Led by: Plan International and War Child
Contact us at: caafag.tf@alliancecpha.org
Our Mission
The overall goal of the Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) Task Force is to coordinate and collaborate amongst humanitarian responders and development actors and to provide technical support and capacity building to field practitioners to strengthen quality programming in emergencies and protracted crisis that prevents recruitment, facilitates release and responds to the needs of children associated with armed forces or armed groups.
Key Priorities of the Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) Task Force
- Increase field practitioner access to and use of inter-agency guidance and tools to prevent and respond to child recruitment in armed forces and armed groups.
- Enhance the knowledge, skills and behaviour of humanitarian and development responders to prevent and respond to child recruitment into armed forces and armed groups.
- Share evidence, research, good practices and lessons learned that contribute to a better understanding of CAAFAG issues and effective response.
- Facilitate linkages between the CAAFAG TF and the other global platforms and initiatives, including but not limited to Paris Principles Steering Group and other Task Forces and Working Groups under the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
Latest News
Red Hand Day 2024
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Online Survey - Addressing Recruitment of Children by Armed Groups Designated as Terrorist Organisations
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Task Force Member Organisations
Key Tools
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Technical Note | Girls Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups: Lessons Learnt and Good Practices on Prevention of Recruitment and Use, Release and Reintegration
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This Technical Note provides information on the challenges that girls associated with armed forces and armed groups (GAAFAG) face during their recruitment, their period of association, and their reintegration, as well as lessons learnt and promising practices to implement gender-sensitive and gender-informed prevention, release and reintegration programmes. Very little global guidance is available
Resources
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Growing Strong Together: A Parenting Program to Support the Reintegration of Children and Prevent their Recruitment
Report | Capacity Needs and Gaps Analysis: CAAFAG Programming
May 2000 Child in Armed Conflict Resolution: Optional protocol to the Convention on the rights of the child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Webinars
Webinar | Capturing Voices: Evidence Generation for CAAFAG
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Virtual Launch of the Technical Note on Education for CAAFAG
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Virtual Launch of the Technical Note on Livelihood for CAAFAG
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Webinar | Prevention of Recruitment and Use of Children
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Webinar | Children Associated with Armed Groups Designated as Terrorists
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Webinar | Community-Level Prevention: Release and Reintegration of Child Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG)
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