Welcome to Week 6—Child Protection Capacity Building Intersectoral Coordination and Government Advocacy

<v 1>Well done for reaching the sixth and final week of the course on protecting</v> children. <v 2>During COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreaks.</v> We will build on the learning so far and hope to end the course with a lighter week. In this final chapter of learning together, we review promising practices for capacity building continuity through remote approaches. We are looking forward to hearing how you have adapted capacity building initiatives in COVID-19 or any other infectious disease outbreaks. We will move on to hear from field practitioners and reflect on good practice in interagency and cross sector collaboration for child protection outcomes during infectious disease outbreaks. Later

in the week, we turn our focus to effective engagement with governments for child protection service continuity and standards. Finally, we will reflect on our learning journey during these six weeks. The course will end with an opportunity to share your final thoughts. on protecting children in infectious disease outbreaks and celebrating the completion of this course together. We anticipate strong discussions throughout this week. Do not forget to complete your final assessment at the end of the course too.