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Introduction
Vulnerable children and young people across all year groups continue to be expected to attend educational provision where it is appropriate for them to do so. This should remain a priority for educational providers and local authorities, including as some year groups begin to return to on-site provision.
Educational providers - working together with other partners, where relevant, such as local authorities - should take the following actions, the detail of which is contained in the sections below:
- identify vulnerable children and young people based on the…
This joint note from the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is aimed at providing preliminary guidance to national and local authorities, school administrators and staff and implementing partners on how to take short-term measures to support, transform or adapt school feeding programmes in their efforts to safeguard the food security and nutritional status of school-aged children, particularly the most vulnerable, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides specific recommendations…
This joint note aims to consolidate the current recommendations on Infant and Young Child Feeding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. This guidance is not intended to replace national guidance, rather to serve as a resource that is based on the latest evidence. The contents are adapted to the African region from Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when COVID-19 disease is suspected, Interim Guidance, 13 March 2020 WHO.
This factsheet was designed by Save the Children to communicate the five key messages of parenting without violence, produced as part of the child protection COVID-19 response to protect children in their homes. This factsheet is tailored for use by people already familiar with the Parenting without Violence Common Approach.
Read also: Parenting Without Violence: Key Messages
Save the Children has developed these key messages, on Parenting without Violence, which can be adapted to a particular context. This resource was produced as part of the child protection COVID-19 response to protect children in their homes.
Read also: Parenting without Violence: Key Messages for Those Already Familiar with the Common…
Everyone who works with families is dealing with a set of extraordinary challenges. Millions of people have lost their incomes, while others have to go to work afraid of becoming ill and infecting their families. Parents are stressed taking care of little kids, becoming the teachers of schoolage kids, and working from home if they still have a job. And our country’s long history of racism has led to a radically uneven distribution of risks, as people of color are made ill—and killed—by COVID-19 at rates far higher than White people. We know that when parents and caregivers are under stress,…
This manual was developed to support CHILDLINE however it can be used by anyone supporting children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including parents and caregivers. The manual is activity-based and so minimal supervision or guidance is needed. There are activities for two age groups – ages six to ten and 11 to 19. In the context of COVID-19, this manual focuses on psychosocial care of children and prevention of violence in spaces where children stay (child care institutions, families, temporary isolation facilities, NGO shelters, etc.)
This guidance - written in English and Burmese - has been designed to ensure the care of children affected by COVID-19 in Myanmar due to either the child or caregiver requiring medical care in the home, community or health facility. It seeks to:
- Guide all actors, especially health actors, in understanding key considerations when it comes to possible family separation
- Guide child protection actors on steps to consider if children or caregivers are at risk of being separated due to COVID-19.
This practice briefing aims to support carers and practitioners to talk and listen to children and young people in alternative care about Covid-19. The practice briefing includes top tips for communicating with children and young people and also includes links to a wide range of available resources.
The consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak are unprecedented and felt around the world. The pandemic is heavily affecting labour markets and economies, including global supply chains, leading to widespread business disruptions. With many businesses struggling to survive, loss of jobs and income and rising working poverty are a reality for many workers. Self-employed, domestic and care workers and those in casual or temporary agency employment are at particular risk. The absence of adequate social protection systems exacerbates working families’ vulnerability to…