The U.S. Nonprofit Safeguarding Crosswalk Project Founder & Principal Researcher: Saba Gul, LL.M.

About the Founder

Portrait of Saba Gul

Saba Gul is the Founder and Principal Researcher of the U.S. Nonprofit Safeguarding Crosswalk Project, an independent, open-access research program that maps international safeguarding standards against United States law and translates the findings into practical tools for domestic nonprofit organizations. A legal and policy researcher, she holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate Law and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), with coursework in organizational governance, institutional compliance, and risk management.

Her professional experience spans protection roles in humanitarian refugee operations, with previous positions including Senior Project Assistant for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), Protection Associate with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), and PSEA Focal Person on a UNHCR-funded project, alongside work with GIZ.

Selected professional experience

Her career has run through the operational heart of the international protection system: UNHCR-funded implementing-partner operations, IOM programs including the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), GIZ consultancies, and ICMC protection services.

  • Drafted a comprehensive organizational PSEA manual and served as a designated PSEA Focal Person under the UN safeguarding framework.
  • Built a legal unit’s operational architecture — intake, referral, training, and reporting systems — from the ground up.
  • Managed case integrity inside the U.S. State Department’s START system in support of USCIS adjudications.
  • Led a community campaign, commended by UNHCR, that enrolled 52 systematically excluded children in public schools.

Credentials

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Corporate Law — International Islamic University Islamabad (organizational governance, institutional compliance, risk management, policy drafting) · Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) — International Islamic University Islamabad · IOM professional training including PSEA Micro-Modules, Children and Migration, and Data Protection Principles.

Views on this site are my own. Published materials are open-access research and do not constitute legal advice.