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In this online event, Family for Every Child members FSCE (Ethiopia), The Mulberry Bush (UK), Praajak (India) and CSID (Bangladesh) discussed children's care in the context of COVID-19. Discussion points included responding to vulnerable groups including children on the move and children with disabilities; domestic violence; kinship care and the digital divide. This webinar also included an overview of what is happening across the membership, and how Family is adapting to support members during this time.
The threat of the global COVID-19 pandemic reaching the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh represents a multitude of child protection risks, including the risk of family/caregiver separation or loss due to the disease. This guidance note has been developed as a framework for minimum preparedness and response actions for a potential increase in the number of unaccompanied or separated children in need of alternative care. In line with the Child Protection Minimum Standards, alternative care should remain a last resort, applicable only when it is demonstrably in the best interest of the…