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New Life Centre, Northern Uganda, FH

August 6, 2016

Context: Post-conflict, returning formerly-abducted child mothers Objective: To transform the lives of formerly-abducted child mothers and other vulnerable child mothers in Northern Uganda and expand the capacity of local churches and communities to provide further support in this area. The New Life Centre worked to rehabilitate these women and girls through counselling, the provision of a nurturing and loving … More New Life Centre, Northern Uganda, FH

Interim care and reintegration for children associated with armed forces

August 6, 2016

Boys and girls who are recruited by armed forces or armed groups in conflict can be used as combatants but also in active support roles such as spies, porters or informants, or for sexual purposes. Children associated with armed forces are exposed to violence and are often abused, forced to use drugs, exploited and injured. … More Interim care and reintegration for children associated with armed forces

Tools and resources for risk reduction and risk education

August 6, 2016

UNICEF, Risk-informed Education Programming for Resilience (2019) Unicef, Emergency Mine Risk Education Toolkit (2008) ARC Critical Issue Module 5: Landmine Awareness Plan International (2013), Child Centred DRR Toolkit Save the Children Sweden (2007) Training manual. Child-led disaster risk reduction in schools and communities Save the Children, Child Led disaster risk reduction: A practical guide Child … More Tools and resources for risk reduction and risk education

Risk reduction and risk education

August 5, 2016

In situations of conflict and natural disaster, children can be put at risk of danger and injury from rivers and floodwater, unstable debris or explosive remnants of war (ERW) and landmines, as well as risks from road traffic or other injuries. When should we use Risk Reduction and Risk Education? How to start a Risk … More Risk reduction and risk education

Tools and resources for little friendly spaces

August 5, 2016

Unicef, A Practical Guide for Developing Child Friendly Spaces (2009) Save the Children, Child Friendly Spaces in Emergencies: A handbook for Save the Children Staff (2008) Save the Children UK (2006) Early Childhood Development Guidelines for Emergencies (Balkans) INEE, Early Childhood Care and Development in Emergencies: Principles and Practice (2009) Plan International (2013), Early childhood care … More Tools and resources for little friendly spaces

Deepening CFS activities

July 21, 2016

Depending on context, CFS activities can be expanded in the weeks following the initial startup. These can include: Training or mentoring on topics related to psychosocial support e.g. psychological first aid, how to support isolated children, and when and how to make referrals Peer mentoring, youth clubs, life skills training, vocational training and nonformal education … More Deepening CFS activities

Age-appropriate programming for CFS

July 21, 2016

Early Childhood (0-3 years) It is important to focus on primary caregivers as they largely determine children’s responses to stressful events – young children who are fed, loved and tended to by their caregivers usually do well. Children sense distress and so mothers should be helped to feel calm so that they can be calm … More Age-appropriate programming for CFS

Onwards and Upwards, Jordan

July 20, 2016

Kids’ clubs and caregiver psychosocial support groups Context: Displacement, urban refugees Objective: To promote the well-being of refugee children and their families by training and equipping local partners to provide accessible and age-appropriate education and recreational activities for refugee children and their caregivers. The project was initially set up to target children ages 3 to 7, but extended the project … More Onwards and Upwards, Jordan

Vocational training for young people

July 19, 2016

Effective vocational training can provide skills for both agricultural and nonagricultural livelihoods, and sustainable employment and self-employment opportunities. Many adolescent girls and boys have the ability, the desire, and the need to engage in economic activities, and in crises they are often forced by parents to contribute to the household income. In addition, after conflict … More Vocational training for young people

Vocational training for youth, Share an Opportunity (SAO) Uganda

July 19, 2016

Objective: To provide profitable employment for young people who have dropped out of school and lack life skills or a way of making a living. The project: Young people are involved in a variety of technical and vocational education training: life skills training in entrepreneurship career guidance marketing basic functional adult literacy sessions Young people … More Vocational training for youth, Share an Opportunity (SAO) Uganda