Protecting Conflict-Affected Children through Strengthened Regional Partnerships and Capacities
Synopsis
Objectives
The project aims to foster close collaboration with and strengthen capacities of regional partners in Africa on the protection of conflict-affected children, with a focus on early warning, prevention and preventive diplomacy.
Components
Project main components include conducting overview of continental and regional capacities for child-sensitive early warning; development of an an early warning toolset to be integrated into relevant African early warning systems; produce manuals and training modules on child-sensitive early warning and conflict analysis; organization of virtual academies for early warning practitioners, analysts, and field monitors; and facilitation of a regional conference with the Economic Community of Central African States to strengthen child and armed conflict prevention approaches and develop a regional strategy across its 11 Member States.