The project
Who built Safe Spaces, the partner organisations, and how this Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership works.
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Safe Spaces is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership in the field of Youth, running from September 2025 to September 2027.
Who built Safe Spaces, the partner organisations, and how this Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership works.
find out moreWhat safeguarding looks like across the European youth sector, and where the gaps are.
find out moreSafe Spaces is the work of four partner organisations and a number of people who gave it their time, expertise and honest criticism.
The Safe Spaces Toolkit, the seven eLearning modules and the research underpinning both were produced by:
Renee Wolforth, independent Protection and Safeguarding Consultant, reviewed both the Toolkit and the eLearning modules.
Sian Bagshaw, Expert in Safeguarding Processes and Policy, reviewed the Toolkit and endorses it.
Four organisations across Europe built Safe Spaces together.