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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- Almaz
Almaz*, a 31-year-old mother of two, was among the many families displaced by conflict. Forced to flee her home, she arrived in Sekota with her children after leaving behind all of the family’s assets, property, and personal belongings. Like many temporarily displaced persons, she faced severe economic hardship and struggled to meet her family’s most […] - Abeba
Abeba*, a 38-year-old mother, gave birth to triplets, an uncommon circumstance that brought significant challenges for her family. Living modestly, the household was already struggling to meet its basic needs before the birth of the three infants. The arrival of the triplets placed an overwhelming financial and caregiving burden on the family. Although Abeba* breastfed […] - Samrawit
Samrawit* is a 16-year-old Grade 6 student living in Sekota Town, Wag Himra Zone. Due to concerns about her safety, her parents strictly limited her movement outside the home. They believed that girls were particularly vulnerable to harassment, violence, and other forms of abuse, and therefore restricted her participation in community activities and social interactions. […] - Nathan
Nathan*, a 15-year-old boy from a remote village in Ziquala Woreda, Wag Himra Zone, was living in a community heavily affected by conflict and instability. The ongoing insecurity disrupted normal community life and exposed children and adolescents to various protection risks, including neglect, violence, psychosocial distress, and other harmful coping mechanisms. Nathan* soon became increasingly […] - Mirte
Mirte*, a 37-year-old mother of four children, lives in Sekota Town, Wag Himra Zone, Ethiopia. Her husband works as a daily laborer, but his earnings are irregular and insufficient to meet the family’s basic needs. As a result, the household had been struggling to provide food, clothing, education, and healthcare for the children. The family […] - Elsa
Elsa* is a one-year-old girl from Tsitsika Town in Ziquala Woreda, Wag Himra Zone, Amhara Region. She lost her mother during childbirth and has since been under the care of her maternal aunt, who assumed full responsibility for her upbringing and well-being. The absence of maternal care affected her feeding and nurturing needs during a […] - 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 […]
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