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Policy
Shaping governance
Shaping trauma-informed child protection systems through evidence-based governance and institutional reform.
Human Sustainability Forum · 2026
Scaling trauma-informed frameworks acrossBRICS nations.
A convening of policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and child-protection leaders across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — advancing a shared, evidence-based framework for safeguarding every child from rescue to recovery.
14 – 16 October 2026
New Delhi · India
Hybrid convening
Convened by
HSI × BRICS
Four pillars
PolicyResearchInnovationChild Protection
About the Initiative
A shared framework for the world's most fragile lives.
“Every child deserves care that begins with understanding — not with paperwork.”
The Human Sustainability Initiative (HSI) exists to translate the science of trauma into policy, practice and protection. Across BRICS nations, we bring together governments, frontline responders, clinicians and researchers to build systems that keep continuity of care intact — from the first response, through rehabilitation, into a full and dignified life.
The Human Sustainability Forum is our annual convening — a working forum, not a spectacle. Delegates leave with signed protocols, cross-national research collaborations, and deployable SOPs for the field.
40+
Institutional partners
5
BRICS nations represented
120K+
Children impacted through partner networks
The Four Pillars
A framework built on four fundamentals.
Each pillar is a working stream at the Forum — with its own agenda track, expert panel, and post-summit deliverables that outlive the applause.
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Research
Advancing evidence
Advancing multidisciplinary evidence to strengthen mental health, child protection and rehabilitation outcomes.
03
Innovation
Frontline models
Developing scalable frameworks, SOPs and collaborative models that transform frontline child protection.
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Child Protection
Rescue to recovery
Ensuring every child receives safe, trauma-informed and continuous care from rescue to recovery.
Cross-national convening
Five nations. One protection framework.
The Forum unites delegations from each BRICS nation into working streams — sharing what works, adapting what must, and committing to what is next.
BR01
Brazil
São Paulo
Community-based rehabilitation
RU02
Russia
Moscow
Institutional reform
IN03
India
New Delhi
Frontline SOPs
CN04
China
Beijing
Longitudinal research
ZA05
South Africa
Cape Town
Community protection
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The Programme
Three days. One working framework.
The Forum runs as a working convening — plenaries paired with delegate streams and structured drafting sessions. A full programme is shared with confirmed delegates.
Day 0114 October 2026
Policy & Governance
- 09:00Opening Plenary: A BRICS Compact for Child ProtectionHSI Council
- 11:00Institutional Reform — What actually changes at scalePanel · Policy Track
- 14:00Working Session: Drafting shared protocolsDelegate stream
- 17:00Fireside: Trauma-informed governanceKeynote · TBA
Day 0215 October 2026
Research & Innovation
- 09:00State of the Evidence — Multidisciplinary reviewResearch Consortium
- 11:00Frontline SOPs that survived first contactInnovation Track
- 14:00Case Clinic: Complex protection scenariosClinical stream
- 17:00Rapid-fire: Ten scalable models in one hourField practitioners
Day 0316 October 2026
Child Protection & Recovery
- 09:00Rescue → Recovery: An unbroken continuumPractice stream
- 11:00Rehabilitation that respects agencyClinical panel
- 14:00Signing ceremony: BRICS Framework AdoptionDelegation leads
- 16:30Closing reflection & next-year commitmentsHSI Council
Convening voices
A quiet, working assembly of practitioners.
No panels for spectacle. Every voice at the table has moved policy, published evidence, or worked a frontline. The full speaker list is confirmed nearer to convening.
AO
Dr. Adaeze Obi
Chair, Child Protection Council
South Africa
RI
Prof. Rohan Iyer
Trauma Research Lead
India
BA
Dr. Beatriz Almeida
Rehabilitation Systems
Brazil
EV
Elena Volkova
Policy Reform Advocate
Russia
WL
Dr. Wei Lin Zhao
Longitudinal Research
China
AK
Amara Kone
Frontline SOP Architect
Guest Delegation
Placeholder profiles — replace with confirmed delegate list before publication.
Membership
Stand with a movement that stays after the applause.
Membership funds the working streams, translations, and field research that the Forum commits to each year. Every tier is a working seat, not a badge.
Support the mission
Fund the work between the applause.
Every contribution funds translation of protocols into languages, deployment of SOPs into frontline settings, and the quiet, difficult work of following a child from rescue all the way through to recovery.
$50Translates a full SOP into one BRICS language
$250Sponsors a frontline responder to attend the Forum
$1,000Funds a case-clinic session for 20 practitioners
Register
Reserve your seat at the table.
Registrations are reviewed by our secretariat to keep the Forum at working capacity. You will receive a confirmation, agenda and travel guidance within 5 working days.
Convening details
Dates — 14 to 16 October 2026
Venue — New Delhi, India (Hybrid)
Format — Working forum · plenaries + delegate streams
Language — English (with translation on request)
Get in touch
For delegations, media & partnerships.
Whether you represent a ministry, a research institution, a frontline organisation, or a supporting foundation — we want to hear from you.
Secretariat
secretariat@humansustainability.org
Convening venue
New Delhi, India — Hybrid participation open