About RDSG Consulting
RDSG Consulting is an interdisciplinary consulting practice specializing in children’s rights, migration governance, safeguarding systems, and cross-sector collaboration. We work at the intersection of academic research, humanitarian policy, and organizational strategy to support institutions addressing complex global challenges affecting children and families.
Our clients include international NGOs, academic institutions, multilateral organizations, policy bodies, and civil society leaders across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Increasingly, our work engages European policy ecosystems, migration governance initiatives, and research collaborations addressing the evolving realities facing displaced children and families.
With more than two decades of global leadership experience, we bring deep expertise in translating research into actionable policy, strengthening safeguarding frameworks, and fostering collaboration across government, civil society, academic, and community actors.
Our approach combines rigorous analysis, strategic foresight, and values-informed leadership to help organizations build resilient, evidence-based systems that protect children, support families, and strengthen communities.
We welcome partnerships with academic institutions, NGOs, philanthropic organizations, government agencies, and international bodies seeking research-driven approaches to safeguarding, migration policy, psychosocial wellbeing, and child protection.
RDSG Consulting collaborates closely with the Global Advocacy Hub for Children and Families to advance interdisciplinary research, policy innovation, and global safeguarding initiatives. We are also exploring place-based models for research convening, policy dialogue, and interdisciplinary collaboration that strengthen protection systems worldwide.
RDSG Consulting Solutions
RDSG Consulting provides research-informed consulting at the intersection of children's rights, migration policy, safeguarding systems, and cross-sector collaboration. Our work supports organizations navigating complex global challenges affecting vulnerable children and families.
MIGRATION & CHILD PROTECTION POLICY ADVISORY
We advise governments, NGOs, academic institutions, and multilateral organizations on migration governance, safeguarding frameworks, and child protection systems. Our work focuses particularly on displaced children, refugee integration, psychosocial wellbeing, and policy development informed by interdisciplinary research.
RESEARCH TRANSLATION & KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
We specialize in translating academic research into actionable policy guidance, strategic reports, and practical frameworks. This includes literature synthesis, policy briefs, research dissemination strategies, and bridging scholarship with real-world implementation.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY & CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS
We support organizations in strategic planning, institutional positioning, partnership development, and collaborative initiatives involving government, civil society, academic, and community stakeholders. Particular expertise includes interfaith and civil society engagement within safeguarding ecosystems.
PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFEGUARDING & RESILIENCE FRAMEWORKS
Our consulting integrates psychosocial, humanitarian, and policy perspectives to strengthen trauma-informed systems that support children, families, and communities navigating displacement, conflict, and social change.
GLOBAL POLICY CONVENINGS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
We design and facilitate interdisciplinary dialogues, policy consultations, and convenings that bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to advance safeguarding innovation and evidence-based solutions.
Our Leadership
Diana Gerson (PhD candidate, University of Essex) is a researcher, policy strategist, and global safeguarding specialist focused on children's rights, migration governance, and psychosocial protection systems. Her work examines how displaced children construct belonging, identity, and family within complex humanitarian, social, and policy environments, and how these insights inform evidence-based safeguarding practice.
With more than two decades of experience across multilateral institutions, civil society organizations, academic collaborations, and faith-informed humanitarian contexts, she brings a distinctive interdisciplinary perspective to policy development and organizational strategy. She is Co-Founder of the Global Advocacy Hub for Children and Families and advises organizations internationally on safeguarding, migration policy, cross-sector collaboration, and research-to-practice translation.
Her consulting work increasingly engages intergovernmental and multilateral policy environments, academic networks, and international organizations addressing migration, child protection, and humanitarian resilience. She is committed to strengthening global safeguarding systems through research, policy innovation, and collaborative leadership.
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