# The Guardian Group

- **Website:** <https://theguardian.co.za>
- **Primary alias:** `theguardian.co.za`
- **Founded:** 2009
- **Employees:** 11+
- **Location:** Ethekwini, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
- **Company kind:** PRIVATELY HELD

## Description

The Guardian is South Africa's premier fully-outsourced Proactive and Reactive Safeguarding Company. Founded in 2009 by Marc Hardwick, a former Detective Sergeant in the Child Protection Unit, The Guardian is dedicated to ensuring safety and safeguarding in various environments. While safety addresses protection against environmental factors, safeguarding focuses on mitigating toxic relationships and behaviors that may harm staff, volunteers, service providers, and clients. The Guardian specializes in proactive safeguarding, helping organizations understand and address risks associated with their authority over vulnerable individuals, especially children. The Guardian advocates for The Four and Six principle, which forms the foundation of proactive safeguarding. They also offer Blue Star Status, the highest level of achievement for safeguarding, to schools that establish a culture of safeguarding. Driven by a passion for protecting the most vulnerable, The Guardian's mission revolves around innovative, proactive solutions that adapt to ever-changing risks. Their ultimate vision is to eliminate vulnerability by establishing a safeguarding culture. Contact The Guardian today to benefit from their expertise in Reactive and Proactive Safeguarding.

## Industries

- ⚖️ Law Enforcement and Protective Services _(under Law and Government)_
- ⚖️ Law and Government

## Links

- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/the-guardian-investigations)
- [youtube](https://youtube.com/channel/UCT8JkJum4Bir2j-fOwm-gZg)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/TheGuardianSA)
- [instagram](https://instagram.com/Theguardian_group)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id66hTqjOW/w/827/h/290/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1787080461856)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id66hTqjOW/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1787080461997)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lochmara | #0085c9 | accent |
| Black | #010101 | dark |
| Cornflower Blue | #4e8ef5 | light |

## Fonts

- Roboto — asset _(google)_
- Open Sans — asset _(google)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id66hTqjOW/w/2350/h/398/id06IN6CIe.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1787080462221)

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