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
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
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
Children separated from their parents and families are at increased risk of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect. The basic assumption, until tracing efforts demonstrate otherwise, should be that a child has someone with whom he or she can be reunited. When should we use family tracing and reunification? A multi-agency approach is essential in conducting effective tracing and reunification activities. Within one week of … More Family tracing and reunification
If you or a local partner organisation are planning to respond to the emergency by working with children, it is critical that you understand basic child protection issues and are able to put in place systems and good practices to make sure that you are keeping children safe to the best of your ability, and … More Child protection capacity building for partners
Emergency situations can weaken national and local child protection systems, expose the need for strengthening these systems, or can temporarily overburden better-functioning systems. Programmes which seek to support and strengthen the local and national capacity to respond to the protection needs of children can be effective in building long-term capacity to respond and helping to … More Strengthening child protection systems
Children displaced by conflict, persecution, and economic pressures are exposed to multiple risks to their physical, social, and emotional development. Positive parenting and family functioning can protect children from these negative effects, and contribute to improved outcomes in spite of adversity. A growing body of research from low and middle-income countries suggests that parenting and … More Parents support groups and parenting skills workshops
Emergencies threaten the rapid development that should occur from conception to eight years. Early childhood care and development (ECCD) can help by meeting specific developmental needs to boost children’s resilience and help them return to normal life. When should we develop programmes supporting early childhood development? How to set up an early childhood development programme Your … More Supporting early childhood development
One way to assist children to return to school is through accelerated learning programmes, sometimes called ‘catch-up’ classes. Planned in partnership with education authorities and covering essential elements of the official curriculum, a programme attempts to rapidly cover education content spanning years of schooling missed. Most accelerated learning programmes (ALP) are ‘catch up’ initiatives to … More Catch-up education
Non-formal educational activities give out-of-school children and youth access to structured learning, reinforce their self-esteem and help them find ways to contribute to their communities. Non-formal education activities can also be used to provide additional support to children who are in school. The short length of school days in most early emergency situations makes it difficult … More Non-formal education: children’s clubs, life skills, psychosocial activities
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