Responses to young children in post-emergency situations
Responses to young children in post-emergency situations
Responses to young children in post-emergency situations
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Further read<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Websites<br />
The Child-<strong>to</strong>-Child Trust<br />
The Child-<strong>to</strong>-Child Trust acts as the central<br />
core of a worldwide movement of health and<br />
education workers and programmes.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce 1979, people who have seen Child-<strong>to</strong>-Child<br />
projects know how much <strong>children</strong> and their<br />
families benefit when <strong>children</strong> are <strong>in</strong>volved and<br />
trusted <strong>to</strong> help each other. This <strong>in</strong>cludes people<br />
who have used the approach <strong>in</strong> disaster and<br />
<strong>emergency</strong> <strong>situations</strong> and who have witnessed<br />
how participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> simple health activities<br />
can help <strong>to</strong> ease <strong>children</strong> out of the trauma of<br />
witness<strong>in</strong>g terrible events.<br />
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Christian Children’s Fund (CCF)<br />
ccf is an <strong>in</strong>ternational organisation whose<br />
mission is <strong>to</strong> create an environment of hope<br />
and respect for needy <strong>children</strong> of all cultures<br />
and beliefs <strong>in</strong> which they have opportunities <strong>to</strong><br />
achieve their full potential. ccf provides practical<br />
<strong>to</strong>ols for positive change – <strong>to</strong> <strong>children</strong>, families<br />
and communities.<br />
ccf has responded <strong>to</strong> the needs of <strong>children</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> war-<strong>to</strong>rn countries <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Afghanistan,<br />
Angola, East Timor, Guatemala, Liberia, Kosovo<br />
and Sierra Leone. Food distribution, re<strong>in</strong>tegration<br />
of former child soldiers and abducted <strong>children</strong>,<br />
family trac<strong>in</strong>g, psychosocial <strong>in</strong>terventions and<br />
child-centered spaces are primary examples of<br />
ccf assistance for traumatised <strong>children</strong>.<br />
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International Save the Children Alliance<br />
The International Save the Children Alliance is<br />
a network of all Save the Children organisations,<br />
focus<strong>in</strong>g on pool<strong>in</strong>g resources, establish<strong>in</strong>g<br />
common policies and carry<strong>in</strong>g out jo<strong>in</strong>t projects.<br />
Save the Children focuses on support and<br />
protection for <strong>children</strong> caught up <strong>in</strong> conflict or<br />
emergencies by: a) provid<strong>in</strong>g health services and<br />
other essentials such as food, fuel and shelter <strong>to</strong><br />
the most vulnerable <strong>children</strong> and their families;<br />
b) work<strong>in</strong>g with and support<strong>in</strong>g <strong>children</strong> exposed<br />
<strong>to</strong> violence; c) work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> prevent child soldier<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and <strong>to</strong> help those who have direct experience of<br />
fight<strong>in</strong>g; d) rais<strong>in</strong>g local awareness of the short<br />
and long-term dangers of landm<strong>in</strong>es, which<br />
kill <strong>in</strong>discrim<strong>in</strong>ately – often for years after a<br />
conflict has ended; e) car<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>children</strong> who<br />
have become separated from their families and<br />
reunit<strong>in</strong>g them as quickly as possible.<br />
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The follow<strong>in</strong>g Save the Children organisations have<br />
contributed <strong>to</strong> this issue of Early Childhood Matters:<br />
Save the Children Sweden: <br />
Save the Children uk: <br />
Action for the Rights of Children (ARC)<br />
arc is an <strong>in</strong>ter-agency <strong>in</strong>itiative, <strong>in</strong>itiated by<br />
unhcr and the International Save the Children<br />
Alliance <strong>in</strong> 1997, and jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> 1999 by unicef<br />
and the Office of the High Commissioner for<br />
Human Rights. As of January 2002, the coord<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
activities of the project are handled by<br />
Save the Children.<br />
Fourteen resource packs have been developed<br />
focus<strong>in</strong>g on the rights and needs of refugee and<br />
displaced <strong>children</strong>. Among them, you can f<strong>in</strong>d a<br />
revision of Resource Pack on Separated Children.<br />
Available at: <br />
ReliefWeb<br />
ReliefWeb is the world’s lead<strong>in</strong>g on-l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
gateway <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation (documents and maps)<br />
on humanitarian emergencies and disasters.<br />
An <strong>in</strong>dependent vehicle of <strong>in</strong>formation,<br />
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