Child Protection

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application/pdfRwanda and Burundi Country Office Newsletter, November 2023On September 8th, 2023, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Save the Children launched a Zero-Out-of-School Children project under the fund of the Global Education Above All (EAA) Foundation. Zero-Out-of-School Children project will be implemented in all districts across Rwanda, and it aims at providing quality primary education to all remaining out-of-school children (OOSC) in Rwanda. The newly launched joint project will engage and empower communities as advocates and supporters. Data will be collected and methods enhanced to find and identify children who are out of school, including in remote areas of Rwanda. 10/11/20234MB
application/pdfRwanda and Burundi Country Office, Newsletter for 20222022 has been a big year for Save the Children Rwanda and Burundi. We did whatever it took to improve the lives of children and their families in Rwanda and Burundi. Because of the support of our partners and donors, Save the Children was commissioned by UNHCR as its 2023 project implementing partner in Rwanda and Burundi. Because of this, we will expand our programs nationally, around health and nutrition, child protection, gender-based violence, and complementary pathways to provide skilled refugees with job opportunities. Through our child protection interventions in Mahama Refugee Camp, we reached 18,458 children. In Burundi, as well as becoming UNHCR partner of choice nationally, we also started new World Bank and EU contracts which will reach thousands of gender based violence survivors and prevent thousands more cases. Under Education, we trained 5,800 pre-primary teachers and 4,322 school leaders in play-based and age-appropriate activities. Kumwe Hub, our innovation and impact investment Hub, has taken off with a new team, new funding partners, and new projects. 6 child-focused businesses have received loans amounting to $63,300 through Ongezea Loans Fund. 14 Rwandan businesses working with different ASRH themes were awarded grants through our Ndashinganye Grants, and a daycare for entrepreneur mothers was established in Mahama Refugee Camp. 30/12/20223MB
application/pdfQualitative Endline Evaluation- First Steps Program in RwandFirst steps is a program implemented by Save the Children and Umuhuza that aims to increase the knowledge and skills of parents to support their children's cognitive, social emotional and physical development in Rwanda. 20/06/20226MB
application/pdfNext Generations Kids and Integrations ProjectsSustainable success in protecting refugee Children lies in integrating their matters into existing national child protection and welfare systems. 20/06/20224MB
application/pdfRadio: A Low-Tech Solution to Deliver Integrated Nurturing CThis brief profiles how MOMENTUM adapted and scaled up an evidence-based Rwandan radio program on nurturing care called "First Steps Intera za Mbere." The program adapted to COVID-19 restrictions to respond to the urgent need created to reach caregivers with vital health information and prevention measures while also expanding the program's reach across the country. "First Steps Intera za Mbere" supports caregivers to provide nurturing care, support child development, improve learning outcomes, and increase emergent literacy promotion for children ages zero to three years old through group sessions and radio programming.27/07/20211MB
application/pdfEvaluation of First Steps (Intera za Mbere) Parents’ interactions with infants and children in the first years can have a long-term impact on physical, health, on social and emotional well-being, and on cognitive capacities (CDC, 2007). With training, parents can become more effective providers of the care and stimulation that babies and young children need to develop properly (Evans, 2006). Since the Pilot Phase of First Steps (Intera za Mbere) Program in 2015, Save the Children continues to implement the program with an aim to improve parenting practices, child development outcomes, and promotion of emergent literacy in the home. As part of our COVID-19 response in 2020 in partnership with UMUHUZA we conducted a baseline survey on parenting during COVID-19 intended to collect data to benchmark the “Evaluation of First Steps (Intera za Mbere) towards quality Early Childhood Care and Development through Holistic Parenting Education in Response to COVID-19”18/02/2021819KB
application/pdfPan-Africa Polcy Paper: COVID-19 Impact on African ChildrenThe comprehensive report underlines that although children do not represent a high-risk group for direct COVID-19 fatality, the pandemic posts a far-reaching secondary impact that heightens risks to the rights and wellbeing of children in Africa. With the rapid spread of COVID-19, this pandemic is overburdening the under-resourced African health systems and disrupting routine health services, jeopardising Africa children’s access to formal learning, health and safety/protection, especially girls and this is unfolding in Africa against a backdrop of worrying hunger levels driven by climate shocks, conflict and economic challenges. 08/06/20202MB
application/pdfViews of children on Child Rights situation on COVID-19 lockThe objective of the mapping exercise was to collect children’s views on how COVID-19 is affecting their rights in their respective families and communities during the lockdown period to inform the organizations’ priorities and actions. Geographical coverage: Children participated in this exercise, are from 5 districts of Rwanda mainly Rutsiro, Kirehe, Nyarugenge, Ruhango and Burera19/05/20206MB
application/pdfViews of children on Child Rights situation on COVID-19 lockThe objective of the mapping exercise was to collect children’s views on how COVID-19 is affecting their rights in their respective families and communities during the lockdown period to inform the organizations’ priorities and actions. Geographical coverage: Children participated in this exercise, are from 5 districts of Rwanda mainly Rutsiro, Kirehe, Nyarugenge, Ruhango and Burera19/05/20206MB
application/pdfSTOP THE WAR ON CHILDREN: GENDER MATTERS REPORTWars and conflicts are intensifying and becoming increasingly dangerous for children. Whilst fewer children are living in conflict-affected areas, those who do face the greatest risk of falling victim to serious violence since systematic records began. This report, focuses on how conflict affects girls and boys differently, sets out the basis for an international plan of action to protect children in conflict, and the ways humanitarian actors can improve their responses to be more sensitive to both age and gender.13/02/20208MB
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