Children In Conflict Inc

CHILDREN IN CONFLICT PROTECTS, EDUCATES, AND PROVIDES HOPE FOR CHILDREN CAUGHT UP IN CONFLICT.

IN 2021, CHILDREN IN CONFLICT AWARDED WAR CHILD UK A GRANT TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN HIGH CONFLICT AND WAR ZONE REGIONS. THE GRANT WAS AWARDED ACROSS FIVE COUNTRY REGIONS INCLUDING THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC), CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR), IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND YEMEN, REACHING 140,629 CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS. DRC: IN 2021, WE SUPPORTED REACHING 18,181 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. IN THE MASISI TERRITORY, NORTH KIVU, EASTERN DRC, WE WORKED TO PREVENT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BEING RECRUITED OR RE-RECRUITED INTO ARMED GROUPS AND FORCES, SUPPORTING THEM TO REINTEGRATE BACK INTO THEIR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES SAFELY. WITH INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, TEAMS WERE ABLE ALLEVIATE THE BARRIERS WHICH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OFTEN FACE TO ACCESS SAFE EMPLOYMENT, BASIC FACILITIES AND LIVING A LIFE FREE OF STIGMA AND CRIMINALIZATION. WE SUPPORTED WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND LOCAL BUSINESSES IN KIBABI AND MASISI TERRITORIES TO IDENTIFY SECTORS AND TRADES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH THE AIM TO SUPPORT THEIR REINTEGRATION BACK INTO THE LABOR MARKET AND ULTIMATELY EASE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. 522 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVED SPECIALIZED TRAINING, COACHING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO DEVELOP SAFER INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES OR START A SMALL BUSINESS. A FURTHER 180 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN SECTORS SUCH AS MECHANICS, TAILORING, MASONRY, AND HAIRDRESSING. TO CREATE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING ARMED GROUPS, WE ALSO SUPPORTED WORK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND JUSTICE SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN CHILD PROTECTION. THIS INCLUDES 388 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAINED ON THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF CHILDREN LEAVING ARMED GROUPS AND ON RECOGNIZING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR. 35 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NATIONAL POLICE AND ARMED FORCES WERE TRAINED IN HOW TO ANALYZE VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND ON CHILD PROTECTION. THE PROJECT REACHED 50% OF THE POPULATION OF KIBABI IN MASISI THROUGH AWARENESS RAISING CAMPAIGNS, WHICH AIMED TO BUILD ACCEPTANCE AMONG THE COMMUNITY AND BREAKDOWN THE STIGMA FACED BY CHILDREN FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH ARMED GROUPS AND FORCES. CAR: IN 2021 WE SUPPORTED 20,114 CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. OUR PROGRAMS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING PROTECTION, EDUCATION, AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT TO CHILDREN FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH ARMED GROUPS. THE FOCUS OF THESE PROGRAMS IS REINTEGRATION, REUNITING CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTING THEM TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE WORKED TO IDENTIFY SEPARATED AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, ARRANGED REFERRALS FOR VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM AND OFFERED PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LIVELIHOODS SUPPORT TO GIRLS AND BOYS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE, RECRUITMENT OR TRAUMA. IRAQ: IN 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO REACH 42,296 PEOPLE WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT SECTORS OF ANBAR, BAGHDAD, BASRA, DOHUK, AND NINEWA. OUR WORK MOSTLY FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WHOSE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN DISRUPTED DUE TO THE PROLONGED CONFLICT. THE CHILDREN WERE TAUGHT BASIC LEARNING SKILLS, SO THEY WILL BE EQUIPPED TO ENTER THE FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN IN-PERSON TRAINING, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEIR EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT PROTECTION ASSISTANCE TO HIGHLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND SPECIALIZED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SESSIONS. OVER 18,000 CHILDREN WERE REACHED WITH ONLINE STRUCTURED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THEIR TRAUMA. THROUGHOUT VARIOUS PROJECTS WE HELPED TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WAS HOPEFUL. AFGHANISTAN: IN 2021 OUR PARTNER, WAR CHILD UK, FORMULATED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH URGENT FINANCIAL, PROTECTION AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OVER 49,983 CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR SPECIALIZED RESPONSE DESPITE A TENSE AND EVER-CHANGING SECURITY SITUATION, WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FEMALE STAFF AND THE CHILDREN WE EXIST TO SUPPORT. OUR PRIORITY WAS TO REACH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE DISPLACED, ON THE MOVE AND AS A RESULT, UNABLE TO ACCESS BASIC SERVICES, FOOD, AND SHELTER. WE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVATION OF A CHILD HELPLINE WHICH WAS ACTIVATED IN HERAT. A LIFELINE AT TIMES OF CRISIS, THE CHILD HELPLINE IMPROVES MANY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS' ACCESS TO CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND ALLOWS TEAM MEMBERS TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY AND REFER ANY CASES WHERE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE, ABUSE, OR HARM. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SUPPORT THE SET-UP OF CHILD-FRIENDLY SPACES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF WAR, CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT AND ITS AFFECT ON YOUNG CHILDREN. WE ALSO ASSISTED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF RECREATIONAL KITS, INCLUDING TOYS AND HOME ACTIVITY BOOKS TO KEEP CHILDREN OCCUPIED AND ELEVATE STRESS, AS WELL AS LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. YEMEN: IN 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT, PROTECTION AND EDUCATION TO 10,053 WITH FAMINE A THREATENING REALITY TO MANY FAMILIES IN YEMEN, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF MULTI-PURPOSE CASH ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY LIVELIHOODS ASSISTANCE TO 1,749 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS DIRECTLY ENABLED 881 PEOPLE TO REGAIN THEIR PURCHASING POWER, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 868 PEOPLE RECEIVING FISHERY KITS TO SUSTAINABLY ALLEVIATE THE BARRIERS MANY FAMILIES FACE IN ACCESSING FOOD AMID WIDESPREAD SHORTAGES AND CONCURRENT FAMINE. MULTI-PURPOSE CASH ASSISTANCE ALLOWS FAMILIES WITH LITTLE TO NO HOUSEHOLD INCOME WITH A MEANS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AGAIN, REGAINING THEIR ABILITY TO BUY FOOD, HEALTHCARE OR MUCH- NEEDED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. FISHERY KITS ARE ALSO A VITAL PART OF OUR WORK TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM AND SUSTAINABLE MEANS FOR FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND RELIEVE THE PRESSURES TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AMID THE IMPACT OF ON-GOING WAR AND CONFLICT. THESE KITS ARE MADE UP OF ITEMS SUCH AS LIFE JACKETS, AN ICE BOX, ROPE AND NETS AND ARE CREATED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND LOCAL CONTEXTS IN MIND.