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Hindi Translation: Approaches to Programming to engage all stakeholders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Governments and civil society should plan strong support to families and communities to prioritize keeping children safe in family environments. The response to COVID-19 is an opportunity to help families and communities identify and build on strengths. Actions and activities should be strengths-based. Protecting the rights of children in alternative care or at-risk of separation, in the context of an emergency, requires collaboration across a range of sectors and government ministries and departments. Intersectoral collaboration and coordination is paramount for this.
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Evidence from previous infectious disease outbreaks indicate that existing child protection risks are exacerbated, and new ones emerge, as a result of the epidemic as well as of the socioeconomic impacts of prevention and control measures. Some children are at increased risk in these circumstances, especially those without parental/family care, those at risk of separation from family, those in alternative care, and those who have recently left alternative care.
The aim of this Technical Note is to support child protection practitioners and government officials in their immediate…
This booklet from Udayan Care provides guidance on how to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in child care institutions in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read English version here.