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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Desk Review on Child Wellbeing in Humanitarian Action: Concepts, Definitions, and Domains
This desk review represents the first step in a larger process to develop an overarching definition of child wellbeing that can be adapted according to context and used to define strategic objectives within humanitarian response. This report can also be found in 11 postcard-sized slides with chapter...
Discussion Paper: Review of Existing Definitions and Explanations of Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Violence against Children
Academics, scholars, and practitioners have a tendency to use one term – typically “abuse” or “violence” – as the umbrella term for a full range of types of child maltreatment including neglect; exploitation; and physical, sexual, and psychological violence and abuse. This creates challenges for the...
Child Protection Rapid Assessment (CPRA) Toolkit Review
This report provides findings and analysis on the use of the Child Protection Rapid Assessment (CPRA) Toolkit between 2014 and 2018. It includes recommendations for (a) improving the CPRA Toolkit and (b) more effectively situating it within the broader framework of child protection analysis and...
Coordination of Case Management
There are two key resources related to Case Management Coordination in humanitarian settings, these are the Case Management Standard Operating Procedures Guidance and Template. Other Coordination resources include the Terms of Reference template for a country CMTF, referral pathways template...
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...