Presenter:
Claudia Cappa, Senior Adviser for Statistics and Monitoring, Data and Analytics Section, DAPM/UNICEF HQ
Abstract:
Accurate and reliable data on children living in residential care institutions are essential. However, these children are not identified through household surveys and, as a result, are not typically included in official national statistics on key indicators of child well-being. This includes indicators that comprise global monitoring frameworks, such as the Sustainable Development Goals. To help address this data gap, UNICEF has developed the first-ever comprehensive package to collect data on children living in residential care settings. It is comprised of a protocol that outlines the recommended steps for gathering the data; 12 data collection tools; and a comprehensive implementation package covering all aspects from design to dissemination of the findings. These objectives are achieved through two phases of data collection: Phase 1 is the census of facilities and enumeration of children and Phase 2 is the follow-up survey on a representative sample of children living in residential care. The survey includes a number of modules from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey programme.
Bio:
Claudia Cappa is a Senior Adviser for Statistics and Monitoring in the Data and Analytics Section, at the UNICEF headquarters. She is the focal point for data collection, data analysis and methodological work on Early Childhood Development, Child Disability and Child Protection from Violence, Exploitation and Abuse. The support for these activities includes elaboration of survey questionnaires and data collection tools, estimations, development of methodologies, indicators, tools and normative guidelines, capacity building, data analysis, production of reports, as well as delivery and dissemination of final results. In this capacity, she has led the preparation of a number of data-driven publications and is responsible for interagency collaborations and partnerships. Prior to joining UNICEF, she was working at the University of Geneva and at the Institute for Social Studies of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Claudia Cappa holds a MA and a PhD in Development Studies from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland.