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Child Protection

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Background

To ensure a safe environment for children at all levels of implementation of programmed activities both for the lead implementing partner (CBC Health Serrvices) and other implementing partner organisations.

Objectives

To ensure a safe environment for children at all levels of implementation of programmed activities both for the lead implementing partner (CBC Health Serrvices) and other implementing partner organisations.

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 Activities

  • Creates awareness on prevention of harm to children using the media, posters, brochures and flyers.
  • Provides psychosocial counseling to abused children and their families especially families of children with disabilities
  • Receives, responds, refers and follows up on reported cases of child abuses
  • Supports institutions develop and implement institution’s specific child protection policies and policy action plans
  • Carries out risk assessments for organisations to minimize risks of harm to children
  • Provides capacity building in matters of child safeguarding and protection
  • Offers legal support to abused children with disabilities
  • Coordinates and/or leads in child protection within the CBC Health Services.
  • Monitors and ensures vulnerable children up to the age of 18 years within the System and its key implementing partner projects are safe and protected from harm.
  • Conducts research on prevalence of abuse and emerging issues relating to child protection and safeguarding