk management, so NGOs can work safely and sustainably in challenging contexts.

Values

Trust: We create safe, secure spaces for professional exchange, helping our members share openly, learn from each other and collaborate in challenging contexts.

Relevance: We take a member-driven approach, so our initiatives and resources stay practical, forward-looking and aligned with the needs of NGOs working in different contexts.

Inclusion: We believe all NGOs should be able to access good-practice security risk management resources and coordination support. We promote localisation, accessibility and inclusion across our work.

Humanitarian principles: We work in line with the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence.

Explore our strategy

Discover how we’re working to enable NGOs to safely and sustainably access people in need through effective security risk management.

GISF Strategy 2025–2030