Low shelving 24 high allows children to see and reach toys. The toolkit for child friendly spaces in humanitarian. It attempts to provide readers with the main principles of a cfs and the processes on how to establish one. The overall aim is to improve the standards and capacity of field staff, by providing the required knowledge to support the design and operations of child friendly spaces. Since it was launched in april 1999, unicefs child friendly spaces initiative proved to. There are few programmes that provide safe spaces exclusively for girls, although many child friendly spaces cfs run sessions by age and gender. Checking for direct pdf access through ovid abstract child friendly spaces are widely used in emergencies as a mechanism for protecting children from risk, as a means of promoting childrens psychosocial wellbeing, and as a foundation for strengthening capacities within communities for child protection. Cfs, also commonly referred to as child centred spaces or safe spaces for children, may provide educational and psychosocial support. The clubs were launched in 2014 to help children including demobilized soldiers cope with the impacts of conflict, build social cohesion and peacebuilding efforts, and provide children with a safe place to gather and play. It was prepared by ann abraham, marian gamboa and trung le of the george washington universitys elliott school of international affairs. Childfriendly space refers to spaces where communities create nurturing environments for children to access free and structured play,recreation, leisure and learning activities may provide health, nutrition and psychosocial support and other servicesactivities which will restore their normal functioning.
Feb 28, 2018 the reality for many urban children is too much time spent indoors playing on smartphones but a few cities are fighting the tide with innovative ways to keep kids healthy, sociable and. Sometimes called safe spaces, child centered spaces and emergency. Pdf icon guidelines for child friendly spaces in emergencies. However, little evidence documents their outcomes and impacts.
Child friendly space in emergencies save the children. Recognizing this, the child protection working group cpwg of the global protection cluster and the interagency. The first part of this handbook is an overview of child friendly spaces. Every weekday, i pass through vancouvers main public space, robson square, and i see no children lately, i just see a proliferation of pot vendors, but that is another story. On a childs level to create a child size environment. There are few programmes that provide safe spaces exclusively for girls, although many childfriendly spaces cfs run sessions by. Wgfs are safe spaces for women and girls in the community, culturallyappropriate and tailored to the context. In lebanon, 346,810 children and 1,986 caregivers accessed psychosocial support services thanks to unicefs programmes. Used widely since 1999, cfs protect children by providing a safe space with supervised activities, by raising.
Child friendly spaces cfs are safe spaces set up in emergency settings to help support and protect children. Child friendly spaces allow children to spend their time. Child friendly spaces cfs are safe spaces where communities create nurturing environments in which children can access free and structured play and learning activities. Child friendly spaces impact across five humanitarian. The evaluation report published in 2016 indicates child friendly spaces do benefit children, but some programmes are more effective than others. Child friendly spaces are places that can help reduce a range of distressing effects of a crisis. The women friendly space wfs and child friendly space. Child friendly spaces education in crisis and conflict. Sometimes referred to as safe spaces, child centered spaces and emergency spaces for children, cfss are used by a growing number of agencies as a mechanism of protecting children from risk, as a means of promoting childrens psychosocial wellbeing. Cfs is one of save the children s key interventions to protect children from physical harm and psychosocial distress and to help them continue learning and developing both during and immediately after an emergency. May 16, 2019 world visions childfriendly spaces in this area are also peace clubs. May 15, 2019 child friendly spaces cfs have become a standard approach to address the protection and psychosocial needs of children in the context of humanitarian emergencies, being included in several major intervention guidelines 3,4,5. Childfriendly spaces for adolescent girls in emergency settings.
World visions childfriendly spaces in this area are also peace clubs. Health health is a fundamental issue when caring for infants and toddlers. Child friendly public spaces initiation bike course for toddlers, tirana, albania contact. Child friendly spaces are widely used in emergencies as a mechanism for protecting children from risk, as a means of promoting childrens psychosocial wellbeing, and as a foundation for strengthening capacities within communities for child protection. Resources and documents about child friendly spaces cfs. Perceived willingness of children to come to health facilities as a result of the childfriendly space and perceived enjoyment of the childfriendly space. Child friendly spaces are one of save the childrens key programmatic interventions to protect children from physical harm and psychosocial distress and to help them continue learning and developing both during and immediately after an emergency.
The main highlights of successful child friendly spaces. Child friendly spaces, one of save the children s emergency interventions, provide children with protected environments in which they participate in organized activities to play, socialize, learn, and express themselves as they rebuild their lives. Guidelines for child friendly spaces in emergencies unicef. Defining child friendly spaces child friendly spaces are a child rights programming approach that supports children s wellbeing in the midst of emergencies. What would the ultimate childfriendly city look like. A wellkept environment can protect both children and adults from infection. These factors, along with the ages of children, type of service, community context and other factors have implications for the physical environments provided for children and they can present both challenges and opportunities. Guided by the cfs programmes specific design, the evaluation framework looked to address the major methodological weaknesses identified by the. Child friendly spaces education in crisis and conflict network. Evaluation of child friendly spaces humanitarianresponse. The challenges of applying principles of relational. The toolkit provides a set of materials to assist managers and facilitatorsanimators in setting up and implementing quality cfs. Columbia university mailman school of public health and world vision international. Childfriendly spaces for adolescent girls in emergency.
The toolkit for child friendly spaces in humanitarian settings was developed by the international federation of the red cross and red crescent societies reference centre for psychosocial support and world vision international. Child friendly spaces psychosocial trauma and violence genderbased physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, and through deprivation against girls and boys, including. The women friendly space wfs and child friendly space cfs. Unhabitat is the united nations agency for sustainable towns and cities. Iraq field study report summary in a threeyear collaboration, world vision international and columbia university, now joined by unicef and save the children, are seeking to document the protective and restorative effectiveness.
The solution was proposed to create child friendly spaces as the spearhead of child friendly city framework, in the form of providing education opportunity to early childhood children to the child rights fulfillment to develop their full potential. Findings from an interagency series of impact evaluations in humanitarian settings. The program involves various beneficiaries including the school community children, parents. A practical guide for developing child friendly spaces pdf. Child friendly spaces as a tool for child protection in.
Guidelines for child friendly spaces in emergencies resource. The activity catalogue child friendly spaces in humanitarian. Child friendly space development to create a city that. We need to offer a child victims, safe, childfriendly conditions where they can share their experiences, a single time. Child friendly spaces during an initial emergency response, ngos and communities often work together to create safe areas or child friendly spaces for children and adolescents to play, socialize, learn and express themselves. Pdf child friendly spaces are widely used in emergencies as a mechanism for protecting children from risk, as a means of promoting childrens. Child friendly spaces cfss are a widely used tool to help support and protect. This handbook will guide save the children emergency response personnel and implementing partners in the rapid implementation of.
Decision making about child friendly spaces in emergency. Sometimes referred to as safe spaces, child centered spaces and emergency spaces for children, cfss are used by a growing number of agencies as a mechanism of protecting children from risk, as a means of promoting childrens psychosocial wellbeing, and as a foundation for. It also includes a brief introduction to childfriendly spaces, case management, mental health and psychosocial support, and data gathering and monitoring. The model can also be known as women friendly spaces wfs yet the concept of wgfs is inclusive of female of all ages and stages. We promote the development of socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements and strive for adequate shelter with better living standards for all. Include some adult size furniture, so caregivers can rock and cuddle. The challenges of applying principles of relational practice in child friendly spaces in humanitarian emergencies 73 as an area where children are safe from any form of abuse and exploitation and have the opportunity to gradually recover from stressful events under the guidance and support of a childcare worker. It was the first time that save the children finland utilized an intervention in a finnish context that is usually implemented in the countries in which the humanitarian emergency has occurred. Childfriendly spaces are acceptable and useful to the target group 1. The second part is an annex of 40 implementation tools and resources. It also includes a brief introduction to child friendly spaces, case management, mental health and psychosocial support, and data gathering and monitoring. Child size space, flexibility, movement, and choice. Child friendly spaces cfs are widely used as a form of intervention to address issues of child protection and psychosocial wellbeing in emergency contexts. The concept of safe spaces for either children or women is quite well established, but assumes that these spaces serve the needs of adolescent girls.
Child friendly spaces help to protect children from these threats and create environments where specific risks can be identified and addressed. Childrens psychosocial wellbeing is directly correlated with their ability to learn. Child friendly spaces cfs have become a standard approach to address the protection and psychosocial needs of children in the context of humanitarian emergencies, being included in several major intervention guidelines 3,4,5. Unicef child friendly cities and communities initiative. Although different agencies call cfss different thingssafe spaces, child centered spaces, child protection centers or emergency spaces for children the. Evaluation of child friendly spaces cpc learning network. Children have the right to be protected from being mistreated, physically and. However, before suggesting specific activation approaches, it.
Child friendly spaces cfs is an intervention frequently used by humanitarian agencies for supporting and protecting children in emergencies. The activities also focus on the experience and knowledge of the local cultures and habits that. This toolkit contains tested stepbystep guidance, methodologies and tools on how to establish a cfci in a manner that respects the rights and principles enshrined in the convention on the rights of the child. However, before suggesting specific activation approaches, it is. Leading agencies are collaboratively developing standards and guidelines for cfs while strengthening the evidence base through a joint agenda for learning and research. The guide consists of principles for establishing a child friendly. We need to offer a child victims, safe, child friendly conditions where they can share their experiences, a single time. Operational guidance for child friendly spaces in humanitarian. A practical guide for developing child friendly spaces unicef. Child friendly spaces cfss are a widely used tool to help support and protect children in the context of emergencies. Child friendly spaces cfs have become a widely used approach to protect and provide psychosocial support to children in emergencies.
A cfs implemented by world vision and partners in zarqa, jordan february 2015 janna metzler1, may ishaq2, sabrina hermosilla1, enala mumba2, and alastair ager1 1mailman school of public health, columbia university. The challenges of applying principles of relational practice. Their objective is to restore a sense of normality and continuity to children whose lives have been disrupted by war, natural disaster, or other emergencies. Evaluation of child friendly spaces jordan field study report. The child friendly spaces cfss project was seen as a pilot project by save the children finland. These activities have a strong psychosocial component as they provide a caring and normalizing.
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