Specialist Safeguarding Consultancy
"Protecting people • Building trust • Shaping futures"
We work with international organisations, sport governing bodies, governments, and humanitarian agencies to embed safeguarding as a genuine and lasting commitment; not a compliance obligation, but a structural expression of care for the people organisations serve.
UN Agencies & Intergovernmental Organisations · International Sport Federations & Governing Bodies · Humanitarian & Development Organisations · Governments & Statutory Bodies · Foundations, Trusts & Corporate Partners
About Right to be Safe
Right to be Safe is an independent international safeguarding consultancy. We provide specialist expertise to organisations operating in high-risk institutional environments; where effective safeguarding matters deeply, and where the human, legal, and reputational consequences of getting it wrong are significant.
Our work spans sport governance, humanitarian response, government, foundations, and corporate sectors. We work with confidence across all of these, and particularly at the intersections between them, where safeguarding complexity is greatest and the need for genuinely specialist knowledge is needed the most.
Meet the Founder and Principal Consultant
Claudia Villa is an international safeguarding and human rights specialist with more than two decades of cross-sector experience.
Specialist Safeguarding Expertise Across Sectors
Safeguarding System Design & Review
Baseline assessments, framework development, culture reviews, and safeguarding strategy for organisations building or fundamentally strengthening their safeguarding architecture.
Training, Workshops & Capacity Building
Bespoke training programmes for board members, senior leaders, safeguarding officers, and operational staff — contextually grounded, practically focused, and built for real environments.
Research, Policy & Expert Advisory
Specialist contribution to research, ministerial briefings, policy reviews, and international standard-setting. Expert advisory roles for governing bodies, major events, and intergovernmental organisations.
Social Sustainability
Embedding strong safeguarding and human rights standards into organisations’ strategies and operations; protecting the rights, wellbeing, and dignity of the people they serve.
Ongoing Advisory Retainer
Structured senior-level advisory support for organisations that have a framework in place and want expert, independent guidance on governance, emerging risks, and complex concerns.
Specialist Safeguarding Expertise Across Sectors
Some of the most significant safeguarding risks arise precisely at the intersection of sectors.
When a humanitarian organisation runs sport programmes. When a sport governing body operates in fragile-state contexts. When a development funder needs to assess risk across a diverse portfolio. This is exactly where our expertise is strongest.
Get in contact
Should you wish to discuss a potential collaboration or require any further information, please feel free to contact us using the email below.