The RISE Learning Project is facilitating learning on Recovery and Reintegration (R&R) approaches that improve outcomes for children and adolescents affected by sexual exploitation (CSE). One of our methods to achieve this is through the implementation of learning projects: these are small reflective practice projects which allow practitioners on the ground to undertake a piece of work, learn together with peers and share their experiences with the wider community of practice. Read More
If we were to implement a learning project on the topic of learning from survivors and their role as peer supporters, experts and advocates in improving practice and policy, with a particular focus on shame, stigma, acceptance, and community integration, what would be the best possible methods or approaches to take? Read More
With respect to influencing policy on recovery and (re)integration from child sexual exploitation, what would be the key issues to be highlighted and advanced in your local/national context, when conducting advocacy work with policy makers? Read More
What do you feel is most needed to improve practice on recovery and (re)integration from CSE, through joint learning and collaboration, regionally or in your national/local context? Read More
Developed across ministries, in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA, civil society organizations and other key stakeholders, the Zambia National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage (2016-2021) aims to achieve “a Zambia free from child marriage by 2030.” Read More
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This National Plan seeks to establish, for the first time, a unified and comprehensive framework that outlines the clear intersections between violence against women and children while also recognizing the specific individual needs of each constituency. Read More
The report Schools that Care, which presents the key findings of a scoping study on the links between education and children’s care. Read More
Considerable attention and resources have been targeted at the reintegration of different groups of children over the years, yet rigorous evaluations of these interventions are rare and it is not always clear what lessons are being learnt. When evaluations do take place, the focus tends to be on whether the programme objectives were achieved, rather than on whether the activities benefited the child or how and why they made a positive impact. Read More
Considerable attention and resources have been targeted at the reintegration of different groups of children over the years, yet rigorous evaluations of these interventions are rare and it is not always clear what lessons are being learnt. When evaluations do take place, the focus tends to be on whether the programme objectives were achieved, rather than on whether the activities benefited the child or how and why they made a positive impact. Read More
This Statement draws on a growing body of practice and evidence on child protection systems strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa and is inspired by the dialogue and findings of a multi-agency conference on the topic that took place in Dakar, Senegal in May 2012. Ten organisations convened on April 10–11, 2013 in Dakar to determine the technical content of this Statement. Readers may wish to refer to the substantial body of literature and resources on child protection systems in sub-Saharan Africa that was assembled and organised after the Dakar conference, including the Working Paper on Child Protection Systems Strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More
Children under the age of 18 years make up the majority of the population in Kenya, with 42% of the population under the age of 14 years. Partially, as a result of inadequate legal measures, Kenya has experienced a number of challenges in relation to child protection, including physical violation, economic exploitation, emotional abuse, neglect, abandonment, child trafficking, sexual exploitation and other untold sufferings. Read More
Developed across ministries, in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA, civil society organizations and other key stakeholders, the Zambia National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage (2016-2021) aims to achieve “a Zambia free from child marriage by 2030.” Read More
2016-06-20 • Jade