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New Training Package! UASC Training of Trainers
The Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Task Force is thrilled to announce the release of the UASC Training of Trainers Learning Package! The course is designed to prepare participants to facilitate training on UASC. This training will reinforce participants’ understanding of the specific...
The new Alliance E-Learning Hub is now live, and available here via the Kaya Connect platform! The Alliance E-Learning Hub is home to all of the Alliance’s learning and development resources. The Learners Area houses our self-paced learning content including the CPMS e-course in English, French and...
Call for Applications! Training of Facilitators on Engaging Community Volunteers in Case Management
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is offering a training opportunity on the recently launched inter-agency Community Volunteer Toolkit and Training Manual. With funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, this program will develop a cohort of facilitators equipped...
NEW RESOURCE! Guidance Note for Integrated Child Protection and Education Programming
New Guidance Note on Supporting Integrated Child Protection and Education Programming in Humanitarian Action! This guidance note by the Alliance and INEE aims to promote integration and collaboration across the two humanitarian sectors of education and child protection). It orients stakeholders in...
Call for Papers and Presenters! East and Southern Africa Regional Symposium on Male and Child Adolescent Survivors of GBV: Service Delivery and Prevention Perspectives
Members of the Regional GBV Working Group for East and Southern Africa are pleased to share that we will be hosting a regional Symposium on Male Child and Adolescent Survivors of Gender-Based Violence with a focus on Service Delivery and Prevention. The event is being co-hosted by the following...
Available now! Recordings & Drawings from the 2023 Annual Meeting
Want to revisit any of the sessions from the 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action? Don’t worry! All the session recordings and live drawings are available to review and share across your networks for future learning, discussion and advocacy! To explore the recordings, the...
New Report! UNPROTECTED: Analysis of Funding for Child Protection in Armed Conflict in 2021 and 2022
Underfunded humanitarian programs are leaving children in conflict-affected areas unprotected — and it could get worse Children living in situations of armed conflict and in dire need of life-saving and life-sustaining protection services are being increasingly neglected, highlights a new report. In...
ALL LEVELS Now Available! Child Protection Case Management Training Package
The Case Management Task Force is proud to present the updated the Child Protection Case Management Training Package for caseworkers in humanitarian settings! This training package is the result of two years of work, including a wide desk review, consultations with CMTF members and surveys with case...
Advocating for the Protection of Children – Getting the Message Right
A bank of key advocacy messages for child protection and a guide to support contextualisation of the messages will be developed in 2023 and launched in 2024! Which topics or issues would you like to prioritised? Other ideas we should take into consideration? Examples of successful advocacy messages...
New UNICEF Report! The State of the World’s Children 2023
The world is facing a red alert for children’s health: Routine vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF’s latest report, The State of the World’s Children 2023: For every child, vaccination, explores the reasons behind this red alert and the steps we as a global...
New Guidance Note! Qualitative Assessment Approaches for the Protection of Children with Disabilities Within Humanitarian Contexts
Children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in humanitarian settings, yet they are often not able to access the services and protection they need. While multiple factors create these barriers, a major cause is how data about children with disabilities is collected and mapped. Data...
Online Survey - Addressing Recruitment of Children by Armed Groups Designated as Terrorist Organisations
Building on existing resources such as the Paris Principles Operational Handbook and the CAAFAG Toolkit, the CAAFAG Taskforce is developing a new Technical Note on recruitment and use of AGDTO, on the request of members of the Taskforce and Global Alliance. Noting the information already available...
New Resources in Turkish Available! Key CPHA Resources for the Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Response
The following resources support the provision of Child Protection, and the psychosocial support and wellbeing of children, caregivers and parents, and communities who have been affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. This list will be continually updated. Watch this short presentation by...
Hot Off the Press! Background Paper on Child Labour and Education in Humanitarian Settings
The Alliance Child Labour Task Force and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies is pleased to share the latest background paper on Child Labour and Education in Humanitarian Settings! This paper proposes various actions, which have been adapted from the “Inter-Agency Toolkit...
Registration Open! 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) is organising the 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action over a virtual platform on the 12th - 15th of June 2023. This includes four days dedicated to the theme of the meeting, Children and their...
Infographic Deadline 25 April - Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Annual Meeting!
Abstract Update! Thank you those who submitted an abstract for either a knowledge/practice or strategic advocacy session. We are currently in the review process and will email if your submission has been accepted by 16 April 2023. But... the opportunity to submit an Infographic for the virtual...
Call for Applications! Online Training for Primary Prevention Focal Points
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, with support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, is offering a learning opportunity on the Primary Prevention Framework. The course aims to prepare child protection focal points who intend to introduce and disseminate the Primary...
Calling on Education and Child Protection Practitioners - Help Us Assess the Impact of Collaboration Efforts
Much energy went into promoting closer collaboration between Child Protection and Education actors over the last two years - but is it working? If you worked in a humanitarian setting in the last two years, we would like to hear from you through this 10-minute survey. Over the last few years, the...
Call for Applications! CPHA CPMS Learning Programme
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, in collaboration with Daystar University and Save the Children, invites applications for a Horn of Africa regional pilot of the CPHA CPMS Learning Programme. What will you learn? By the end of the learning journey participants will be able to...
Today, 12th February is ‘Red Hand Day’, the international awareness day that aims to remind the international community to strengthen efforts to end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts. Although efforts to stop children from being recruited and used by armed actors remain high in...
Primary Prevention for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in Humanitarian Action! What will you learn? The Primary Prevention Framework for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action was published by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action in 2021. The Alliance's Learning and...
Call for Good Practices on Child Rights Legislative Reform
The UNICEF Human Rights Unit is partnering with the University of Leiden to develop an up-to-date, user-friendly website to guide Governments in incorporating the Convention on the Rights of the Child in their national legislation, including advice on both the process and the content. The website...
New Video Series! Primary Prevention for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
Watch this short video series to learn about Primary Prevention and the importance of prevention for the protection of children in humanitarian action. Videos series includes: What is Prevention? - Learn about the three levels of prevention in child protection in humanitarian action. Why Invest in...
The 2023 Annual Meeting Theme Survey - Share your ideas!
Please complete this quick survey to share your ideas for the theme of the 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action! The survey is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. These are some examples of themes that have been the focus of past annual meetings: The...
New MOOC! Programme Design for Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG)
Our Massive Open Online Course on programme development for CAAFAG is now available is English, and soon in French and Spanish. This six-week (3h per week) course from the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action will introduce the key concepts of programme design for CAAFAG and...