Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility
Newsletter
July - September 2018
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01 Global Child Protection AoR Updates
NEW: Decentralised Help Desk Launch!
All four CP AoR language-specific Help Desks in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish have now officially launched. Each Help Desk offers individualised, tailored support, facilitates peer networking through a Facebook Community of Practice, and shares newsletters about learning opportunities, resources, global- and country-level CP AoR activities, and other  news in either Arabic, English, French, or Spanish. These services are available for Child Protection Coordination Group Members at national and sub-national levels. More details about types of support offered & how to access are included in the flyers specific to each help desk: Arabic, English, French, & Spanish.
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Child Protection Positioning and Support for Localisation
The CP AoR has undertaken a review of all 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overviews (HNOs) and Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) to examine at the positioning of child protection and visibility of localization. A summary of the analysis can be found here. A few important findings are below:
- Only 4% of HRPs have a dedicated child protection chapter in the HRP (although 21% were able to secure a dedicated chapter in their HNO).
- Three HNOs (13%) mention the nature or type of protection partnerships and/or their implications for service delivery coverage and quality.
- Whilst 43% of “Operational Capacity” sections reference the importance of institutional strengthening of local actors, only 17% of Protection Chapters draw a link between institutional capacity and their program strategy.
 As coordination groups are in the process of articulating their humanitarian response strategies for 2019, the CP AoR is sharing a few ideas for how localisation could be incorporated into HRPs, project sheets, and the next Humanitarian Program Cycle. These include a localisation checklist (together with the Protection Cluster), a menu of options for engaging with diaspora (together with DEMAC), and a tip sheet for engaging women-led organizations in humanitarian action (together with CARE International).
Additional reading is below for those interested in ongoing topical debates related to localisation:Displacement Tracking Matrix
The CP AoR and IOM continue to work together on the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) to improve the evidence-base of needs and risks faced by children on the move. Since July, work advanced on developing a tool that will use DTM data to compare the severity of child protection needs and risks between sites to facilitate response prioritization. Additionally, webinars on how to integrate child protection into the DTM were facilitated for CP Specialists, CP Coordinators, and Information Management Officers (IMOs) in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Latin America and Caribbean regions. Remote support was also provided to several country offices wanting to work with the DTM to integrate CP into their systems as well as to country offices seeking support on how to make better use of DTM data in the child protection needs identification and analysis framework (CP NIAF) approach. A DTM folder containing finalized documents and tools, as well as a FAQs document on how to work with DTM and use DTM data is available from the Global CP AoR Help Desk.
Funding from UNICEF has enabled an additional five-month extension of the project, which will focus on working together to pilot developed systems and tools, providing in-country and remote support to field-based CP AoR and DTM staff on integrating child protection into DTM, exploring synergies between the project and the Safe from the Start Initiative, and continuing to work with the inter-agency Grand Bargain thematic working group: Ensuring Data and Analysis are Useful and Usable for Response (EDAUUR). For more information, contact Shannon Hayes, Project Coordinator – DTM for Children on the Move, at shayes@unicef.org.
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HNO Needs Analysis Workshop
Between the 5th and 11th of September, the CP AoR, with support from Global Education Cluster and GBV AoR colleagues, held a 'Humanitarian Needs Overview' (HNO) Needs Analysis workshop in Beirut, Lebanon to support seven countries in carrying out an evidence-based needs analysis during their Humanitarian Needs Overview development process. The countries selected for participating in the workshop were Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, reaching a total number of 34 participants (see photo below) that included Coordinators, Information Management Officers (IMOs), and national NGO staff.
The workshop involved theoretical, foundational sessions as well as a practical component to introduce participating countries to the Child Protection Needs Identification and Analysis Framework (CP NIAF). The CP NIAF provides a framework based on complementary integrated approaches and is tailored to each context in order to achieve better analysis and interpretation of Child Protection needs. As a result, the seven countries have been able to enhance their child protection contribution and outcomes to the HNO process by implementing the CP NIAF in their countries and ensuring more strategic and operational Child Protection positioning for responding to the needs of children affected by crisis in 2019. For more information, contact Boris Aristin, CP AoR RRT Assessment, Measurement, and Evidence Specialist, at baristingonzalez@unicef.org.
Government CPiE Coordination and Leadership Training
Participants from Government entities, national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and UNICEF Country offices from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda attended the “Strengthening Government Coordination and Leadership for Child Protection in Emergencies" training that took place from 1st to 5th October 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (photo below). The workshop was organized by the CP AoR, the UNICEF Regional Office, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in association with the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children.
The 5-day workshop was scenario-based adapted to relevant regional contexts. Participants acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to take on effective leadership in child protection coordination of humanitarian responses and in early warning contexts at national and sub-national levels. One of the key purposes of coordination is to ensure quality child protection services; thus, a focus was placed on the implementation of evidence-based strategies and interventions, such as outlined in INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children.
Participants shared their country-specific experiences among peers and are now able to explain the global architecture of humanitarian coordination. They are aware of processes and key components of emergency preparedness and how it should be contextualized within their respective countries and also developed SMART Country Action Plans to improve Government leadership in CPiE coordination and preparedness to be followed-up upon over the coming months. The UNICEF Regional Office, CP AoR and IFRC/National Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies have committed to continue supporting each country's action plan to promote long-term capacity strengthening of participating governments and to support the integration of CPIE coordination in national child protection systems.
Upcoming CP Coordination Core Skills Training
The CP AoR will facilitate a 5-day training from 12th to 16th November in Kyiv, Ukraine. The training focuses on strengthening capacity of newly recruited or potential Child Protection (CP) coordinators. The training will emphasize humanitarian architecture, core cluster functions, strategies for developing strong collaboration and partnerships, and key tools, resources, and methods for effective country-level CP coordination and information management. While the training is full at this time with no open spots available, contact cp-aor@unicef.org if interested in learning more about this training.
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03 Child Survivor Initiative
As the third quarter of the Child Survivor Initiative (CSI) came to a close, the CSI team deepened their support to field teams in the four countries selected. Visits to Iraq (August 3–12), Myanmar (August 19–September 14), Niger (July 17–28), and Sudan (July 29–August 24) were second visits to each country by the CSI Team.
In Iraq, the ten-day visit prioritized the contextualization and facilitation of the Caring for Child Survivors (CCS) learning program, including a training in Baghdad for both CP and GBV actors. A follow-through strategy will be facilitated in the coming months to provide an opportunity to further build confidence and skills of participants in supporting child survivors.
In Myanmar, the visit was successful in facilitating a review of available CP/GBV coordination tools with national and sub-national counterparts. The exercise identified the convergence and divergence of CP and GBV actors in supporting child survivors and informed the follow-up action points to increase coordination.
The visit in Niger focused on working with key stakeholders, including children/adolescents, at the sub-national level to outline successes, gaps, and opportunities for how to improve the quality of and access to response services for child survivors through coordination. The team was successful in obtaining buy-in from multiple actors as well as facilitating a dialogue between a variety of sectors, including health, psychosocial, security, legal, and case management.
In Sudan, the team worked in North Darfur to establish and support a group of Champions, with a background in CP and/or GBV, who will drive efforts to improve services for child survivors. Support was also given to coordination group members related to how best to reflect care for child survivors in the Humanitarian Needs Overview/Response Plan.
In addition to field support visits, the CSI continues to facilitate a global CP/GBV Community of Practice. The latest September session focused on the mental health and psychosocial needs of and responses to child survivors of sexual violence within an integrated CP/GBV response framework. Given the complexity of the matter and many questions from practitioners, this discussion will be continued in October 2018. To access materials and recordings from previous sessions, click the button below.
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04 Resources
Child Protection Risks and Needs in Mali
The CP AoR in Mali and the Global CP AoR developed a Secondary Data Review (SDR) in support of child protection actors working on or considering contributing to the Mali response. This SDR is a snapshot of what is currently known about child protection and was finalized as a follow-up to the RRT deployment earlier this year and in the run-up to the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO). It is framed along the lines of the Child Protection Minimum Standards and intended to inform programmers and decision-makers on priorities as well as form a foundation for further assessments, as needed. The SDR is available in English and French.
Children's Development and Wellbeing – Online Training
This six-part, interactive training is available through the Disaster Ready Learning Management System and was developed by Save the Children and sector experts in mental health and psychosocial support. The courses are offered in English and Arabic and can run on mobile phones, tablets, and computers. For those with limited access to online facilities, the training can be downloaded and completed offline.
ENGLISH ARABIC
 
Target group: This easy-to-use training is an important complement to face-to-face trainings and supervision for individuals directly involved in supporting children and young people or for staff and volunteers working in other forms of humanitarian responses to allow them to apply a ‘psychosocial lens’ in their work. It is particularly useful as a “self-training” tool for those working in hard-to-reach areas.
Content development: The content is based on best practice, current research, and globally endorsed tools in the areas of child protection in emergencies and psychosocial support. Both content and method for delivery follow international standards and global recommendations, including the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings.
Curriculum includes 1) the development of children, adolescents, and youth; 2 - 3) mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children, adolescents, and youth; 4) fun, safe, and inclusive facilitation skills; 5) children's play; and 6) psychosocial wellbeing of parents and caregivers. Each module has key learning objectives, follows a clear prescribed structure, and includes fun activities which stimulate prior knowledge, integrate new concepts, and encourage self-reflection on current practice and attitudes. For those interested in learning more, each module also identifies further readings and references.
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05 Team Updates
July - September Deployments
- Silvia Finaurini, RRT MHPSS Coordinator, traveled to Myanmar to support the national CP coordination group with the development of their Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan for 2019. Silvia also supported on the Humanitarian Country Team Protection Strategy, kick-off of the CP localisation strategy, review of the AoR data collection and reporting tools, enhancement of national and sub-national coordination, and inter-agency Child Survivor Initiative.
- Paola Franchi, RRT Coordinator, traveled to Libya and Tunisia to support CP Coordination and Information Management, including the Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan for 2019.
- Bilal Sougou, RRT Coordinator, traveled to Ukraine to support coordination efforts, including the Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan for 2019, and to gather lessons learnt on the transition process.
Farewells
Mark Bonyo and Tiarnach Mooney left the team in August and September respectively. Tiarnach worked as RRT Coordinator, and Mark worked as CP AoR RRT Information Management Officer over the past two years. Mark provided crucial, on-demand technical guidance for numerous countries via both in-person visits and remote support. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
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06 Introducing New Team Members
Anne Marie joined the CP AoR Rapid Response Team 
(RRT) in September 2018 as Information Management Specialist. Previously working for the OCHA Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA) and more recently for UNHCR, Anne Marie has more than 9 years of experience in humanitarian emergencies, with several ERT deployments in Asia and Africa.
Aurélie Péter-Contesse started in her role as RRT Coordinator for the CP AoR in September 2018, seconded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Prior to this  position, she spent the last 10 years working with INGOs in an international context (mainly Haiti, Afghanistan, and Lebanon) in different coordination roles as well as in Switzerland. With an expertise on Child Protection programming, she also worked in other areas, such as Food Security, WASH, DRR, and Social Work. She holds a Master in Social Work and Social Policies (University of Fribourg), and another Master's in Development Studies/International Cooperation (Graduate Institute, Geneva).
Chantal Neuweiler is joining our Geneva-based colleagues, supported by the Swiss Government and working with both the CP AoR and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. Her main role will be to provide high quality support to boost child  protection coordination groups capacity in humanitarian situations, with a particular focus on the implementation of INSPIRE: Seven strategies to end violence against children. Upon requests, she will be deployed at the country level where she will support CP coordination groups to carry out context-specific analysis and facilitate the implementation of the INSPIRE handbook. Importantly, as part of this process, she will work to link humanitarian coordination and planning mechanisms with those focused on development, including government leadership.
Chantal is a Child Protection Specialist from Switzerland with expertise in humanitarian aid and development, governance, human rights, protection and child protection. She brings a wealth of experience working for various organizations, including the Swiss government, NGOs, OHCHR, and UNICEF— in both emergency and development settings. Previously based in East Jerusalem, she also worked in Myanmar, Sudan, Burundi, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Ethiopia, supporting governments to enhance human rights, child protection systems and crisis response. Chantal holds an M.A. in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and an L.L.M in Public International Law from the University of Leiden, the Netherlands.
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