Category: Tools and resources

Resilient Families: Mentoring for challenging times

June 21, 2022

All Resources in English Усі ресурси українською мовою (All Resources in Ukrainian) Все ресурсы на русском языке (All Resources in Russian) Viva’s Resilient Families Mentoring Programme is designed to help local communities offer high quality, evidence-based support to families affected by conflict. Volunteers mentor children and adults in the same family, talking with them about … More Resilient Families: Mentoring for challenging times

Supporting children affected by conflict in Ukraine

March 14, 2022

This page contains links to key guidance and easy-to-use resources to support local communities and organisations in responding to the needs of children affected by conflict in Ukraine, whether inside Ukraine or in neighbouring countries. Several of these resources were shared by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, European Freedom Network and European … More Supporting children affected by conflict in Ukraine

Viva’s Child and Family Phone Mentoring Programme: Phase 2 – Connecting In

February 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a longer-term crisis which has specific impacts on children and families. Phase 2 of the Viva Child and Family Phone Mentoring Programme – ‘Connecting In’ is designed to pick up on these issues and connect families to longer-term and more in-depth support. This is done by linking them with a … More Viva’s Child and Family Phone Mentoring Programme: Phase 2 – Connecting In

Viva Phone Mentoring Programme: Adapted materials for use with children with disabilities

July 29, 2020

Thanks to Viva’s partnership with Embrace the Middle East and their Lebanese partner, SKILD, the conversation guides for the Phone Mentoring programme are now available in an adapted form for use with children with learning difficulties and learning disabilities. These should be used in conjunction with the programme guidelines and additional call materials for each … More Viva Phone Mentoring Programme: Adapted materials for use with children with disabilities

Respondiendo juntos a COVID-19: página de respuesta de la red de socios Viva

March 20, 2020

¿Cómo estamos ya respondiendo a la pandemia de COVID-19 como una familia de redes y qué podemos hacer a continuación?   Ha sido brillante ver que las redes ya responden, se mantienen relevantes y se adaptan a las nuevas situaciones que enfrentan. Las redes han estado emitiendo buena información, aumentando la conexión con los miembros y … More Respondiendo juntos a COVID-19: página de respuesta de la red de socios Viva

Responding together to COVID-19: Viva partner network response page

March 18, 2020

How are we already responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as a family of networks, and what can we do next?   Versión en español disponible aquí Many Viva partner networks are currently responding through Viva’s Phone Mentoring Programme. More information on this programme is available here. It has been brilliant to see networks responding already, staying … More Responding together to COVID-19: Viva partner network response page

Responding together to COVID-19

March 17, 2020

This page contains links to key guidance and easy-to-use resources to support local communities and organisations in the ongoing child-focused response to COVID-19. For more examples, stories and ideas from Viva’s partner networks, see our network response page. For more programme development tools see the guidance page. For Viva’s child and family phone mentoring programme, … More Responding together to COVID-19

Tools and resources for vocational training for young people

November 8, 2016

Women’s Refugee Commission, Market Assessment Toolkit for Vocational Training Providers and Youth  Plan International, Critical factors for skills-based youth employment programmes (2017) Manual for Conducting Market Assessments, South Sudan  Technology-based Vocational Skills Training for Marginalized Girls and Young Women  UNHCR, Key considerations on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) (2019)

Sample child protection workshop outline

October 18, 2016

1 DAY CHILD PROTECTION WORKSHOP SAMPLE OUTLINE This workshop was developed by Viva for local church or Christian NGO partners; it can be adapted for other partners. Page numbers refer to Viva, Creating Safe Environments for Children Time Session Aim Toolkit Exercises 9.00-9.10 Welcome/introductions – 9.10-9.25 What does it mean to be a child? To recognise … More Sample child protection workshop outline

What can we do?

October 18, 2016

Aim: To work with children to think about what needs to change and what action you will take together You will need: Flipchart paper and markers Method: Now you understand the issue, you need to find out what children think needs to change to improve the situation. Prepare a sheet of flipchart paper as below: Ask … More What can we do?