COVID-19 Resource Tracker
In April 2020, the Alliance COVID-19 Mapping Team began tracking resources and articles on some of the key CPMS Standards and topics around child protection and COVID-19. Almost two years later, this process has produced the Child Protection and COVID-19 Resource Tracker, which contains the final bank of resources collected. This mapping process has also underpinned the Evidence Synthesis Briefs series.
Featured Resources
Children & Young People during COVID-19: How were they impacted & what we can learn for the future?
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In response, governments closed schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 1.6 billion learners across 169 countries were impacted by school closures and 1.3 billion learners had no internet connection at home and no devices to learn on. The Alliance, with support of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in...
A Research Summary by and for Young People | Children during COVID-19 : How were they impacted by school closures and what we can learn for the future?
This summary was written by seventeen research and round table participants aged 12 to 17 years from Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon, Laura Lee (Proteknôn) and Bethel Lulie (Proteknôn), with support from Elspeth Chapman (The Alliance), Amanda Brydon (Save the Children International), Jonas Habimana and Joel Kiramba (BIFERD), Andres Ospina (CINDE) and Dr. Bassel Akar (Notre Dame...
Research | The Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Child Protection and Education Inequalities in Three Humanitarian Contexts
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In response, governments around the world took the unprecedented step of closing all schools as a way to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) estimates that school closures impacted almost 1.6 billion learners across 169...
The Impact of School Closures on Children in Humanitarian Settings: A Multi-Country Research Study
In the months following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Proteknôn Foundation for Innovation and Learning, on behalf of the Alliance and in close collaboration with INEE, seeked to explore the following question: What education inequalities, child protection risk and protective factors, and adverse outcomes have been amplified as a result of school closures in humanitarian/crisis contexts...
MOOC | Protection Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Adapting Child Protection Programming
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action This course is available in English and Spanish. Click to register. This is the second edition of our massive-open online course Child Protection Programs Adaptations in the Context of COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases Outbtreaks. The course is available on demand from April 12, 2021. The course is focused on the implications of COVID...
Report | Action Points on the Protection of Children and Infectious Disease Outbreaks from the 2020 Annual Meeting on Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
To find the special video presentation by the Alliance COVID-19 Focal Point Team and learn about the six critical actions, click here! The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) held the 2020 Annual Meeting on Child Protection in Humanitarian Action over a virtual platform from the 5th to 16th of October 2020. The Annual Meeting was an opportunity for Child Protection...
COVID-19 Synthesis | Evidence Briefs
Overview: The COVID-19 Synthesis series is a periodic digest of COVID-19 related resources (guidance, news, and academic articles), with the purpose to identify emerging child protection risks, responses, and apparent resource gaps. Each synthesis analyses a different topic related to child protection during COVID-19. [ Read more] Find the full set of resources and articles on key CPMS Standards...
Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic (v.2)
The Alliance has now produced a version 2 of the technical note on the protection of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim of this brief: To support child protection practitioners and policy makers in putting the child’s safety and well-being at the centre of their COVID-19 pandemic response. Part 1, structured around the CPMS, discusses children’s specific protection needs in the context of...
Enfants dans l'adversité
Matériel sur l'adversité des enfants pendant le COVID-19, y compris les enfants placés dans des structures d'accueil alternatives, les enfants privés de liberté, les enfants séparés et non accompagnés de leur famille, les enfants affectés par le travail des enfants, les enfants réfugiés, déplacés à l'intérieur du pays ou ayant migré (de force).
Resources
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 10: Supporting Children on the Street during the Lockdown
The pandemic is difficult for children living and working on the street. How can you obey a stay-at-home order when home is not an option? How do you stick to basic hygiene precautions like regular hand washing, if there’s no water on tap? CWIN has been supporting children and advocating for their rights in Nepal for over 30 years. They continued to support these children during the lockdown and...
Guidance for Alternative Care Provision During COVID-19
This document provides practical guidance to actors in humanitarian and development contexts on the adaptations and considerations needed to support children who are either currently in alternative care or are going into an alternative care placement during the COVID-19 pandemic. It expands on the guidance provided in the Interagency Technical Note on Children and Alternative Care Immediate...
Webinar | CAAFAG and COVID-19 (French version)
Veuillez vous inscrire par ce Zoom link. Ce webinaire portera sur l'impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les programmes concernant les enfants associés aux forces et groupes armés. A travers les messages clés et les considérations en lien avec ces programmes, ce webinaire réunira des professionnels de la protection de l'enfance travaillant dans les contextes de le Mali, la République démocratique...
Webinar | COVID-19: Protection Children from Violence, Abuse, and Neglect in the Home (Spanish version)
This webinar examines the technical note on protecting children from violence, abuse, and neglect in the home as countries implement lockdowns and stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of COVID-19. Protective prevention and response strategies are outlined with the goal of strengthening the protection of children in all types of homes.
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 4: Impact of COVID-19 on Child Labour Programming in Myanmar
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed any famailies into difficulties, which has increased the risk of chidlren being lured or forced into different types of work that are hazardous for thier health, wellbeing and development. In this podcast, Hani Mansourian from the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action speaks with Selim Benaissa, Chief Technical Officer from the ILO on the Myanmar...
Webinar | COVID-19 and Child Labour
Join experts and practitioners from different organisations across the globe to discuss ‘COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!’, the theme of the 2020 World Day Against Child Labour. Participants will hear an update based on the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action technical note on COVID-19 and Child Labour (EN, SP, FR), evidence-based resources and...
Podcast | Protected! Podcast: Ep 3: Protecting Refugee Children in East Africa
Governments shut borders quickly in eastern Africa as the threat of an outbreak of COVID-19 loomed. That left child protection actors with reduced access to the refugee children they support and the children themselves are facing more risks. Elsa Laurin, the Senior Child Protection Officer for the East and Horn of Africa from UNHCR, tells Hani Mansourian how they and their partner organisations re...
Key Messages and Considerations for Programming for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups During the COVID-19 Pandemic, v.1
Every day a child remains with an armed force or group, he or she is at risk of physical, psychological and sexual violence, and even death. Prevention of recruitment; separating children from armed forces and groups; responding to their needs; and supporting the reintegration process are all life-saving interventions. Actions to address the needs of Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed...
Information
Documents sur les effets de la COVID-19 sur l'éducation, y compris l'impact de la fermeture des écoles sur la protection et le bien-être des enfants.
Resources
World Humanitarian Day 2022
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work! To mark World Humanitarian Day 2022, the Alliance wants to recognize...
World Humanitarian Day 2022
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work! To mark World Humanitarian Day 2022, the Alliance wants to recognize...
The Impact of School Closures on Children in Humanitarian Settings: A Multi-Country Research Study
In the months following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Proteknôn Foundation for Innovation and Learning, on behalf of the Alliance and in close collaboration with INEE, seeked to explore the following question: What education inequalities, child protection risk and protective factors, and adverse outcomes have been amplified as a result of school closures in humanitarian/crisis contexts...
Blog Post | No Education, No Protection
In April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, UNESCO estimated that more than 1.5 billion students and youth – nearly 90% worldwide – were out of school, disrupting the academic progress and social and emotional development that education provides. For nearly a year now, with schools closed across the world in response to the pandemic, children and young people have traded...
Evidence Paper | No Education, No Protection: What school closures under COVID-19 mean for children and young people in crisis-affected contexts
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented levels of school closures, affecting up to 90% of learners globally. While it was deemed necessary to close schools and other education institutions to reduce transmission of COVID-19, the paper shows how this has clearly had negative consequences for the wellbeing of children and young people, especially those in crisis contexts. Following on...
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 7: City Kids, Country Kids and the School Shutdown in Mongolia
Schools in Mongolia shut down in January 2020, long before many other countries considered nationwide school closures. Amarbayasgalan Erdenebileg from World Vision Mongolia tells Hani Mansourian, the Alliance's Co-coordinator, what effect the school closure had on children in rural and urban settings. Plus, WVI Mongolia has developed different programs to help children cope with remote learning...
Weighing up the Risks: School Closure and Re-opening under COVID-19
In Weighing up the risks: School closure and reopening under COVID-19 — When, Why, and What Impacts?, the Alliance and INEE have developed a balanced analysis to inform decisions based on holistic child-wellbeing as to when and why to re-open schools. This paper is meant to help decision makers frame a holistic analysis of school closure on the wellbeing of children and young people, and to...
COVID-19 Evidence Synthesis: Impact of School Closures on Children's Protection and Well-being
From April 2020 to December 2021, the COVID-19 mapping team published the COVID-19 Evidence Synthesis series as a periodic digest of COVID-19 related resources (guidance, news, and academic articles), with the purpose to identify emerging child protection risks, responses, and apparent resource gaps. Each evidence synthesis analyses a different topic related to child protection during COVID-19...
Renforcer le système de protection de l'enfance
Matériel sur le renforcement du système de protection de l'enfance, y compris la gestion des cas et les lignes d'assistance (TBC), la santé mentale et le soutien psychosocial, l'assistance sociale, le renforcement de la famille et la protection de l'enfance au niveau communautaire.
Resources
Policy Paper Summary | Social Protection and Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
Find this short summary for the policy paper, Social Protection and Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond, coordinated by the Alliance and co-sponored by UNICEF and Save the Children! This summary highlights the key arguments from the policy paper for close collaboration across Social Protection and Child Protection sectors to address the...
Policy Paper | Social Protection & Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
"This unprecedented socio-economic crisis has already rapidly exacerbated root causes of some of the biggest threats to child survival and well-being, such as hunger, reduced access to health, education, social, and child protection services." This policy paper, coordinated by the Alliance and co-sponored by UNICEF and Save the Children, seeks to lay out key arguments for close collaboration...
Guidance | Social Protection and Child Protection: How to Join Forces to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
To find the FINAL VERSION of this policy paper, CLICK HERE! The objective of this guidance is to lay out key arguments for close collaboration across Social Protection and Child Protection to address the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on children and families towards reduction of adverse Child Protection outcomes. Coordinated by: The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Co...
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 8: When “Stay at Home” Policies Become a Danger for some Girls and Boys
Many girls and boys face violence at the hands of the very people they need to trust most. Their parents and close relatives. The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have wiped out the income many families relied on to meet their basic needs. And that means overwhelmed adults and children have been confined to the same space for months, putting some kids at risk of violence. Stephen Blight from UNICEF...
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 7: City Kids, Country Kids and the School Shutdown in Mongolia
Schools in Mongolia shut down in January 2020, long before many other countries considered nationwide school closures. Amarbayasgalan Erdenebileg from World Vision Mongolia tells Hani Mansourian, the Alliance's Co-coordinator, what effect the school closure had on children in rural and urban settings. Plus, WVI Mongolia has developed different programs to help children cope with remote learning...
Webinar | Adapting Family Strengthening Programs and Approaches to COVID-19
Please join us for a webinar and discussion on Family Strengthening in the time of Covid-19: Programmatic Adaptations to Support Families in Need. This webinar will include presentations on program adaptations from Family Strengthening Task Force member organisations and open discussion on challenges and best practices. Webinar Outline: 1. Opening by the Taskforce Leads 2. Presentation from War...
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 5: Caring for Young Children (Part 1)
When the coronavirus lockdown has shrunk your world to the four walls around you, Joan Lombardi, the director of Early Opportunities, shares about caring for young children under lockdown. This is part one of a two-part interview with Joan Lombardi on the Protected! Podcast. On the podcast this week, Hani Mansourian and Joan Lombardi talk about how responsive care and early childhood experiences...
Guidance | Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Drafted in collaboration with WHO, this UNICEF document on “Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic” aims at assisting Child Protection and Health actors to preserve family unity as the pandemic continues, in line with recommended infection prevention and control measures for the COVID-19 disease and...
Plaidoyer
Matériel de plaidoyer pour donner la priorité à la protection des enfants pendant la COVID-19.
Resources
World Humanitarian Day 2022
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work! To mark World Humanitarian Day 2022, the Alliance wants to recognize...
World Humanitarian Day 2022
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work! To mark World Humanitarian Day 2022, the Alliance wants to recognize...
Policy Paper Summary | Social Protection and Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
Find this short summary for the policy paper, Social Protection and Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond, coordinated by the Alliance and co-sponored by UNICEF and Save the Children! This summary highlights the key arguments from the policy paper for close collaboration across Social Protection and Child Protection sectors to address the...
Policy Paper | Social Protection & Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
"This unprecedented socio-economic crisis has already rapidly exacerbated root causes of some of the biggest threats to child survival and well-being, such as hunger, reduced access to health, education, social, and child protection services." This policy paper, coordinated by the Alliance and co-sponored by UNICEF and Save the Children, seeks to lay out key arguments for close collaboration...
Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 11: Are Governments Doing Enough for Child Protection Workers?
Subtitle: Caring for Young Children during COVID-19 (Part 2). This episode of Protected! is the second in a 2-Part series with Joan Lombardi - to listen to Part 1, click here. Many governments around the world are debating or have initiated the second round of restrictions to combat the coronavirus. Back in May 2020 we spoke to early childhood expert Joan Lombardi, director of Early Opportunities...
Guidance | Social Protection and Child Protection: How to Join Forces to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
To find the FINAL VERSION of this policy paper, CLICK HERE! The objective of this guidance is to lay out key arguments for close collaboration across Social Protection and Child Protection to address the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on children and families towards reduction of adverse Child Protection outcomes. Coordinated by: The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Co...
Webinar | The Need for Governments to Consult Child Protection Advisers when Loosening COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (English version)
Please find the edited recording of the English language webinar here. - Advocacy Webinar sponsored by the Advocacy Working Group COVID-19 Advocacy Team (CAT): “The Need for Governments to Consult Child Protection Advisers when Loosening COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions” 21 July, 8:30am EDT (2:30pm CEST) – English language 23 July, 8:30am EDT (2:30pm CEST) – Spanish language In April, the Spanish...
Advocacy Brief | Prioritizing the Safety of Children Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has prompted widespread school closures and physical distancing measures, making online platforms and communities essential to maintaining a sense of normalcy. While children and their families are turning to digital solutions more than ever to support children’s learning, socialization and play, ever younger children are spending more time online, often without adequate supervision or...
Matériel de formation et de développement professionnel
Matériel pour former les professionnels de la PEAH à intervenir en temps de COVID-19.9
Resources
World Humanitarian Day 2022
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work! To mark World Humanitarian Day 2022, the Alliance wants to recognize...
World Humanitarian Day 2022
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work! To mark World Humanitarian Day 2022, the Alliance wants to recognize...
Podcast | COVID-19 Programme Adaptation Series, Ep 2: Integrating Child Protection and Education in Emergencies Programming during COVID-19
This episode will feature new research from the Alliance and INEE on integrated CP-EiE programming and country-level experiences from World Vision International and BIFERD. The presentations will cover: The benefits for children of collaboration between Education and Child Protection in emergencies Examples of promising practice in integration of CP and Education programming Recommendations for...
Podcast | COVID-19 Programme Adaption Series, Ep 4: Adapting Case Management in the Context of COVID-19 - One Year On!
This episode will feature examples of adaptations made to case management programming in the context of COVID-19, challenges encountered by practitioners in the adaptation process and recommendations for key actions to tackle obstacles that are still to be face. To watch the corresponding webinar from this podcast, click here. Captions are available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish! This...
Podcast | COVID-19 Programme Adaptation Series, Ep 1: Innovative Approaches to Awareness Raising
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Child Protection actors needed to think outside the box on how to continue disseminating information and raising awareness amongst communities. This was even more crucial as knowledge is key to protecting yourself during a crisis. Child Protection actors globally sprang into action and came up with innovative ways to reach out to their communities when in...
Podcast | COVID-19 Programme Adaptation Series, Ep 3: Life Skills Adaptations during COVID-19
Life skills programming remains a critical element of child protection work in humanitarian settings, including promoting behavior change and providing critical skills for children and caregivers adapting to a crisis. Therefore, this episode will present two country-level adaptations and one online adaptation of life skills training during the COVID-19 pandemic, featuing country-level examples...
Webinar | Child Protection Mainstreaming in Health Facilities: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Register via this Zoom link. The Alliance L&D Working Group is pleased to invite you to join a webinar on Child Protection and Health integration and programming adaptations during COVID-19 crisis. During the webinar you will hear from practitioners on adaptations made to mainstream child protection in health facilities in the context of COVID-19 challenges encountered and recommendations for key...
Webinar | Adapting CAAFAG Programing in the Context of COVID-19: One Year On
Register via this Zoom link. The Alliance L&D Working Group and CAAFAG Task Force are pleased to invite you to join a webinar on CAAFAG programming adaptations during COVID-19 crisis. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 8 September, 15.00-16.00 CEST. During the webinar we will be hearing from practitioners on adaptations made to CAAFAG programming in the context of COVID-19, challenges...