Working with community-based child protection groups and their role during the COVID-19 pandemic


Guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action has issued helpful guidance on working with communities to keep children safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is easy to read and provides a lot of practical information. You will also find links to other helpful resources in the document.Please remember, it is important that everyone stays safe. This means everyone involved in responding to child protection concerns in the community having information about COVID-19 and access as needed to hand-washing stations, hand sanitizer, and all other personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves masks, etc. based on national health protocols). We will discuss this in more detail later in the course.Community groups and focal points can also play an important role in identifying ways to share accurate information about child protection and a protective environment with the wider community as well the related risks that COVID-19 can pose for girls and boys – basic facts including symptoms and ways the virus is transmitted. You will find some examples of information materials about COVID-19 that can be shared in the community on course step 20.The ‘See Also’ section below has links to other reading material that other agencies have produced.COVID-19: Adapting Child Protection Case Management

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