Child Protection(cp)
CIRDA’s Child rights and Child protection programme is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) which is the most ‘complete’ human rights treaty – in that it contains all the civil, political, economic, social and cultural human rights of children, and also covers some areas usually associated with international humanitarian law. The UN CRC re-emphasizes that children are holders of rights, and their rights cover all aspects of their lives. It applies to all human beings under the age of 18.
The programme seeks to create awareness and capacity building to children, communities and stakeholders on the respect of children’s rights and protection of children from harmful acts and practices (including commercial or sexual exploitation, physical and emotional abuse, engagement in war, separation from parents, neglect).Â
We seek forward to bring to the attentions of the State as their responsibility to protect the child from all forms of maltreatment and establish appropriate social programmes for prevention of abuse and treatment of victims. The State is obliged to provide special protection for a child deprived of family environment.
Gender- based violence (GBV)
CIRDA seek to ensure the provision of critical protection related assistance and specialized services through an integrated approach to address the priority needs of targeted people among vulnerable women, men, girls and boys in hard-to-reach and priority geographical areas.
CIRDA also seek to reduce morbidity and mortality, as well as suffering from protection threats and incidents, of the most vulnerable populations in severity levels 3 and 4. In order to fulfill the above priority targets, CIRDA’S programming approaches aim at;
- Identifying cases of forced and early marriage and gender- based violence (GBV).
- Deliver innovations in case management and psychosocial support to support survivors of violence
- Providing referral path ways to responsible authority like the police and following up GBV cases
- Formation of child protection committees.
- Offering legal support.
