Should WCH be a specialist or generalist Child Protection organisation?
Any thoughts? Everyone is invited to join this discussion.
(See the summary of the Child Rights lunch meeting #3 [attached] for some initial thoughts and discussions on this)
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DISCUSSION: Specialist or generalist Child Protection programming?
DISCUSSION: Typical WCH Child Protection project?
In your view, ideally what would a typical WCH Child Protection project look like?
Any thoughts? Everyone is invited to join this discussion.
(See the summary of the Child Rights lunch meeting #3 for some initial thoughts and discussions on this)
Reminder: Child Rights lunch meeting #3
Our third (and last) Child Rights lunch meeting will take place on Tuesday, 28 February, 12.30-13.30 (NL time) (Yellow and Red meeting rooms)
The meeting will focus on these units: Violence against children; Children in armed conflict; National protection of children. We would also encourage you to complete these units by this date: Sexual exploitation; Child labour; Children in conflict with the law.
Please remember that PSD's deadline for completion is 1 March! (and that February is a short month!)
Please come prepared to discuss your answers to the three guiding questions below:
- What is one highlight, or thing that you’ve learned from these units in the course?
- What are the connections between these units considered this week, and what we do at War Child?
- In what ways do you think we can further strengthen War Child’s programming in this area?
DISCUSSION ON INCLUSION
How can we better integrate an inclusive approach in our programmes?
Any thoughts? Everyone is invited to join this discussion.
(See the summary of the Child Rights lunch meeting #2 [attached] for some initial thoughts and discussions on inclusion)
Case study disability: Children with hearing impairments, Afghanistan
What’s the issue?
Afghan society has little belief in the capacities of anyone with a disability, so children with disabilities are therefore afforded little in the way of education or job opportunities.
Often, children with a disability are kept hidden, as a child with a disability is usually considered to be a punishment from God.
...Open the attached document to find out what is being done about this, and how War Child is involved!
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