War Child Canada

Published purpose

This project aims to protect the human rights of vulnerable children in targeted communities in Afghanistan. It seeks to provide education stakeholders with fundamental skills, knowledge and strategies to ensure safe learning environments. The project also supports gender specific techniques that address child rights and the different child protection needs of girls and boys. Project activities include: (1) training teachers, children, families, school councils, communities and government officials to develop child-protection systems and promote children's rights at local, district, provincial and national levels in Afghanistan; (2) implementing a community-based child protection model by developing child protection referral systems, facilitating community outreach, and training community leaders on how to respond to identified cases; (3) supporting the establishment of safe, violence-free community centres in existing community structures for children and youth, with an emphasis on girls; (4) promoting initiatives that allow vulnerable children to benefit from recreation, educational play, and psychosocial support; and (5) training volunteers to run the centers and use child-to-child methodology to equip and educate children on how to protect themselves and advocate for their own protection.