International

Development

Our International Work & Ambition

Tees Valley Inclusion Project is expanding globally, exporting our proven gender equality and student safeguarding methodologies to universities and education providers worldwide. Building on over ten years of UK success, we are establishing our presence across the Gulf Cooperation Council states including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, with ambitions to reach international students and institutions across MENA, North America, Europe, and Asia.

Our international work advances gender equality in education while creating high-value export revenue and employment in Tees Valley, demonstrating how specialist knowledge developed in our region can achieve global impact.

Sharing Best Practice & Trauma-Informed Approaches

Our international programmes are built on trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches developed through supporting over two thousand survivors and eight years of strategic policy development as National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence to the Welsh Government. We share methodologies that work across diverse cultural contexts, respecting regional values while challenging practices that harm women and girls.

Through training, consultancy, and knowledge exchange partnerships, we transfer expertise on survivor-centered practice, culturally competent safeguarding, intersectional approaches to violence prevention, and whole-system change strategies that create lasting impact beyond individual interventions.

International Student Halo Hub

Student Halo Hub is our flagship international export, providing comprehensive peer support and gender equality frameworks to universities globally.

The model addresses the unique vulnerabilities international students face including family pressure, restrictions on autonomy, forced marriage threats, and cultural barriers to help-seeking, creating inclusive campus cultures where every student can thrive regardless of gender, culture, or background.

Our offering includes student champion training programmes creating peer support networks, multilingual digital platforms providing confidential resources and guidance, CPD-accredited staff professional development building educator confidence and competence, and institutional integration frameworks embedding gender equality throughout curriculum, campus culture, and policy.

Proven to improve student retention, enhance institutional reputation, and meet international accreditation requirements, Student Halo Hub is currently expanding across Gulf universities with plans for broader global implementation.

Tried, Tested & Internationally Credible

Our international programmes are underpinned by exceptional expertise and proven track records. CEO Yasmin Khan served eight years as National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence to the Welsh Government, developing the legislative and policy frameworks that underpin Wales’ world-leading whole-system approach, demonstrating our capacity to drive systemic change at national scale.

We authored the police super-complaint “Invisible Survivors” which was upheld by HMICFRS, resulting in thirteen national recommendations improving responses to honour-based abuse and forced marriage across UK policing. Our Student Halo Hub model has operated successfully in UK universities including Teesside University for over ten years, with sixty-two percent student uptake and measurable improvements in retention and campus culture.

We have delivered transnational programmes supporting students and survivors across borders, understanding the complexities of immigration status, cultural identity, and family dynamics spanning multiple countries, ensuring our international work is informed by real-world experience of cross-border safeguarding challenges and opportunities.

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