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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CPMS Country Consultation Toolkit

As part of the revision of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS), the CPMS Working Group of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action has developed this Country Consultation Toolkit. It provides guidance and resources for conducting virtual and face...

Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Community-based monitoring in rural Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia

The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative under the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and coordinated by Save the Children in partnership with Columbia University. The...

Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Haiti following Hurricane Matthew

The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and is coordinated by Save the Children in partnership with Columbia University. The overall aim of the MSiE project is to strengthen emergency...

Study Guide: Child neglect in humanitarian settings

This study guide is a companion to Child Neglect in Humanitarian Settings: Literature Review and Recommendations for Strengthening Prevention and Response, which synthesises evidence on the prevalence, patterns and impacts of child neglect in humanitarian contexts and offers recommendations for...

The Alliance-INEE Roundtable Report: A framework for collaboration between child protection and education in humanitarian contexts

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (Alliance) and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) are committed to supporting practitioners in improving the quality of collaborative programming between the two sectors. The Roundtable in Nairobi (15-16 October 2018)...

2016-2017 Alliance 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...

Evidence and Resources on the Improvement of Children’s Wellbeing due to a Reduction in Family Violence and Improved Parental Psychosocial Wellbeing in Humanitarian Contexts

There are over 62 million children living in areas of humanitarian crisis. Research has indicated that although secure caregiving can help children face the stressors of war and disaster, in these contexts, caregiving abilities are diminished and the prevalence of family violence increases. This...

Guidance Note for Reviewing Child Protection in Emergencies Proposals (CPIE Donor Guidelines)

These notes have been developed by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) in collaboration with the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) as a practical aid for assessing standalone Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) proposals and multi-sector...

Mapping of Interventions to Support Parents/Caregivers in Humanitarian Contexts

This global, interagency mapping presents the types of psychosocial interventions being conducted, where they are implemented, by whom they are sponsored, and for whom they are designed.

Site Specific Child Protection Rapid Assessment: A guidance note

This guidance note is an addendum to the Child Protection Rapid Assessment (CPRA) toolkit produced by the Child Protection Working Group. It should be used in conjunction with the CPRA toolkit in situations where: The number of distinct communities affected by the emergency is smaller than 15, or...

CPMS Implementation Case Studies

This series of Case Studies provide examples of how the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) have been applied and adapted to various contexts. Case Study: Education for South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia Case Study: Translating the Minimum Standards for Child...

CPMS Video Series: Mainstreaming Standards 19-26

Standards 19-26 of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) focus on mainstreaming of children’s protection in all humanitarian action. Mainstreaming child protection in humanitarian actions means for all humanitarian actors to consider the potential or current...

CPMS Video Series: Standard 15, Case management

Case Management, Standard 15, is a part of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS). During humanitarian emergencies, children face violenc,e abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Case management is a core response to address individual children’s situations. It is a...

CPMS Webinar: Sexual violence against children with disabilities in humanitarian settings

Sexual violence against children with disabilities is an under-explored topic in the humanitarian sector. Sofia Hedjam- regional advisor for Handicap International's Great Lakes operations- presented the agency's latest research. She also shared promising programme initiatives and tips for training...

CPMS Webinar: Sexual violence and exploitation of boys in humanitarian settings

The aim of the CPMS webinar series is for child protection practitioners to improve their ability to build staff and partners' capacity to implement the minimum standards. This webinar will be a chance for trainers to learn more about the latest research and training approaches on sexual violence...

Designing and Implementing CPiE Learning & Development Strategies

In this webinar, Natalie McCauley presents the Alliance's approach to developing and using CP L&D strategies given the limited resources of humanitarian settings. Based on her experience supporting dozens of field operations, she walked us through the steps and issues that need to be considered to...

Developing and Using Case Studies for CPiE Training Purposes

Using the Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS) mainstreaming case studies (and facilitators guide), Samantha Newman shared her professional experience of developing and using case studies specifically for training child protection workers in humanitarian settings in this webinar.

Engaging Humanitarian Learners: Strengthening child protection within environments of compounded stress

This lively discussion led by colleagues from the Global Trauma Project looked at helping workshop participants transition from front-line, overstretched humanitarian workers to learners for a day (or week). It included lots of tips, examples, and resources.

Preventing Household Violence: Promising strategies for humanitarian settings

Violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) are both global epidemics with prolonged impact on the health, well-being, and safety of both individuals and communities. The epidemics are also intimately interconnected, as VAW and VAC tend to co-occur within the same homes and...

This is What Needs to be Done to Protect Children in Humanitarian Settings

This compelling infographic provides the top ten requirements for protecting children in humanitarian action.

Toolkit on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC)

The Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Toolkit is a product of the Inter-agency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (IAWG UASC). It was produced in conjunction with the Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Field Handbook, 2016. In 2004, the Inter-agency Guiding...

Child Protection in Emergencies Assessment Flowchart

This flowchart is designed to help determine the type of assessment needed in a given humanitarian context.

Child Protection in Emergencies Initial Assessment (CPIA)

This toolkit aims to provide a methodology to generate the necessary evidence for Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE) response and programming and to inform the development of the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and the severity ranking in the following situations were a CPRA may not be feasible...

"Adapting to learn, learning to adapt": Overview of and considerations for child protection systems strengthening in emergencies

Systems strengthening is becoming a dominant paradigm for many child protection actors. This document provides guidance to all actors working in the international humanitarian community about strengthening child protection systems through emergency preparedness and responses in different emergency...

Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Webinar: A review of dangers and injuries

Preventing and responding to physical dangers and injuries in humanitarian settings is a core part of the mandate of the global Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. This webinar examines Child Protection Minimum Standard (CPMS) 7, Dangers and Injuries. Based on a practitioners’...