About JF-FS&CPiE
The Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS&CPiE) project is a global consortium project bringing together six large child rights organisations in Germany to improve the protection of children and adolescents amongst refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) as well as their host communities in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
JF-FS&CPiE: Key Facts
Thematic focus:
Intersectionality of Food Security and Child Protection in emergencies (next to tackling child protection risks also tackling food insecurity impacting on/exacerbating child protection risks).
Duration:
2024 – 2026 (2 years)
Countries:
Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, South Sudan.
Budget:
EUR 13 368 421,06 (of which 12 700 000 from donor GFFO).
Donor:
German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO).
JF-CPiE implementation areas
Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the project is implemented by Plan International and World Vision in Chittagong, District Cox’s Bazar, Sub-districts Ukhiya and Teknarf.
Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, the project is implemented by ChildFund and Terre des Hommes in Djibo, Soum Province, and Gorom-Gorom, Oudalan Province, Sahel Region Bam Province, Namentenga Province, and Sanmatenga Province in North central Region.
Central African Republic
In Central African Republic, the project is implemented by Plan International and SOS Children’s Villages in Haute-Kotto Sub-division Bria and Sub-division Ouadda Ouham Prefecture, Bossangoa.
Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, the project is implemented by ChildFund and Save the Children in the Tigray Region especifically in Eastern Tigray Amhara Region 2 : Waghumera Zone.
South Sudan
In South Sudan, the project is implemented by Save the Children and World Vision in Jonglei State: Akobo East County and West County, Bor South County Central Equatoria State: Juba County, Western Equatoria and Tambura County.
Project Participants
Vulnerable children and adolescents living in refugee and IDP settings, as well as host communities.
Indirect participants: 1 350 468
Direct participants (planned): 349 549 individuals.
(193 258 women/girls) & 93 424 households.
Outputs and key activities
- Mainstream activities
- Activities include workshops, consortium processes and programmatic standards, child-friendly feedback mechanisms, staff care & wellbeing, communication strategy & capacity building.
- Crisis-affected girls, boys and adolescents in vulnerable situations have improved their knowledge, skills, and capacities to protect themselves from violence, enhance their diets, and access protection and other specialized services.
- Individual level
- Activities include CP Monitoring/Protection Risk Analysis, awareness raising and information dissemination, life skills groups, child-friendly safe spaces, dignity kits, NFIs & temporary income support, child protection referral pathways, psychological first aid & case management.
- Caregivers and families have improved their ability to provide adequate care and prevent negative child protection coping mechanisms related to food insecurity that expose children to child protection risks.
- Family level
- Activities include positive parenting sessions, CVA (intensified) & in-kind assistance, emergency support.
- Community-based child protection mechanisms are supported to prevent potential harm against girls and boys, reduce and alleviate gender-related CP risks, and strengthen access to community-based food security and nutrition services.
- Community level
- Activities include community-based child protection groups, community mappings, integrated nutrition, CP and gender equality messaging & financial and material support.
- Global, regional, and national-level humanitarian actors are equipped with strengthened advocacy, programmatic tools, capacity-strengthening, and
evidence for integrated, gender-sensitive child protection and food security programming for child and adolescent wellbeing outcomes - Institutional/societal level
- Activities include capacity strengthening of clusters, humanitarian coordination group participation, global review of CP & FS collaboration and high-level advocacy and information briefings.
Lessons learnt from phase 1
A first lesson learned highlighted during the reflection workshops was the need to adopt a multi-sectorial/factorial approach to strengthen child protection.
A second lesson learned concerns the need to adopt a cultural/ local approach when designing and implementing comprehensive interventions. Child protection risks are not only the result of events within the physical world (e.g., natural disasters or armed conflict) but also the result of social norms and traditions.
LATEST UPDATES FROM JF-FS&CPiE
- Almaz
Almaz*, a 31-year-old mother of two, was among the many families displaced by conflict. Forced to flee her home, she […] - Abeba
Abeba*, a 38-year-old mother, gave birth to triplets, an uncommon circumstance that brought significant challenges for her family. Living modestly, […] - Samrawit
Samrawit* is a 16-year-old Grade 6 student living in Sekota Town, Wag Himra Zone. Due to concerns about her safety, […] - Nathan
Nathan*, a 15-year-old boy from a remote village in Ziquala Woreda, Wag Himra Zone, was living in a community heavily […] - Mirte
Mirte*, a 37-year-old mother of four children, lives in Sekota Town, Wag Himra Zone, Ethiopia. Her husband works as a […]
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This publication was produced with the financial support of the German Humanitarian Assistance
Its contents are the sole responsibility of Joining Forces and do not necessarily reflect the views of the German Humanitarian Assistance.