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Supportive/Protective Factors as Hard to Measure issues: Child Protection Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Challenges in Child Protection measurement • Number and diversity of issues in child protection programmes • Lack of baseline measurements • Lack of comparison groups for pre- and post-intervention measures • Weak if any M&E frameworks • Measuring outputs rather than outcomes • SitAn for child protection are fragmented, lack depth and coverage • Child Protection issues are hidden and data is difficult to obtain • Need to address social norms change requires long-term monitoring What is needed • • • • • Results-based framework Clear and common indicators Baseline data Targets Effective monitoring and evaluation MHPSS Core Intervention Child focused programme: • Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Children • Structured activities for psychosocial support • Identification and referral for specialized services • Peer-to-peer support for adolescents and youth Parent/caregiver programme: • Psychological first aid for parents/caregivers MHPSS Core Intervention Community-based programme: • Community messaging on psychosocial support • Strengthen and/or reactivate community based structures for children • Psychosocial support through schools integrated with Education sector In Emergencies • Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action: 7 indicators • Child Protection Rapid Assessment • Humanitarian Performance Monitoring Toolkit • Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Grave Violations against Children • UNICEF Core Commitments for Children • UNICEF Strategic Plan indicators In the WORKS • Child Protection Resource Pack - Includes Humanitarian in Module 3 • GBV in Emergencies Programme Framework and Resource Pack • Common Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Emergency Settings Programme design: Theory of Change In Development and Emergency Contexts Based on the SitAn, formulate a Theory of Change (ToC). A ToC provides a blueprint of the building blocks needed to achieve longterm goals. At its core, a theory of change identifies: • The results a development effort seeks to achieve • The actions necessary to produce the results, in terms of outputs, outcomes or impact of that effort • The events and conditions likely to affect the achievement of results • Any assumptions about cause and effect linkages • An understanding of the broader context in which the programme operates- Children are better protected from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect Impact - Reduction in violent deaths, sexual violence, violent discipline, FGM/C, child marriage, child labour, children in residential care, children in detention, - Increase in birth registration Children take actions to improve their protection and well-being and avoid risky behaviour Families and Communities have strengthened ability to care for children and promote protection and well-being of children, reject harmful social norms and adoptive positive behaviours Outcomes Child Protection Systems prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect of children, including through supportive legislative and policy frameworks and quality services for children and families in need, including the most vulnerable Outputs Enhanced support and increased capacities of children and families to protect themselves and to eliminate practices and behaviours harmful to children Increased national capacity to provide access to child protection systems that prevent and respond to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect Strategies Advocate for social and behaviour change to reject harmful practices and all forms of violence, exploitation and neglect of children Strengthen quality of and access to services for the prevention and response to violence, exploitation and abuse and neglect Main causes Problem Social norms that condone harmful practices Strengthened political commitment, accountability and national capacity to legislate, plan and budget for scaling up interventions that prevent and respond to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect Laws, policies, quality standards that are compliant with international standards and best practices Inadequate, poorly delivered and coordinated services Increased country capacity and delivery of services to ensure that children’s rights to protection from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect are sustained and promoted in humanitarian situations Develop the evidence base to identify the extent, nature and consequences of the problem and current responses Poor Legal Protections and weak implementation of laws Increased capacity of governments and communities to identify and respond to human rights and gender dimensions of child protection Human, financial and infrastructure resources so that skilled workers are in the right place at the right time for children, parents and caregivers Lack of data and evidence on what works Enhanced global and regional capacity to accelerate progress in child protection Management, coordination and accountability mechanisms to support effective collaboration and coordination between sectors Inadequate financial and human resources Violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect are societal problems, driven by economic and social inequities and poor education standards. They are fuelled by social norms that condone violence as an acceptable way to resolve conflicts, sanction adult domination over children and encourage discrimination. They are enabled by systems that lack adequate policies and legislation, effective governance and a strong rule of law to prevent violence, prosecute perpetrators, and provide follow-up services for victims. They are allowed to persist when they are undocumented and unmeasured as a result of inadequate investments in data collection and poor dissemination of findings. 10 Impact Children and women’s safety, dignity and rights to care, support and protection from gender-based violence in emergencies are realized Survivors have access to quality, life-saving care, support and protection services Children and women’s exposure to GBV is reduced through effective and expanded protection and prevention efforts GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response is prioritized, integrated and coordinated across humanitarian assistance and protection % of targeted population that can access services by age and sex Proportion of children and women that report decreased exposure to GBV Increase in percentage of GBV-related activities that are prioritized with sufficient funding requested in annual SRP processes across all sectors Outcomes Outputs Adequate number of survivor-centred health, psychosocial and safety services are available and coordinated Children and women use services Children and women’s vulnerability to GBV is reduced Increase in use of services over time % of children and women that report increased perception of safety Duty bearers act in accordance with relevant legal and protection frameworks % of duty bearers with knowledge of relevant protection frameworks % of targeted health facilities with CMR services Strategies Improve availability, accessibility and quality of health services, psychosocia l care, safety options and access to justice. Deliver communi ty education and informati on about harms and conseque nces of GBV and availabilit y and benefit of services. Undertake community-based safety planning Meet basic personal and household needs Implement economic strengthening for adolescent girls Use safe spaces as a platform for GBV services and referrals for children and women Monitor rights violations and promote accountabili ty Educate and advocate with duty bearers for respect for children and women and children's rights Advocate for prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse Evidence-based prevention activities scaled up GBV is prioritized throughout humanitarian action % of target population reached with primary prevention strategies Implement economic and social empowerm ent interventio ns for women and girls Deliver interventio ns to promote social norm change Support legal and policy reform Advocate across the humanitaria n system to ensure that GBV prevention and response is recognized as lifesaving and funded GBV risk mitigation is integrated across clusters and sectors GBV interventions are effectively led and coordinated % of UNICEF WASH, CP, education implementing 80% of essential action as outlined in GBV Guidelines % of coordination mechanisms established at national and subnational levels, led or co-led by trained UNICEF staff Undertake capacity developme nt and technical support across clusters and sectors for GBV risk mitigation in line with the IASC Guidelines for Integrating GBV interventio ns in Humanitari an Action Support national level coordinatio n Support local-level coordinatio n for improved service delivery, case coordination, monitoring and prevention Children and women in emergencies are at heightened risk of GBV - a serious human rights violation with severe health outcomes and implications for peace and development. The drivers of GBV against girls and women include gender-based discrimination and norms that disempower girls and women. In humanitarian settings the problem is compounded by a breakdown in communities, Problem services and systems; heightened deprivation, insecurity and risk; and inadequate attention to GBV across humanitarian response. Now we need to figure out how to measure progress towards our results…. PLANNING FOR M&E INDICATORS: TYPES Indicators exist in many different forms: Direct indicators correspond precisely to results at any performance level. Direct Indirect / proxy Qualitative Quantitative Indirect or "proxy" indicators demonstrate the change or results if direct measures are not feasible. Indicators are usually quantitative measures, expressed as percentage or share, as a rate, as a ratio. Indicators may also be qualitative observations. Global / standardised Locally developed Standardised global indicators are comparable in all settings. Other indicators tend to be context specific and must be developed locally. General ethical considerations for M&E • Dealing with raised expectations by conducting primary data collection with people in very poor communities • The effects of the research on children and families • If and how to compensate respondents for their time THANK YOU