Objectives:

In the six intervention municipalities of the project, state and civil society actors are better protecting children from violence, in particular from gender-based violence, child trafficking and the worst forms of child labour.

Content:

Health Focus and its partner Maestral are responsible for implementing field of activity 3 of this 2nd phase of the PRO-Enfant Programme through:

• Carrying out education, awareness-raising and communication activities regarding child rights and the protection of girls and boys against violence, including gender-based violence (awareness-raising on harmful traditional practices, such as female genital mutilation and child marriage);
• Capacity building of civil society organisations aiming at participatory and gender-sensitive communication methods;
• Test of low threshold methods for the participation of children and young people in municipal decisions that affect them;
• Strengthening girls' participation and promoting gender equality.
• Selection, mobilization and provision of national and international long- and short-term experts and support staff;
• Technical support to the Ministry of Women, National Solidarity, Family and Humanitarian Action and its structures at the regional, provincial and community levels;
• Implementation of activities in close collaboration with key stakeholders and partner institutions (e.g. design and implementation of situation analyses, workshops and training, development and production of IEC/BCC material);
• Project administration, monitoring and evaluation in accordance with GIZ instruments (including management of local subsidiaries),
• Management of a project office;
• Coordination with GIZ ;
• Technical support/quality assurance of project deliverables;
• Active contribution to the GIZ’s knowledge management (collating project experience and best practice examples);
• Regular reporting to the client and partners.

Activities focus mainly on awareness-raising through mass media (local radio), educational talks, parent education approaches, awareness-raising on children's rights for civil society organizations, child protection networks, local councils, community leaders, associations of "teaching mothers" and parent associations as well as traditional authorities

Type of services provided

• Selection, mobilization and provision of national and international long- and short-term experts and support staff;
• Technical support to the Ministry of Women, National Solidarity, Family and Humanitarian Action and its structures at the regional, provincial and community levels;
• Implementation of activities in close collaboration with key stakeholders and partner institutions (e.g. design and implementation of situation analyses, workshops and training, development and production of IEC/BCC material);
• Project administration, monitoring and evaluation in accordance with GIZ instruments (including management of local subsidiaries),
• Management of a project office;
• Coordination with GIZ ;
• Technical support/quality assurance of project deliverables;
• Active contribution to the GIZ’s knowledge management (collating project experience and best practice examples);
• Regular reporting to the client and partners.