Technical Materials

The Alliance is committed to developing standards and materials covering all areas related to child protection in humanitarian action and generating technical guidelines for use by humanitarian actors. The Alliance is also the custodian of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, which is considered a companion to the Sphere standards.

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Monitoring & Evaluating for Quality Case Management

There are two key resources related to monitoring and evaluating child protection case management in humanitarian settings. They include the Quality Assessment Framework and the Case Management Indicators. Updated key performance indicators for case management are also currently under development.

2018 Annual Report: The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

2018 was marked by the development of the first 2018-2020 Alliance Strategic Plan and 2018-2020 Alliance Work Plan. The key objectives in these documents were developed after extensive consultation with the CPHA community and provide the Alliance with a roadmap for future work. This report contains...

2018 Alliance-INEE Roundtable Resources

The The Inter-Agency Network of Education in Emergencies (INEE) and the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (The Alliance), in partnership with Elevate Children Funders Group and International Education Funders Group, were co-hosts of this roundtable. The theme for this event was “A...

Advocacy Brief: Integrating child protection and education in emergencies

Integrating child protection and education creates a mutually-reinforcing cycle that can reduce children’s vulnerability in emergencies. A quality education increases children and families’ resilience in adversity, empowers children, and promotes a protective environment. An environment free from...

Hannah Has a New Job: CPMS Induction Video

Meet Hannah! It's her first week as a Child Protection Officer. This new video introduces Hannah to the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. It's designed for newly hired child protection staff or for generalists who are keen to learn more about protecting children in...

Global Child Labour Task Force Terms of Reference

In 2011 a child labour task group was established under the former global Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) to develop CPMS1 Standard 12 on Child Labour. In 2012, a CPWG survey among country child protection coordinators showed that child labour had the highest average rating of gravity chosen...

Summary: 2018-2020 The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Strategic Plan

Through extensive consultation with local, national, regional and global humanitarian actors, the Alliance has defined its strategic priorities for the period 2018−2020. These priorities were incorporated into the work plan of the Alliance’s technical working groups and task forces and will guide...

Child Protection Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package

The Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package is developed to increase case management supervisors’ confidence, capacity and support to caseworkers to provide safe, ethical and competent case management services to vulnerable children and their families. The package includes 6...

Study Guide: Protection of children during infectious disease outbreaks

This study guide is a companion to Guidance Note: Protection of Children during Infectious Disease Outbreaks, which provides humanitarian child protection practitioners with guidance on how to engage in responses to infectious disease outbreaks to ensure children’s protection needs are taken into...

Summary Recommendations: How to protect children during infectious disease outbreaks

This short video contains a review of recommendations from Guidance Note: Protection of children during infectious disease outbreaks.

What Questions are Answered in the Guidance Note: Protection of Children during Infectious Disease Outbreaks?

This short video presents an overview of the questions addressed by the Guidance Note: Protection of Children during Infectious Disease Outbreaks. It is useful for introducing and generating interest in the Guidance Note.

Guidance Note: Protection of children during infectious disease outbreaks

This Guidance Note aims to provide humanitarian child protection practitioners, particularly child protection advisors and program managers, with guidance on how to engage in responses to infectious disease outbreaks to ensure children’s protection needs are taken into account in preparedness for...

2018-2020 The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Strategic Plan

Through extensive consultation with local, national, regional and global humanitarian actors, the Alliance defined its strategic priorities for the period 2018−2020. These priorities were considered in developing the work plans of the Alliance’s technical working groups and task forces. The three...

2018-2020 The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Work Plan

This work plan sets out the interagency standard setting and normative work of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (Alliance), which aims to strengthen quality and effectiveness of child protection programs in humanitarian settings. This document should be read in conjunction...

Strengthening Community-Based Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings

In 2017, the CBCP TF received funding from USAID/OFDA to develop a Field Guide to Strengthening CBCP in Humanitarian Settings (Field Guide) and accompanying capacity building initiative that includes face to face training and funding to test the Field Guide. The purpose of this webinar was to invite...

2016-2017 The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Report

The Alliance supports the efforts of humanitarian actors to achieve high-quality and effective child protection interventions in humanitarian contexts (in both refugee and non-refugee settings). As a global network of operational agencies, academic institutions, policymakers, donors and...

Briefing Note - Guidance Note: Protection of children during infectious disease outbreaks

This briefing note provides an overview of the Guidance Note: Protection of children during infectious disease outbreaks which provides child protection practitioners with guidance on how to ensure that children's protection needs are considered in preparation for, and in response to, infectious...

Briefing note: Setting the Global Research Agenda for Child Protection in Humanitarian Contexts

At the end of 2017, the Assessment, Measurement and Evidence (AME) Working Group of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action undertook a research prioritization exercise, adapted from the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI), to identify and rank research priorities...

Case Management Supervision and Coaching Chapter 6: Training Admin

These materials make up Chapter 6: Training Admin of the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package. The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action created the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package to increase case...

Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package Chapter 2: Supervision practices and tools

These materials make up Chapter 2: Supervision Practices and Tools of the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package. The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action created the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package to...

Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package Chapter 3: Supervision and Coaching Skills

These materials make up Chapter 3: Supervision and Coaching Skills of the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package. The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action created the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package to...

Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package Chapter 4: Staff Care and Wellbeing

These materials make up Chapter 4: Staff Care and Wellbeing of the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package. The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action created the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package to increase...

Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package Chapter 5: Closing the CM Supervision Training

These materials make up Chapter 5: Closing the CM Supervision Training of the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Package. The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action created the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package to...

Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package

The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action created the Case Management Supervision and Coaching Training Package to increase case management supervisors’ confidence, capacity and support to caseworkers to provide safe, ethical and competent case...

Child Neglect in Humanitarian Settings: Literature review and recommendations for strengthening prevention and response

The available data routinely demonstrates that child neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment and is the leading cause of death in child maltreatment cases.The purpose of this literature review is to synthesise evidence on the prevalence, patterns and impacts of child neglect in...