Child Protection Sub Cluster Monthly Bulletin ISSUE 09 / Jun 2012

Child in a Community based Protective Space established in a return area in district , UC Badin II ©UNICEF/PAK2011/Atteeq Bashir

Highlights In this issue Highlights P.1  The number of IDPS families from Khyber Agency is 68,426 fami- KP/FATA IDP influx P.2 Early Recovery P.3 lies (315,696 Individuals), where 12,080 families living in Jalozai Useful Resources P.4 Camp and 56,346 families opted to reside in host areas. UNICEF has provided services to 3,255 children and 1,115 women through 21 PLaCES. The Child Protection Monthly Bulletin  Sindh Early Recovery Response for Flood 2011 emergency is reach shares the overall needs, progress 93% by attaining the figure of 280 protective spaces in reference and gaps of the child protection sec- tor in response to the 2011 floods in of set targets of 300 protective spaces. The protective spaces had Sindh and Balochistan and the ongo- serves a total of 29,884 children including 13,780 girls. 11,031 ing emergency/displacement in FATA women also benefited from these protective spaces, including and KP.

9,215 in last month. The Child Protection Sub Cluster has  SC has celebrated the event of “Day Against Child Labour” in dis- more than 100 member organisations throughout and is led by trict Mirpurkhas, Sindh, on 12 June 2012. UNICEF.

Page 1 of 4 FATA / UNICEF is also running 15 PLaCES in New Durrani IDP Response 2012 Camp of Kurram Agency, benefiting 2,512 children Currently there are 68,426 families (315,696 individu- and 703 women. Furthermore, 20 community child als) from Khyber Agency present in valley, protection centres are operational (10 in South Wazir- of whom 12,080 families (57,562 individuals) are liv- istan agency and 10 in Mohmand agency) with the ing in camp. Additionally 1600 families have been support of UNICEF. The enrolment in CPCs of SWA is displaced from Tirah valley in the last month and are 2,250 children and 253 women and in Mohmand presently inside Jamrod in Khyber Agency. FDMA ex- Agency, it is 2,340 children and 150 women. pected displacement of additional 1000 families from Tirah valley, Khyber Agency. UNICEF is continuing to scale up response to the Khy- Shehla Bibi, 8 years, is living with her family in Union ber IDP caseload inside Jalozai through 21 PLaCES Council Shah Alam, in district Tank. Shehla has been and 5 mobile teams by UNICEF benefitting 3,255 chil- working in nearby houses as domestic labour in exchange dren (1,372 girls, 1,883 boys) and 1,115 women. Dur- for food. She has not attended school. ing the reporting period an increase of 1,412 children (618 girls, 794 boys) and 472 women registration is recorded in 21 PLaCES in Jalozai. World Vision has joined in response for Jalozia IDPs, had established 10 Child Friendly Spaces benefiting 847 children. Save the Children are continuing their response in 14 un- ion councils of Peshawar valley through 16 Child Friendly Spaces and 2 Mobile Play Busses. During the reporting period 788 more children and 211 more women facilitated by providing protective services reaching to the total of 6,215 children and 611 wom-

en. However, the host communities remain critically under-served as the lack of resources hamper host Shehla in playing with her friends ©KK/PAK2012/Muhammad Ali community service delivery. Khwendo Kore (KK), in partnership with UNICEF, has es- UNICEF has established 8 PLaCES out of its target 12 tablished 10 community based child protection centres in PLaCES, in Togh Sarai IDP Camp. The Enrolment in Tank. The Child Protection monitor from the centre spot- these PLaCES is 535 children (Boys: 325, Girls: 207) ted Shehla going to and from work and approached her and 53 women. 90 members of CP committees and father to advocate for Shehla’s attendance in the Child adolescents groups oriented and trained on CP issues Protection Centre. Shehla’s father agreed and instead of and children and women rights. 20 Child Protection working Shehla is now enjoying her rights to learning, Centres are functional in district DI Khan and Tank for recreation and participation. She is now attending the the IDPs of South Waziristan benefitting 6,202 chil- learning and recreational activities at CPC. dren and 2,045 women (an increase of 2,102 children Story for Khwendo Kore—Tank and 522 women during the reporting period).

UNICEF Response CP Sub Cluster Response Indicators Achievement Achievement Target % of target Target % of target (Cumulative) (Cumulative) Static +Mobile 113 52 46% 347 78 22% # of CPCs/PLaCES* functioning Total 113 52 46% 347 78 22% Girls 8,250 6,270 76% 93,722 9,930 11% # of children reached through Boys 8,308 7,196 87% 87,206 10,598 12% CPCs/PLaCES Total 16,558 13,466 2 180,928 20,528 11% # of women reached through PLaCES 15,409 4,028 26% 67,093 4,639 7% Children 43,818 10,911 25% 208,188 10,911 5% # of people reached with Mine Caregivers & Community 39,625 6,559 17% 142,993 6,559 5% Risk Education members Total 83,443 17,470 21% 351,181 17,470 5% # of IDP children registration facilitated in the camp 23,000 11,583 50% 23,000 11,583 50% # of children referred to social service providers 45,000 3,795 8% 45,000 3,795 8%

Page 2 of 4 Sindh Floods 2011 Early Recovery Child Protection Sub Cluster members continue to Elimination of Child Labour support Early Recovery response programs in flood affected return communities. A total of 280 commu- Many children in Pakistan like Radha are engaged in child nity based protective spaces for children and women labour instead of attending school and enjoying other have been established which makes 93% achieve- rights of children. Radha, 13 years old, belongs to a Hin- ment. A total of 29,884 children have been reached du community in district Mirpurkhas. Radha has never attended school. In order to support her family, Radha including 13,780 girls that make 54% of target, addi- works in the fields, picking cotton and harvesting wheat tionally 11,031 women (addition of 9,215 women as well as taking care of her younger brother and sisters during the reported period) were also reached, so while her mother is away for work. far. The Child Protection Sub Cluster in Sindh, chaired by Social Welfare Department, has convened its first stand alone meeting (Child Protection was previously

included within the Protection Cluster) in order to support the expected transition from a sub cluster to a sustainable child protection coordination mecha- nism at the end of early recovery period, including on -going capacity building. The CP Sub Cluster is also in Ridha is working in fields. ©SC/PAK2012/Staff the process, as part of the Protection Cluster, of final- Radha says, “I wish to go to school and play but unfortu- izing the Preparedness and Response Plan (P&RP) for nately could not because we are very poor and even monsoon 2012. The exercise included resource map- managing to have meals twice a day is difficult for my ping and contingency planning. father. I work with my parents to manage our expenses but the last 2011 flood made our life more difficult since Save the Children, has organized event for celebra- we lost our home, our crops were destroyed and we had tion of “Day against Child Labour” in district to stay away from home for a long time in a camp. Mirpurkhas Sindh, dated 12 June, 2012. According to Radha was identified by the social mobilisers of SC who ILO’s latest figures there are 215 million children in- convinced her family that she should be attending a child volved in child labour across the world. There are 115 friendly space (CFS) run by SC for at least part of the day. million of above working children are indulged with The facilitator in the CFS is now trying to get Radha en- worst form of labour (Hazardous Work). In Local sce- rolled in the closest school. nario, there are more than 250 children are engaged On 12 June, Radha joined with other children in aware- in forced labour in , district only. (Daily ness sessions against child labour organized through the Pakistan Oserver March 18, 2012). child friendly space. Save the Children—Mirpur Khas Sindh

Sub-Cluster Response Indicators Achievement Achievement as % of Target (Cumulative) target # of community based PLaCES functioning 300 280 93% Girls 27,500 13,780 50% # of children reached through community Boys 27,500 16,104 59% based PLaCES Total 55,000 29,884 54%

# of women reached through community based PLaCES 20,000 11,031 55% # of people reached with C4D messages on child protection and 25,000 14,996 60% DRR Female 900 1,548 172% # of Child Protection Committee Members Male 900 1,110 123% % of community based PLaCES where integrated services or 70% 35% 50% awareness (eg health, nutrition, WASH) provided ©

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The Children’s Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has been developed through consultations with more than 600 children in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Children were asked about the impacts of disasters on their lives, the networks that exist in their communities to tackle disasters and their priorities for DRR going forward.

The following abbreviated version of the charter presents five points selected based on the priorities identi- fied by children themselves, grouped together according to the most common themes. The aim of this charter is to raise awareness of the need for a child-centred approach to DRR and for stronger commitment from gov- ernments, donors and agencies to take appropriate steps to protect children and utilise their energy and knowledge to engage in DRR and climate change adaptation. 1. Schools must be safe and education must not be interrupted

2. Child protection must be a priority before, during and after a disaster

3. Children have the right to participate and to access the information they need 4. Community infrastructure must be safe, and relief and reconstruction must help reduce future risk.

5. Disaster Risk Reduction must reach the most vulnerable

For more information and to sign up to the Children’s Charter please visit website

www.childreninachangingclimate.org. For further information please contact:

Elizabeth Cossor National CP Sub Cluster Coordinator [email protected] +92 (0) 345 500 3603

Umar Daraz Information Management Officer Child Protection Web Page for Complex Emergency [email protected] +92 (0) 300 512 5922 http://complex.pakresponse.info/Clusters/Protection/ ChildProtection.aspx Asma Ansari Child Protection Web Page for Flood 2011 Early Recovery Program Assistant CP Sub Cluster/ http://pakresponse.info/MonsoonUpdates2011/Clusters/Protection/ Education Cluster ChildProtection.aspx [email protected] +92(0) 51 2097828

Child Protection Sub-Cluster http://pakresponse.info/

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