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Her Dreams to Achieve: Ensuring Protection and Education for Refugee Girls

In 2023, USCRI Policy Analyst Victoria Walker visited Kenya’s Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps to understand the experiences of refugee children and assess access to education and child protection services. The resulting Policy and Advocacy report highlights unique challenges faced by refugee girls.

Girls Decide: Life skills to protect and empower girls affected by migration and displacement

Girls Decide is a lifeskills curriculum which aims to empower and protect girls in situations of migration and/or displacement so that they have safer journeys and better outcomes. Girls Decide is designed to be adapted and used in the many different contexts, stages, settings, and situations (…

Economic Case for Investing in Children: Literature review and analysis

This paper provides a review of evidence on the socio-economic case for investing in children. This includes an analysis of both i) the returns associated with investments in children and ii) the costs of inaction in investing in children.

Addressing Child Poverty in Europe: Selected programmes by Save the Children

This overview provides information about selected work of Save the Children members and offices in 14 European countries to address child poverty in the region. It highlights key areas of focus, explains who the main beneficiaries are and showcases some positive activities and results towards…

How to implement the Grand Bargain commitments at the country-level?

This was developed by the Grand Bargain Secretariat with the aim to translate the results achieved so far into practical examples of implementation and also to strengthen the linkages with the country-level. The Grand Bargain only makes a difference if we ensure it has an impact on the ground–…

UNPROTECTED: Special Edition - Analysis of Funding for Child Protection in Armed Conflict in 2021 and 2022

Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict 5–6 June 2023 The impact of armed conflict on children is one of the most pressing humanitarian concerns today. A strong humanitarian child protection response is critical to protect children and promote their rights, dignity, and resilience…

Working with other sectors to enhance outcomes of MHPSS elements of child protection: An introductory guide for child protection practitioners

Per the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, MHPSS is not a stand-alone area, but one that should be integrated into all sectors. Robust cooperation across all sectors is needed for MHPSS to produce the desired outcomes. Collaboration between child…

HNO and HRP Quality Checklist for Localization

This quality checklist reviews why localization is important to reflect in Humanitarian Needs Overviews (HNOs) and Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) as well as how to include in Child Protection Coordination Group HNOs and HRPs.  This 2-page resource also includes a sample HRP Project Sheet on…

Anticipatory Action and Child Protection: Acting Early to Better Protect Children in Emergencies

Children face increased risks of violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, both as direct and indirect consequences of emergencies. Pre-existing protection concerns are typically exacerbated, while new ones are likely to appear, creating both short-term and long-lasting life-threatening risks. …

Gender Equality Strategy Impact Report: Empowering women, adolescent girls and communities towards healthy, full-term pregnancies and a healthy start for newborns