Children as Partners in Child Protection in COVID-19 Guide - From Participation to Partnerships

Author(s)
Currie, V. , Wright, L. H. V. , Veitch, H. , Mayevskaya, Y. & Rogers, L.
Publication language
English
Pages
80pp
Date published
01 Dec 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Community-led, Local capacity, Partnerships, Children & youth, Development & humanitarian aid, COVID-19, Epidemics & pandemics, Education, Engaging with affected populations, Gender, humanitarian action, Humanitarian Principles
Organisations
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Columbia University, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Link
https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/document/children-partners-child-protection-covid-19-guide/

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, children and youth were facing unprecedented challenges caused by quarantine measures and school closure policies in nearly every country in the world.

At the same time these challenges emerged, child-focused organizations found it harder than ever to communicate with children, needing to adapt their methods of hearing children’s voices and ensuring children’s participation to virtual and physically distanced realities.

These adaptations are seemingly harder for adults and their organizations than for children, who are creative, innovative, and tech-savvy.

Despite the COVID-19 challenges, children around the world have found meaningful ways to support and protect their peers, families, and communities. Children are on the frontlines of innovative responses and are working closely with their adult allies. The leadership demonstrated through these child-adult partnerships is the underlying inspiration for this guide.

Authors: 
Currie, V. , Wright, L. H. V. , Veitch, H. , Mayevskaya, Y. & Rogers, L.