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CPHA Technical Hubs Initiative

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The Alliance
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Strengthening locally led technical expertise, peer support, and knowledge exchange in child protection in humanitarian action.

Across humanitarian contexts, national and local child protection actors hold valuable technical knowledge, experience, and expertise. Yet access to technical support has often relied on global mechanisms, which may not always be responsive to local needs and realities.

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action's CPHA Technical Hubs Initiative aims to strengthen country-level technical support by recognising and building on the expertise of national and local actors.

Through a network of country-based Technical Hubs, the initiative creates opportunities for child protection practitioners to access technical guidance, exchange knowledge, and learn from one another, while strengthening local technical leadership and reducing reliance on global advisory mechanisms.

What are the CPHA Technical Hubs?
CPHA Technical Hubs are selected national and local NGOs. Each Hub has two appointed Technical Focal Points, who are experienced child protection professionals whose capacity has been further strengthened through collaboration with the Alliance. They provide technical guidance, encourage peer learning and help connect practitioners with relevant expertise and resources.  

The hubs aim to make technical support more accessible, contextually relevant, and responsive to the needs of child protection practitioners working in humanitarian settings.

Technical hubs complement existing child protection coordination structures and do not replace them. 

How can the Technical Hubs support you?
Whether you are looking for technical guidance, relevant tools and resources, or opportunities to exchange experiences with other practitioners, the Technical Hubs can support you in several ways:

  • Technical guidance and peer support: Receive guidance on CPHA programming challenges, discuss technical questions, and access peer consultations to help strengthen your work.
  • Tools, resources, and contextualisation: Access relevant CPHA tools, standards, and guidance, and receive support in adapting and applying them to your national or local context.
  • Peer learning and knowledge exchange: Connect with other child protection practitioners to share experiences, discuss challenges, exchange good practices, and learn from one another.
  • Strengthening local expertise and sector learning: Contribute your knowledge and experiences to country-level technical discussions and help ensure that learning from practice informs wider sector guidance and resources.

Where are the Technical Hubs?
The initiative is currently being piloted in six countries, with national and local organisations serving as Technical Hubs:

These organisations bring knowledge of their respective contexts and technical expertise in child protection in humanitarian action, helping to connect practitioners with locally relevant support and learning opportunities.

How can you engage with a Technical Hub?
Are you a child protection practitioner or organisation working in one of the six pilot countries?

We encourage you to connect with your country's Technical Hub if you:

  • Have a technical question or challenge related to CPHA programming.
  • Are looking for relevant tools, standards, or guidance.
  • Would like to share resources, experiences, or good practices.
  • Are interested in peer learning and technical exchange.
  • Want to connect with other child protection practitioners and organisations.

Connect with your Technical Hub!

Country-specific contact details for the Technical Hubs will be available shortly. 

Please note: Technical Hubs provide technical guidance and peer support, but do not make decisions on individual child protection cases. Sensitive safeguarding concerns should be addressed through established referral and safeguarding pathways.

Building a more locally led technical support system: 
The CPHA Technical Hubs Initiative reflects the Alliance's commitment to strengthening national and local technical leadership and creating a more sustainable, country-led approach to technical support.

Through this pilot, the Alliance aims to learn from the experiences of participating organizations and practitioners, identify effective approaches to country-level technical support, and explore opportunities to strengthen and expand the model in the future.

Topics
Capacity strengthening
Localisation