Dear Forced Migration List members,
As part of an innovative capacity building project in child protection
in emergencies being driven forward by the Child Protection Working
Group (CPWG), we are pleased to circulate this Call of Interest to
academic institutions to partner with the CPWG to develop an Advanced
Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies. Please do forward this to
institutions who may be interested and well placed to respond to this.
Background:
The Advanced Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies aims to address
the gaps in child protection in emergencies staff capacity, as
identified in the recent scoping study carried out on behalf of the CPWG
in October 2010 (full report attached). It also aims to builds upon the
innovative inter-agency capacity building initiatives in the child
protection in emergencies sector such as the Child Protection Trainee
Scheme managed by Save the Chidlren, the interagency 'Introduction to
Child Protection in Emergencies' modular training programme and most
recently the Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) competency framework.
Based on the CPWG scoping study findings and the evaluations of the
above capacity building initiatives, the 2 central objectives of the
Advanced Diploma in Child Protection are:
1. To increase the overall volume and diversity of internationally
deployable mid-level technical specialists to protect children in
emergencies
2. To increase the capacity in terms of skills, knowledge and behaviour
of mid-level child protection specialists to design, implement and lead
high-quality responses to protect children in emergencies.
Call of Interest to Academic Institutions:
The CPWG is now looking for an academic partner with a proven ability to
develop modules on child protection in emergencies to work with to
develop the content, structure and management of the Advanced Diploma in
Child Protection in Emergencies. For full details of the proposed
programme and partnership, including an application form, please
contact: [log in to unmask] The deadline for Declarations of Intent
is Friday 1st April 2011.
Funding:
The CPWG has received seed funding to carry begin developing the
Advanced Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies and is currently
carrying out donor scoping to secure further funding to implement the
programme. The partner academic institution will be expected to
fundraise for a portion of the programme and should outline all secured
or potential funding sources in the application form.
We are delighted to be making this call to academic institutions to
develop this innovative programme in child protection. If you are
interested in being a part of this piece of work, please direct any
queries and submit your Declaration of Intent to myself and Katy
Barnett, CPWG Coordinator (UNICEF - [log in to unmask]), and Katie
Bisaro, Programme Manager, Child Protection Trainee Scheme (Save the
Children - [log in to unmask]) by Friday 2nd April 2011.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please send all replies to: [log in to unmask]
Best wishes,
Katy Barnett
Coordinator, Child Protection Working Group
Programme Division
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
5-7 Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
phone: +41 22 909 5618 mobile: +41795597173
fax: +41 22 909 5900
email: [log in to unmask]
website: www.unicef.org
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