There is a lot of talk about “Child Protection†these days and an increased awareness of the vulnerability of children who are separated from their parents or who have lost them due to the Haiti earthquake   But what exactly does “Child Protection†mean? What does a child protection system look like on the ground? How can child protection mechanisms be set up during an emergency phase, and how can they be turned into a sustainable mechanism post-crisis?
There is a lot of talk about “Child Protection†these days and an increased awareness of the vulnerability of children who are separated from their parents or who have lost them due to the Haiti earthquake   But what exactly does “Child Protection†mean? What does a child protection system look like on the ground? How can child protection mechanisms be set up during an emergency phase, and how can they be turned into a sustainable mechanism post-crisis?
In early 2005, following the Tsunami, I collaborated with a cross-section of people at the organization where I work to put together a summary of lessons learned and some short guidelines for working with children and communities in emergencies.
In early 2005, following the Tsunami, I collaborated with a cross-section of people at the organization where I work to put together a summary of lessons learned and some short guidelines for working with children and communities in emergencies.
How can social entrepreneurs drive the adoption of their mobile activism tools? Participants in Ashoka’s Social Entrepreneurship Twitter chat identified several key themes. Broadly speaking, the key drivers of adoption fall into three categories: design, distribution and context.
