Child Protection Signature Initiative

The project seeks to ensure all children, especially the most vulnerable, are cared for and protected from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), abuse, neglect, exploitation, and all other forms of violence in a safe family and community environment.

Focal Reach: Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyeri and Nyamira

Duration: 4 years (2016 – 2019)

Beneficiaries: Direct 200,982 (80,402 adults & 120,579 children & youths)

KEY ACTIVITIES

 

Outcome 1

Increased awareness of communities, families, and children to prevent FGM and other forms of child violence

  • Holding community dialogues on child protection issues.
  • Life skills and alternative rites of passage for children.
  • Scholarships for formal education and vocational training/reformed circumcisers.
  • Scholarship under the Jackie Robinson Day fund
  • Improved school infrastructure.
  • Supporting MoEST to ensure quality teaching/learning process

Outcome 2

Strengthening formal and informal CP systems to protect vulnerable children and survivors

  • Working with partners to identify and respond to CP incidences (AACs, Police, VCO, SCOs, CSOs, DPP Office, Judiciary, County government, County Assembly
  • Working with faith communities to strengthen CP and respond to local CP challenges
  • Working with partners to increase access to birth registration

Outcome 3 Restoration of children affected by FGM and other forms of violence to safety family life and community participation   

  • Scholarship and IGAs (for rescued children and reformed circumcisers)
  • Psychosocial support for children recovering from FGM and other forms of CP incidences.
OUTCOME

 

 Increased awareness of communities, families, and children to prevent FGM and other forms of child violence.

  • Trained  104 (35 female and 69 male) community leaders  on community change who later on led 27 dialogues reaching a total of 880 adults (430 male, 450 female 1,707 children (857 boys: 850 girls) at School and community level
  • Trained 28 persons (14 male and 14 female) community leaders (teachers, VCOs and health workers) on FGM prohibition and child protection laws Acts who later trained the community members the awareness sessions on child protection and FGM prohibition Act
  • Conducted 17 drama sessions across all the 17 locations (1 per location) to sensitize the community against FGM and a total of 1,100 girls and 560 boys were reached
  • Conducted five radio session an estimated  32,180 females 30,749 males 53,246 girls and 55,530 boys were reached with messages aimed at educating the community on ending  violence against children
  • Built capacity of  3 WV staff, 3 Sub-County Children's Officers 10 Volunteer Children Officers and 20 teachers on the establishment and operationalization of Children assemblies
  • Conducted school club’s life skills  training of 665 girls and 398 boys aged 11-16 years
  • Trained  16 vulnerable households heads on I.G.A’s skills and complemented them with a start-up income generating kit constituting of 3 galla goats and 3 dorper sheep per vulnerable household
  • Supported two  Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) where1,393 ( 945 girls  448 boys ) were trained and graduated with  2,691 adults attending the graduation
  • Paid secondary school fees for  76 ( 62 girls,14 boys ) vulnerable students under a scholarships programme
  • Supported 37 (9 male,28 Female) vulnerable youths and survivor of CP cases with scholarship for vocational training
  • The  instructional material have supported 339 girls from St Elizabeth, 256 girls at St Catherine, 356 (197 boys, 159 girls) children from Morpus and Tipet Primary
  • Purchased and distributed 972 teaching and learning materials to benefiting 951 learners in both primary and Secondary school
  • Partnered with the Ministry of Education to train 34 (26 male: 8 female) teachers on curriculum implementation in secondary school
  • Facilitated the department of quality assurance to conduct assessments in the 5 target schools
  • Partnered with Intel and trained 13 teachers (8 male: 5 female) on digital features
  • Supported 131 girls and 73 boys to undertake a literacy and numeracy gauge exam that was developed by MoEST
  • Supported 30 (9 female and 21 male)  teachers from secondary schools and 4 MoEST officials for a benchmarking visit to the best performing school to learn best practices in performance improvement
  • Trained 9 reformed circumcisers on I.G.A’s skills and knowledge
  • Facilitated the construction of three dormitories (92-bed capacity each) two  at St. Elizabeth Secondary and one at Tipet primary school
  • Constructed a twin science laboratory and Five Classrooms at st. Catherine girls secondary school and six staff houses at Tipet primary school
  • In preparation for the establishment of community reading camps, the project has supported some ECD centres to purchase course books and reading materials for use during the scheduled school holiday reading camp

Strengthening formal and informal CP systems to protect vulnerable children and survivors

  • Trained 30 duty bearers on the procedures for reporting CP incidences as well as filling the caseload forms appropriately
  • Facilitated the establishment and training of 1 sub-county and four locational area advisory councils (AACs) in Orwa AP respectively
  • Facilitated  the revision of AAC National guidelines and the distribution of  210 copies of  the guidelines to West Pokot County AAC members
  • Facilitated 57 (35 male and 22 female )FBO  religious leaders to undergo a 3 day catalyzing CoH workshop who in turn established 14 Congregations Hope Action Teams (CHATs) in the community conducted 12 public awareness meetings  on birth registration reaching  1,380 adults  and 390 children  with awareness messages on birth registration

Restoration of children affected by FGM and other forms of violence to safety family life and community participation.

  • Facilitated capacity building of 35 (13 women and 22 men) on psychological first aid (PFA) 
  • Trained 105 TOT  in basic counseling skills to assist children and other community members in providing counseling services
IMPACT

 

  • The community’s attitude towards FGM is gradually changing following these sensitizations and awareness creation through radio talks, roadshows, and public barazas
  • Children  are more resilient and knowledgeable on self-protection and participation in decision making on issues affecting them
  • There is a positive change among the children who participated in the alternative rite of passage (ARP ) since they are enlightening the communities on child abuse in their schools and villages
  • Children from vulnerable families were given an opportunity to access education like other children from well to do families

Restoration of children affected by FGM and other forms of violence to safety family life and community participation

  • Facilitated capacity building of 35 (13 women and 22 men) on psychological first aid (PFA) 
  • Trained 105 TOT  in basic counseling skills to assist children and other community members in providing counseling services
  • The improvement of learning environment has resulted in an increased enrolment, retention and quality of learning in schools
  • Teachers have adequate time to teach and coach students unlike before when they lived far from the school and with poor housing
  • There is strengthened working relations with stakeholders in child protection