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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’...
Child Protection Mainstreaming Case Studies Series
This Child Protection Mainstreaming Case Studies Series aims to strengthen the understanding of child protection mainstreaming. It employs good practices to illustrate steps taken, challenges encountered and opportunities identified by involved stakeholders to ensure child protection considerations...
CPMS Video Series: Facilitator's Notes
These documents were created to promote the use of the CPMS Video series. They are intended to prompt discussion among people who have watched it and want to learn more about the topic, as well as to reflect collectively on how the standards are or could be implemented in their context. It could be...
CPMS Video Series: Standard 13, Unaccompanied and separated children
This video provides an overview of Standard 13: Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) of the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action). When using these videos, we strongly recommend you refer to the Facilitator’s Notes. For the rest of the CPMS video series, click here.
CPMS Video Series: Standard 8, Physical violence and other harmful practices
This video provides an overview of Standard 8: Physical Violence and Other Harmful Practices of the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action). When using these videos, we strongly recommend you refer to the Facilitator’s Notes. For the rest of the CPMS video series, click...
CPMS Video Series: Standard 9, Sexual violence
This video provides an overview of Standard 19: Sexual Violence of the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action). When using these videos, we strongly recommend you refer to the Facilitator’s Notes. For the rest of the CPMS video series, click here.
Field Handbook on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC)
The Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Field Handbook 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 Toolkit, 2017. In 2004, the Inter-agency Guiding Principles...
Inter-agency Review of Justice for Children in a Humanitarian Context (CPMS 14)
This report suggests that the number of child-victims and the number of children in conflict with the law rise significantly during all types of emergencies. According to practitioners, conflict and civil unrest negatively impact justice for children more than natural disasters. Strengthening...
Inter-Agency Toolkit: Supporting the protection needs of child labourers in emergencies
Historically, the response to child labour in emergencies has been inadequate, but it is increasingly recognised as a growing issue in many emergencies, and is no longer only considered a development issue. With children’s needs addressed more holistically through case management and systems...
Physical Violence and Other Harmful Practices in Humanitarian Situations
With an increasing number of children being affected by emergencies throughout the world iv and considering the pervasiveness of violence, a better understanding of children’s exposure to physical violence and other harmful practices in humanitarian contexts is necessary. As an initial step in...
Responding to the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Emergencies
Commissioned by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) Child Labour Task Force, this review aims to document what humanitarian and child protection communities know about the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in emergencies and what we are doing to prevent and respond to them. The review focuses...