A community-based child protection mechanism (CBCPM) is a network or group of individuals at community level who work in a coordinated way toward child protection goals. Communities can provide significant ways of preventing and responding to child protection risks. Even in situations of mass displacement where no ‘community’ is easy to see, groups of people … More Community based child protection
Context: Communities where violence against children is widespread Objectives: To raise awareness of the importance of protecting children and treating them well To encourage adults to commit to ‘good treatment’ of children Why this project? In Viva’s Latin American network locations, violence against children had become normal and an everyday occurrence. The Good Treatment Campaign … More Good Treatment Campaign, Latin America – Viva
A peer-led child protection programme enables you to work with children themselves to identify the risks and issues facing them, and to support them to take action in their communities. Children benefit from the support of adults to develop a programme of activities, help with discussions and deal with problems that arise. Children can be … More Peer-led child protection
children in emergencies toolkit 