INTRODUCTION TO

CHILD PROTECTION
WHAT DTM ENUMERATORS SHOULD
KNOW

Turkey/Antalya

October 17-18 2018

 Part 1
Introduction to Child
Protection

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Learning objectives
• Work together using a common definition of “child”.
• Explain different ways in which emergencies and
migration can undermine the protection of children.
• Define Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE).
• In your context, articulate the impact of emergencies
and/or migration on child protection.

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 Who is a Child?
• Childhood is understood in different ways around the world. For
example, some cultures define adulthood not by age, but by the
onset of puberty.
• How is childhood defined in your culture? Is it only age, or
also social roles?
• How can this be different in other cultures?

• UN Convention on the rights of the child defines a child as: “Every

person below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable
to the child, majority is attained earlier”

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Child Rights
Right to leisure, play & culture
Right to health care
Freedom of religion
Freedom of expression
Social security
Right to information
Registration, name,
nationality
Survival & development
Preservation of identity
Parental guidance
Right to live with their
parents

Freedom of association Right to Education

Opinion …

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 What is Child Protection?
“The prevention and response to abuse, neglect,
exploitation and violence against children” – Child
Protection
“
Area of Responsibility
Abuse
Deliberate act of ill treatment
can harm or cause harm to a child’s safety,
well-being, dignity and development
All forms of physical, sexual, psychological
or emotional ill treatment
Exploitation
Use of children for someone else’s
advantage, gratification or profit
resulting in unjust, cruel and
harmful treatment
Neglect
Deliberately (or through
carelessness or negligence)
failing to provide/secure child’s
rights to physical safety and
development
Violence
All forms of physical or mental
violence,
injury and abuse,
neglect or negligent treatment,
maltreatment or exploitation,
including sexual abuse
Quiz: Which type of child abuse is it?
Exploitation Physical Abuse
Asking pupils to clean their teachers’ personal living Hitting a child that has misbehaved
quarters for good grades.
Giving a child alcohol or illegal drugs
Forcing a child to beg for money or sell small items
(like tissues) to people on the street.

Child Marriage

Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse

Repeatedly shaming a child who is not
Threatening to, or touching a child in a sexual doing well in school
manner
Keeping a child isolated – away from social
interaction

Neglect
Leaving a small child at home alone all day
because his parents are at work.

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The Protective Environment
How do specialized actors engage?

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Risks faced by children in emergency and
unsafe-migration contexts

Abuse, neglect No documentation

Child labour
Detention
Sexual Violence
Smuggling, trafficking
No access to services
No Psychosocial wellbeing
Child recruitment
Family separation UXO/ERW…
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Aggravating factors that increase child vulnerability…

Teenage
Disabilities
pregnancy

Medical
Child carer
condition

Child Added
Parent vulnerabilities UASC

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Understanding Power
– Power Walk

1. You are assigned to a new role ! But don’t tell anyone who you are yet.
2. Line up along the line. Everyone is in the same line.
3. Facilitator will read statements and if you think you can say “yes” to the
statement as your new role, move one step forward.
In groups of 5, list how girls and boys of
different age groups may face different risks

• Girls and boys 0-5 years

• Girls and boys 6-10 years
• Girls and boys 11-17 years
What is Child Protection in
Emergencies?

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The Minimum Standards to
Address Child Protection Needs

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Quiz: Which Standard does each of
these risks fall under?

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Key messages
• Definition of a child: every person below 18 years
• Children have rights and are entitled to protection
and assistance.
• CP is the prevention and response to abuse, neglect,
exploitation and violence against children.
• Emergencies and unsafe migration may exacerbate
child protection risks, present new risks and threats,
and undermine existing protection mechanisms.
• Emergencies affect people differently depending on
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 Part 2
DTM and Child Protection

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DTM and CP
Learning objectives

• Become familiar with CP related questions and key

definitions
• Understand how to avoid doing harm to children

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DTM and CP
Questions: Definitions Game
Terms
1. Child-headed household
2. Unaccompanied child
3. Traditional harmful
practices
4. Risks of VIOLENCE that can
lead to death or injury
5. Child Labour
6. Psychosocial Support
Definitions
A. Activities to help individuals and communities to heal the
psychological wounds and rebuild social structures after an
emergency or a critical event (includes counselling, child
friendly spaces, case management).
B. May include honour crimes, bride kidnapping, forced and
early marriage, stoning or flogging of females, selective sex-
abortions (female infanticide), acid attacks, denying wife
inheritance.
C.Children involved in type of harmful work that prevents
them from going to school and/or puts their health/safety
at risk.
D. A household with adults who are unable to be the
primary caretakers/livelihoods generators for the
household, and in which a child under the age of 18
assumes this responsibility.
E. Acts of physical force by a person (or group), intended to
hurt, damage, or kill another person (or group)
F. A child (under 18 years) who is living with no mother, no
father or any other adult relative members
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Do No Harm

Protection Principle #1 (of 4): Avoid exposing

people to harm as a result of your actions.
• Can you think of ways that we could accidentally do
harm to a child?

Remember:
Code of Conduct
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation
and Abuse (PSEA) by aid workers
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Do No Harm
What is the potential harm that could result from the following
actions?
• Interviewing a child without training
• Speaking/behaving in an unprofessional manner around
children
• Violating a child’s privacy (example: posting pictures of a
child on the internet without parental consent).
• Searching for (asking people) about protection incidents
that may have occurred
• Breaking confidentiality (telling someone without
permission) about a disclosed protection incident
• Sharing sensitive information with people outside of the
DTM
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Do No Harm (Cont’)
Interviewing Children
• DTM enumerators should not interview children unless
specifically told to do so by your DTM Coordinator.
• Why?
• Conflicting principles: Child Participation vs Do no harm
• Children in emergencies and unsafe migration contexts are already
experiencing stress. Without proper training, staff could increase
psychological distress
Exceptions:
- Registration of UASC
- FMS with unaccompanied children
Do not interview children under 14 years
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 Part 3
Examples of Child Protection
Programmes in Turkey that are
available to migrants

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Child Protection Response
Programmes in Turkey
• Identification of unaccompanied and separated
minors
• Family tracing & reunification
• Residential and alternative care
• Social and economic support
• Psychosocial support (including child friendly spaces)
• Case management/social workers for children
• Best interest determination – resettlement
• Social inclusion
Questions?

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