Community Level Child Protection

Led By: World Vision and Plan International

Contact us at: ccp.tf@alliancecpha.org

Our Mission

To strengthen the evidence base for Community-Level Child Protection programming, documenting innovative and promising practices, and developing guidance and capacity-building resources based on learning.

Key Priorities of the Community Level Child Protection Task Force (CCP TF)

Strengthen understanding of Standard 17 and corresponding inter-agency guidance among Child Protection Practitioners
Facilitate access to interagency guidance and tools to operationalize Standard 17 for Child Protection practitioners and other relevant stakeholders
Increase learning and evidence-based on community-level approaches
Support the joint Community-Level Child Protection Task Force and Case Management Task Force initiative “Community Engagement in Case Management” through the stages of learning, development, piloting, and dissemination

Latest News

UPDATE: Global Training of Facilitators on Engaging Community Volunteers in Case Management Postponed

Due to ongoing insecurity in the region, the Alliance has postponed the Training of Facilitators that was to be held from 4-8 in Beirut, Lebanon. The new training dates and location will be shared as soon as possible, with hopes to hold the training before the end of March 2024.

The Alliance thanks all of those who applied to attend the training in Beirut. These applications are on file and will

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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 to use the Community Volunteer toolkit and training manual. Our hope is that through the training

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Task Force Member Organisations

About the CCP Task Force

CCP Task Force Resources

Resources

Call for Applications! Training of Facilitators on Engaging Community Volunteers in Case Management

Do you ever wonder if there is a better way of working with community volunteers in your child protection programs? Do the expectations placed on community volunteers within your case management programming concern you? Are you motivated to find new ways of working alongside community volunteers, rather than from a top-down approach? If you answered “yes” to these questions, we would like to...

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Media

Video | Introducing Standard 17: Community-level Approaches (Video 1)

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Video | Community-level CP in Humanitarian Action: The Need for a Shift in Mindset (Video 3)

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Video | Reflecting on Current Community-Level Programming (Video 2)

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Video | The Reflective Field Guide: Community-level Approaches to CP in Humanitarian Action (Video 4)

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Strengthening Community Based Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings: PowerPoint

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Webinars

Webinar | New Ways of Working - Theory of Change for Community-level Child Protection Programming in Humanitarian Settings

The Community-level Child Protection (CCP) Task Force has developed a Theory of Change (ToC) to build a common understanding amongst humanitarian agencies on the approaches and core objectives of CCP programming. This ToC aims to support actors to move away from top down/one-size-fits-all community-based approaches to reach higher levels of community ownership for the protection of children in...

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Global Launch | Community Volunteer Toolkit and Training Manual: Part 1. Volunteers’ Roles in Case Management

A Toolkit for Community Child Protection Volunteers

Our vision is that these new resources will inspire child protection organizations across the globe to recognize the essential role of volunteers and develop case management responses that will engage volunteers ethically. This toolkit is based on the Community Engagement in Case Management study, which was commissioned by the Alliance and completed in 2020. During the webinar, we will share an...

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Webinar | Virtual Launch of the Community Engagement in Case Management Study

This webinar was held in English with simultaneous translation provided in French, Spanish and Arabic. Register via this Zoom link. The Alliance invites you to this special virtual event to launch the Community Engagement in Case Management Study! The study is meant to share with the global community what we learned about the work of community volunteers; the roles that they play in Child...

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Webinar | Working with communities to keep children safe in times of COVID-19

Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the protective environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider community can have negative consequences for children’s well-being, development and protection. COVID-19 also has a direct impact on the ability of child protection actors to engage with communities, as well as on the...

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