These are the stories from Joining Forces Child Protection in Emergencies case studies in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and South Sudan. Stories of commitment, hard work, and impact protecting children in emergencies.
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- From Silence to Smiles: A Child’s Journey of Healing
The world’s largest refugee camp is a sprawling maze of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters, a city of necessity built on resilience. It was here, in Balukhali Camp 8 East, Bangladesh, that nine-year-old Suhana arrived in 2017, having fled the violence that shattered her life in Myanmar. For Suhana, the second of six siblings, life became a daily test of survival as her parents struggled to rebuild. […]Read More… from From Silence to Smiles: A Child’s Journey of Healing
- From Learning to Leadership: Hassem’ Stand Against Child Labor
The world’s largest refugee camp is a sprawling maze of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters, a city of necessity built on resilience. It was here, in Balukhali Camp 8 East, Bangladesh, that nine-year-old Suhana arrived in 2017, having fled the violence that shattered her life in Myanmar. For Suhana, the second of six siblings, life became a daily test of survival as her parents struggled to rebuild. […]Read More… from From Learning to Leadership: Hassem’ Stand Against Child Labor
- What the Soil Gives Back
The world’s largest refugee camp is a sprawling maze of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters, a city of necessity built on resilience. It was here, in Balukhali Camp 8 East, Bangladesh, that nine-year-old Suhana arrived in 2017, having fled the violence that shattered her life in Myanmar. For Suhana, the second of six siblings, life became a daily test of survival as her parents struggled to rebuild. […] - Amina
Amina, aged 13, lives with her mother, Mariam, and her older sister in a neighbourhood of Bossangoa. A primary-school pupil, she divided her daily life between school, family activities and age-appropriate household tasks. Her mother kept a close watch over her movements, and Amina lived in a caring family environment. Like many families in the […] - Divin
Divin est un enfant âgé de 12 ans au moment de son identification, vivant à Bria, en République Centrafricaine. Il est né avec une maladie ayant entraîné une paralysie progressive, limitant fortement sa mobilité depuis son enfance. Face aux coûts élevés des soins médicaux et à l’absence de moyens financiers suffisants, sa mère biologique a […] - From Fear to Hope: Monywach’s journey to healing and happiness
For many children affected by conflict, childhood is replaced by fear, loss and uncertainty. Instead of going to school and playing with friends, they are forced to flee for their lives. Fourteen-year-old Monywach Maker Malual is one of those children whose lives was changed. His story reminds us that even after experiencing violence and displacement, […]Read More… from From Fear to Hope: Monywach’s journey to healing and happiness
- Threads of change… Susan’s bold dream in Mangalla Payam
By Regina Koninee | Nutrition Assistant | World Vision South Sudan In Mangalla Payam, the sun rises on worries over land disputes, localised conflicts, and hunger for young girls. These destroyed schools, villages, market stalls, and people’s livelihoods. Children learn under the trees, and their dreams feel impossible. Every day, families hear of cows being […]Read More… from Threads of change… Susan’s bold dream in Mangalla Payam
- Taïbata
Lorsque des dispositifs et des services adaptés sont mis en place pour accueillir et accompagner les enfants ayant vécu des événements traumatisants en contexte d’urgence, ceux-ci bénéficient d’un soutien essentiel à leur rétablissement. Ils peuvent progressivement retrouver leur équilibre psychologique, renforcer leur estime de soi et regagner confiance en eux. Cet accompagnement favorise également leur […] - Sidpayete
Le projet Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies a pour ambition de réduire la violence, les abus, la négligence et l’exploitation des enfants touchés par les crises et l’insécurité alimentaire, en tirant parti des programmes de sécurité alimentaire et de nutrition pour améliorer la protection et le bien-être des enfants. Tout […] - Monsieur AbdoulayeMonsieur Abdoulaye est un père de famille déplacé interne ayant fui son village à la suite de la dégradation de la situation sécuritaire dans sa localité d’origine. Contraint de quitter son domicile avec sa famille, il habite dans la ville de Gorom-Gorom a Burkina Faso. Avant son déplacement, il tirait ses revenus principalement de l’élevage […]
- Madame HaouaLa mise en place de dispositifs et de services adaptés au sein des communautés permet d’identifier, orienter et accompagner les enfants affectés par les violences et les déplacements en situation d’urgence. Elle favorise leur rétablissement psychologique, leur estime de soi et leur participation à la vie sociale. C’est l’histoire de Salif[i], un adolescent de 16 […]
- Helen
Helen is 14 years old and in grade 6, living at one of ChildFund Ethiopia’s intervention kebeles. She is a participant of the Child-Friendly Space (CFS) program who faced psychological/emotional distress, limited opportunities to develop social and life skills, and food insecurity caused the outbreak of the conflict. Following the conflict, she often felt withdrawn, […] - Almaz
Almaz*, now nine years old, was only four when the conflict erupted in western Tigray, Ethiopia. Before the conflict her family lived in Humera (Baiker) where they enjoyed a stable livelihood through farming and livestock rearing. They also had a supermarket. However, the conflict forced the family to flee their home in October 2021 and […] - Selam
Selam, a 30-year-old mother of two from Wukro Town in Ethiopia, had built a stable livelihood before the conflict through a small retail shop that generated enough income to support her family. However, the outbreak of the conflict changed her life completely. Her business was destroyed, and she lost the assets she had spent years […] - Samira
Lorsque des dispositifs et des services adéquats sont mis en place pour accueillir et prendre en charge des enfants ayant vécu des évènements traumatisants dans des contextes d’urgence, cela leur permet de recouvrer leur équilibre mental, d’avoir à nouveau confiance en eux-mêmes et de prendre part, en tant qu’acteurs actifs, à la vie de leur […] - Salif
La mise en place de dispositifs et de services adaptés au sein des communautés permet d’identifier, orienter et accompagner les enfants affectés par les violences et les déplacements en situation d’urgence. Elle favorise leur rétablissement psychologique, leur estime de soi et leur participation à la vie sociale. C’est l’histoire de Salif[i], un adolescent de 16 […] - Cédric
Ce cas illustre de manière significative les risques extrêmes de protection auxquels sont confrontés certains enfants accusés de sorcellerie en RCA, ainsi que l’importance d’une réponse communautaire inclusive combinant protection immédiate, soutien psychosocial et médiation familiale adaptée au contexte culturel. Cédric, 15 ans, est orphelin de père et de mère depuis sa petite enfance. Après […] - Astede
Astede is a 15-year-old girl attending primary school in Aziba Elementary School, located in Sekota Town, Ethiopia. Due to her disability, Astede experienced isolation and was often not allowed to leave her home. She attends school irregularly and has repeated grade 8. Her mother feared for her safety and worried about the challenges she might […] - Yewag
Yewag Beyene is a 31-year-old woman living in Sekota Town, Wag Himra Zone. She is a mother of twin children and lives with her younger sister, who supports her as a caregiver. Yewag’s family has been living in extreme poverty, struggling to meet even the most basic needs. At times, she was unable to afford […] - Conflict and Drought affected children
Girma’s family was one of the Wag-Himra communities affected by the complex war and drought crises in Amhara in recent years. Due to those deplorable crises, those family members were displaced to other safe areas in order to protect their lives until the war ends. After one and a half years of staying at the […] - From Risk to Resilience: Adiye Finds to Safety and Strength
Adiye, a 14- year- old girl from a remote village in the Amhara region, Ethiopia, lived with her elderly grandmother after losing her parents at a young age. Due to economic hardship, Adiye was at risk of dropping out of school and being forced into child labor to support the household. Adiye had started missing […]Read More… from From Risk to Resilience: Adiye Finds to Safety and Strength
- Sebbits’s Journey through conflict, loss and hope
By Victor Ngbapai | Child Protection officer | World Vision South Sudan For a child that lived almost his whole life in an internally displaced persons’ camp, a day carried more weight than just hours. It meant more battles to fight and the price to live became hard work. Life was like a battlefield where […]Read More… from Sebbits’s Journey through conflict, loss and hope
- Breaking harmful traditions, building futures: child protection committee efforts in Mangala amid crisis
By Victor Ngbapai | Child Protection officer | World Vision South Sudan Mangalla Town Payam in Central Equatoria State has, for many years, faced significant challenges in protecting children from harmful cultural practices, exploitation and abuse. Families adopted corporal punishment as the best way of parenting. Boys were sent to graze cattle, while girls were […] - Zubair’s Classroom
By Sams Arefin Over a million Rohingya people live in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, having fled violence in Myanmar in 2017. In Camp 15, Mohammad Zubair’s story shows what happens when child protection programming gives young people the tools they need to build a future. Zubair with his family arrived at Jamtoli […] - The Sound of a Sewing Machine at Noon
By Tasmiah Afroze Trisha and Sams Arefin The day we came to photograph Roshida for this case study, she had a fever, yet she came to the centre anyway, sat down at the machine, and worked while we talked and pointed the camera at her. She was telling us her story little by little as […] - Restoring Rights Through Child Protection: From Labour to the Classroom
Omar Faruk, a 13-year-old boy from a poor family in Baharchora, Teknaf, lives with his mother Nurunnahar and his younger brother. Three years ago, his father passed away, leaving his mother as the sole caregiver for the family. The loss deeply affected Omar, who, as the eldest child, felt a strong sense of responsibility toward […]Read More… from Restoring Rights Through Child Protection: From Labour to the Classroom
- From a Worried Mother to a Community Protector
Halima Khatun, a 29-year-old divorced mother, lives in a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. As a single parent raising her only child, Halima faced constant social stigma and emotional hardship within the community. Neighbours often mocked her for raising a child alone, making her feel isolated and powerless. “Some of my neighbours used to mock […]Read More… from From a Worried Mother to a Community Protector
- Rebuilding Life After Displacement
A 39-year-old mother from Setit Humera town in Western Tigray, Ethiopia, once lived a stable and prosperous life with her husband and two sons, aged 11 and 9. She was a successful businesswoman, owning two large enterprises—one supplying construction materials and another manufacturing and distributing modern electric equipment to the community. Through her hard work, […] - Fatimata
Fatimata* est une adolescente de 15 ans, déplacée interne, originaire du village de Sikire, commune d’Arbinda, dans la région du Soum burkinabè. En raison de l’insécurité, sa famille a été contrainte de fuir son village pour chercher refuge à Gorom-Gorom. Fatimata et sa famille ont dû faire face à plusieurs difficultés pour pouvoir trouver un […] - Amadou
“Notre arrivée à Djibo était une épreuve à la fois physique et psychologique, marquée par les séquelles des violences subies dans notre village et durant notre fuite”. Amadou, âgé de 58 ans et père de 7 enfants, a dû fuir son village proche de Tongomayel dans la province du Soum, Burkina Faso, avec sa famille […]
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