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Reference Guide for establishment and management of the Community Committees

for Child Protection

Av. Ahmed Sekou Touré Nº 908PO Box 516Maputo, MozambiquePhone: +258 21 3550300Fax: +258 21 350327

www.mmas.gov.mz

Save the Children in MozambiqueRua de Tchamba, 398PO.Box 1854Maputo, MozambiquePhone + 258 21 493 140Fax +258 21 493 121Email: [email protected]

www.savethechildren.org

REPÚBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE

MINISTÉRIO DA MULHER E DA ACÇÃO SOCIAL

REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND SOCIAL ACTION





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Reference Guide

for establishment and management of the

Community Committees for Child Protection





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Reference Guide for establishment and management of the Community Committees for Child Protection

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Core team of consultants:

Muchimba Sikumba-Dils: Senior Consultant and Coordinator of the team Celmira Da Silva: Consultant Fernando Ketulo: Adviser

Research assistants:

Baslucas NharCatija Mucubaquire

Working Group for Preparing the guideline:

Ministry of Women and Social Action: Francisca Lucas, Anastácia Mula, Inés Bobotela, Josefina Moçambique and Ângela Ussivane Save the Children: Judas Massingue, Paula Simbine, Kudzai Dhliwayo, Narciso Cumbe, Daphne Sorensen, Eunice Chichava, Bonifacio Mahumane ,Henrique Ginga, Tânia Gonhamo and José Dias (linguistic editing-Portuguese).

USAID: Dionisio Matos and Margarida Mauricio. Foundation for Community Development: Gina Sitoe.

UNICEF: Nair Teles.

Reencontro: Diogo Mboa.

Action Aid: João Lameiras.

Mozambique Red Cross: Neid Carvalho and Bernardino Abel.

HACI: Belmira Seuane.

International HIV / AIDS Alliance: Maragarida Guerra.

World Vision: Jaime Chivite.

Plan International: Sónia Almeida. Help Age International: Sydney Machafa.

ASD: Direct Social Support

CADBEC: African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

CCPC: Community Committee for Child Protection

CD: Home Based Care

CDC: Convention on the Rights of the Child

COV: Orphans and Vulnerable Children

CVM: Mozambique Red Cross

DPMAS: Provincial Directorate of Women and Social Action

GC: Group of Children

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

INAS: National Institute for Social Action

INE: National Institute of Statistics

LOLE: Law on Local Organs of State

MMAS: Ministry of Women and Social Action

NDCCOV’s: District Coordination Nuclei for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

NUMCOV: Multisectoral Coordinating Nuclei for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

ONG´s: Non Governmental Organizations

PACOV: Action Plan for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

PARPA: Action Plan for Poverty Reduction

PAV: Expanded Program of Immunization

PEN II-II: National Strategic Plan to Combat HIV and AIDS

PNAC: National Action Plan for Children

SADC: Southern Africa Community Development

SCiMOZ: Save the Children in Mozambique

SDEJT: District Services for Education, Youth and Technology

SDSMAS: District Health Services, Women and Social Action

SRH: Sexual and Reproductive Health

UK: United Kingdom

UNICEF: United Nations Fund For Children

List of abbreviations

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Definition of key termsiv

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Community Committees for Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Composition and Structure of the Community Committee for Child Protection . . . . . . . . 16

Establishment of the Community Committee for Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Co-ordination and Communication Strategy of the Community Committee for Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Motivation and Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Bibliographic References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Table of contents

Key term Definition

Child Any person under 18 years of age (Law 7 / 2008 of 9 July on the promotion and protection of children's rights).

Orphan Child Less than, with age not exceeding 18 years, has lost one or both parents (PACOV pp.15).

Vulnerable Child

Any child who falls under the following categories: (i) affected or infected by HIV, (ii) living in households headed by children, (iii) in households where an adult is chronically ill, (iv) and in the street, (v) live in institutions, (vi) is in conflict with law, (vii) a disability, (viii) a victim of violence, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, trafficking, worst forms of work and (xii) refugee and displaced (PACOV pp 16).

Community Committees

Forms of organization of populations, to enable communities to mobilize, identifying and finding solutions to their problems and may refer to other concerned relevant structures of the public sector (Article 113, paragraph 1 of the decree-law 11/2005-regulation 8 / 2003-LOLE).

Community Whole population in a given territorial unit, including the village, herding families who seek to safeguard common interests (Article 104 of Decree 11/2005, Regulation of the Law 8/2003-LOLE).

Resilience Capacity that a body has to resile, that is, to have flexibility to go back to normal after suffering the action of various forces of energy. In the human sense, this psychological force must be encouraged and developed positively, by the social milieu in which the individual exists (Douleurs Sans Fronttières and UNICEF, 2007).

Poverty Impossibility that leads to disability and / or lack of opportunity for individuals, families and communities have to access minimum basic conditions in accordance with the standards of society (PARPA II).

Family It is the basic unit of society, a factor of socialization of the individual. Constitutes a privileged space in which it creates, develops and strengthens the personality of its members, where dialogue and mutual aid should be grown. (Law No. 10/2004 of August 25. Family Law).

Definition of key terms in the context of child protection

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6 Preface

These instruments enhance the role of family and community as primary providers of care and protection of children, particularly the most vulnerable. In most cases care and support services are provided to the family through Child Protection Community Committees. However the formation of these community committees was not systematic and in this light the Ministry of Women and Social Action (MMAS) in partnership with Save the Children in Mozambique (SCiMOZ) has prepared/produced this reference guide for the establishment and management of Child Protection Community Committees (CPCC). This guide will promote the role of community in identifying and finding solution to the problems that vulnerable children face in their communities through community committees.

Preface

In 2006 the Council of Ministers in Mozambique approved the National Plan of Action for Children (PNAC) and the Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (PACOV). In 2008, three laws were also approved by Parliament namely: (i) Law 6 / 2008 of July 9 – Law on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, (ii) Law 7 / 2008 of July 9 – Law on Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, (iii) Law 8 / 2008 of July 15 – Law of Organization of Guardianship of Minors. It was created by the Council of Ministers, the National Council for Children’s Rights, by Decree 8 / 2009 of March 31.

The development of this guide was possible with the collaboration of various stakeholders, so we take this opportunity to address our special thanks to all, including: (i) children and adults in the districts of Eráti (Nampula province) Morrumbala (Zambezia province) and Chibuto (Gaza Province), (ii) members of the technical working group of the Multisectoral Coordinating Nuclei for Vulnerable Children, (iii) Save the Children UK through the Regional Programme for Advocacy on Child Rights funded by the Irish Development Agency (IRISH AID).

This guide aims to facilitate all the stakeholders involved in the protection and care to children at the community level. In this context, the MMAS urges all its partners in government and non-governmental sector of the target groups to cooperate in implementing this tool, helping to improve child protection in general and access to basic social services for vulnerable children.

Iolanda Cintura Minister of Women and Social Action

John GrabowskiDirector General

Save the Children in Mozambique

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8 Introduction

The preparation of the this guideline was based on the experience of the Committees Community Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, and other community development initiatives in the North region (Erati district, Nampula Province), Central (Morrumbala District, Zambezia Province) and South (Chibuto District, Gaza Province) of the country. These experiences were collected through literature review, meetings with representatives of organizations working in the area of the child, based in Maputo; government representatives in the three provinces mentioned above, NGOs, children and adults (through focus groups) in three districts, and members of the working group for the development of this guideline.

This Reference guideline for the management of Community Committees for Child Protection (CCPC) aims to facilitate all the stakeholders involved in the protection and care to children at the community level.

Introduction

The Ministry of Women and Social Action (MMAS) in partnership with Save the Children in Mozambique (SCiMOZ) has prepared this reference guide for the management of Community Committees for Child Protection (CCPC). This guide should promote the role of community in identifying and finding solution to problems that vulnerable children face in their communities through community committees, contributing to the implementation of the National Plan of Action for Children (PNAC) and the Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (PACOV)

Its content reflects the experience gained in the field of work with communities and local governments in implementing measures to protect the child and the need to constantly improve the care of vulnerable children.

The guideline is a guidance tool for all those engaged, at Community level, to monitor the integral development of children.

This guideline is structured as follows: (i) Definition of Community Committees for Child Protection, (ii) Structure of Community Committees for Child Protection, (iii) Role of Community Committees for Child Protection and (iv) the establishment of Community Committees for Child Protection.

They are also referred aspects of training and empowerment of community members who deal with the care and protection of the child.

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Rationale10

Apart from the absolute poverty that affects about 54% of the Mozambican population, children face the consequences of increased HIV prevalence in Mozambique (15% in individuals aged 15 to 49 years old). In 2006, approximately 1.6 million children, equivalent to 12-16% of the total population of Mozambican children were orphans1. Of these children, about 380,000, more than 20% of orphans lost their parents due to AIDS and it is estimated that this number will increase to 630,000 in 20102.

In recent years the implementation of the Rights of the Child met remarkable developments in the National Agenda. It was in this context that in 2006 the Council of Ministers approved the National Plan of Action for Children (PNAC) and the Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (PACOV). In 2008, the Parliament approved three laws in particular: (i) Law 6 / 2008 of July 9 - Law on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, (ii) Law 7 / 2008 of July 9 - Law on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, (iii) Law 8 / 2008 of July 15 - Law of Organization of Guardianship of Minors. Recently it was created by the

Rationale

In Mozambique, children constitute about 55% of the total population of around 20 million inhabitants (INE, 2007). A study by UNICEF on Children and Poverty in Mozambique (2006): Analysis of the situation and trends identified seven areas where children are deprived of their rights in particular, access to food / nutrition, water supply, sanitation of environment, health care, housing, education and information.

Council of Ministers Decree 8 / 2009 of March 31, the National Council for the Rights of the Child.

These instruments enhance the role of family and community as primary providers of care and protection of children, particularly the most vulnerable3.

Decree 11/2005, Regulation of the Law 8/2003-LOLE, recognizes the Community Committees as a way of organizing communities (Article 110). However, no specific mechanisms were in place for the establishment and management of these committees and, in this case, the Child Protection.

One of the recommendations of the annual national meeting of the Multisectoral Coordinating Nuclei for Orphans and Vulnerable Children was the need to create a Reference guideline for the establishment and management of Community Committees for the Protection of Children to be used by the various actors operating at community level.

1. UNICEF, Childhood Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trends

2. Demographic Impact of HIV / AIDS in Mozambique - Update Surveillance Round 2002, Maputo, May 2004

3. More details on General Objective No. 7 of PN

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Community Committees for Child Protection

The Community Committee for Child Protection is a group of people in the community responsible for child protection in the context of community involvement in care and child protection. Its action is aimed at developing physical, mental and social development in harmony.

Aims of the Community Committee for Child Protection

General

Mobilize community members, including children themselves, to identify the problems affecting children and their solutions within and outside the community.

Specific objectives

a) Organize the community through mobilization and awareness, to develop measures of care and protection of children in general and the most vulnerable in particular;

b) Promote the dissemination of the Rights of the Child, including laws and plans on child protection;

c) Organize information on the social situation of children in the community;

d) Coordinate actions to support the child, avoiding the dispersion of the same;

e) Assist in monitoring operations in support of children, ensuring the quality of services children and reliability of who pays;

f ) Inform community members and the Government, through their local representatives on the situation of children and the need to protect them;

g) Informing the community about the various negative practices, including traditional leading to violation of child rights and the need for its elimination;

h) Mobilizing resources within and outside the community for implementation of action plans for the care and protection of vulnerable children;

i) Facilitate the prioritization of primary support from the community to meet the needs of children as a way to redeem the moral values and the spirit of mutual support;

j) Serve as a forum for consultation and actively participate in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of external initiatives aimed at care and protection of children in general and the most vulnerable in particular.

Expected outcomes of the Community Committee for Child Protection

The effective action of the CCPC can contribute to achieving the following results at the community level:

a) Community conscious, mobilized and organized to meet and follow the concerns of children;

b) Community Committees with information on vulnerable children supported and unsupported to provide adequate follow-up;

c) Established a mechanism for linking the CCPC with local leaders, local government, advisory councils and the private sector;

d) Disseminated the Rights of the Child, laws and plans on the Child protection at Community level;

e) Strengthened mechanisms for complaint, referral and monitoring of violence and sexual abuse of children;

f ) Vulnerable children in the community receive the support, care and protection of members of the community and beyond by facilitating the CCPC;

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g) Created a space where adults can listen and hear the voices of children and involve them in making decisions on the subject’s life;

h) Children receiving support from adults, in developing initiatives aimed at promoting their rights and strengthened protection mechanisms.

Main Actions of the Community Committee for Child Protection

The CCPC shall disclose to the entire community its functions, its areas of operation, the name of its coordinator, the name of its members, their routine (frequency, dates and locations of meetings). This information should be accessible to other community members (information flow within the committee and with institutions outside the community).

The main actions of CCPC may include:

a) The lifting of the number of children by organizing the information by age, gender, disability, parents alive or not, studying or not, if they have birth registration or not and identify the basic and urgent needs of children in the community, to mobilize assistance within and outside the community;

b) Prepare and update the map of the basic needs of the child;

c) Coordinate support to children with these initiatives and actors within and outside the Community (eg, INAS, NGOs, religious leaders, associations, committees of Risk Management, District Directorate of Services for Health, Women and Social Action, District Directorate of Services for Education, Youth and Technology, police, municipal councilors, etc.), including the legacy of parents, prevention of violence and violation of their rights, monitoring at school, involvement in leisure activities and sports;

d) Actively participate in all activities that the community develops in favour of the child;

e) Inform the community leader about the situation of children in the community;

Members of

Nhassacara OVC

Community

Committee in

Bárue district,

Mozambique

f ) Keep the community informed about the situation of children;

g) Coordinate with the Risk Management Committees of the key interventions to be developed at all stages of preparation and response to emergencies;

h) Request, in coordination with other agencies, training of members of the CPCC and other elements of the community on issues that promote children’s rights, care and support for vulnerable children, including children’s rights, HIV prevention, child protection, support psycho-social, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, conflict management, economic empowerment activities.

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The members of the CCPC can be divided into working groups that seek to ensure children’s access to basic social services provided in PACOV and other services relevant to your community:

(i) Health and Nutrition Education,

(ii) Protection and psychosocial support,

(iii) Strengthening economic and housing.

The members of these working groups may meet once a week.

These working groups may report their activities to the Management Group, every two weeks. The Management Group consists of:

(i) Chairman,

(ii) Vice President,

(iii) Secretary,

(iv) Head of Mobilization and Resource Management,

(v) Representatives of the Child.

The chiefs, the secretaries of the neighbourhoods, heads of the Locality other community leaders, chairmen of school councils, may be part of the CCPC, however, it is advisable not part of the Management Group.

The Management group will report their activities to the community leader once a month and members of the community (general meeting) in general, once in every three months. In general meetings may be elected new members of the CCPC, to replace those who have some inability to make a contribution (ie, those who changed residence).

Composition and Structure of the Community Committee for Child Protection

However, it is desirable to have a representation of the various groups comprising the community such as women and children (we suggest a minimum of 30% of children).

These children can be arranged in groups called Group of Children (GC). The chairman and vice chairman of the group can be part of the structure of management of the CCPC. The management group of children may have a structure similar to the SCCP. Members of the group of children may be divided into working groups, such as:

(i) Monitoring school performance and home visits; (ii) Recreational activities, (iii) Vocational Training.

All working groups seek to spread the message on the Rights of the Child, HIV prevention, prevention of violence and sexual abuse, safety complaint mechanisms for cases of violation of rights of the child, prevention of child trafficking.

In communities where there are children who are members of the children’s parliament, they should be involved in the activities of committees.

The number of members of the CCPC shall be stipulated by the community according to the number of children and the challenges identified. This can range from 15 to 30 and in accordance with the tasks and the extension of the community.


Children playing at a

Community based play-

ground in Dondo district,

Mozambique

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Brief Description of Activities of the Elements of the Structure Committee

Element / Workgroup

Main tasks suggested

Management Group

Coordinator (i) to convene and facilitate meetings between the CCPC;(ii) Represent the CCPC in the relevant institutions within and outside the community; (iii) Lead the process of planning the activities of the CCPC and monitor their implementation;(iv) Report the activities of the CCPC with the community leadership, community members in general and other relevant institutions; (v) Transmit and monitor alleged cases of violence and sexual abuse of minors

Deputy Coordinator

Assist the Coordinator in carrying out his/her functions and represent him/her during absences or lack of participation.

Health group and nutrition eduction

(SN)

Protection and psychosocial support

(PAPS) of Child

Economic strenth and housing (FH)

Group of Children(GC)

Co-ordinatorDeputy Co-ordinator

SecretaryResponsible Resources

SN GC PAPS FH

Group Leaders

Direct bene�cieries:Children, Families and Child Guardians


Secretary (i) collect and compile all the reports of working groups of the CCPC, (ii) have a database on vulnerable children in the community, organized and updated, (iii) Make reports of the CCPC Management group, (iv) prepare a training plan for members of the CCPC and coordinate the implementation of capacity building, (v) coordinate the implementation of cultural and sporting events at the community level.

Mobilization and Resource Management

(i) design and implement schemes of mutual help among members of the CCPC (ii) identification of economically sustainable activities for members of the CCPC. The results of these activities may be used to support the members themselves in crisis situations, (iii) Create a secure mechanism to keep the money that the CCPC can get with the sale of the farm products or the result of contributions from community members, (iv ) Coordinate the implementation of cultural and sporting events at the community level.

Representatives of Children

(i) Represent the GC, (ii) Report the activities, (iii) Report incidents of violence and sexual abuse of minors to be followed by the CCPC

Representative of the Working Groups

(i) represent the respective Working Groups, (ii) Report the activities

Group of Children (i) Represent the Group of Children, reporting situations that require adult intervention, (ii) Report the activities, (iii) Report incidents of violence and sexual abuse of minors to be followed by the CCPC (iv) promotion and dissemination children’s rights and safety mechanisms for reporting cases of violation of child rights, (v) Visiting services, (vi) give moral support to other children in difficult situations, (viii) organize and conduct leisure, recreation and other activities with the direct involvement of children.

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Brief Description of Activities of the Elements of the Structure Committee

Element / Workgroup

Main tasks suggested

Sub-Group Management

Coordinator (i) to convene and facilitate group meetings, (ii) represent the group within the management group of the CCPC and other relevant institutions within and outside the community, (iii) Lead the process of planning the group’s activities and monitor implementation

Deputy Coordinator

Assist the President in carrying out its functions and represent him during his absence or lack of participation.

Secretary (i) collect and compile all the reports of the Sub-working Group, (ii) have a database of vulnerable children who participate in various activities of the group organized and updated, (iii) compile reports of the meetings of the sub- management group, (iv) develop a training plan for members of the group and coordinate delivery of trainings;

Mobilization and Resource Management

(i) identify community members willing to train children in different sports, (ii) to mobilize material resources that facilitate the development of children’s initiatives.

Monitoring School and home visits

(I) planning and undertaking home visits to children, (ii) identify children of school age who are out of school and report to the members of the CCPC (iii) identify children or young people interested in giving explanation sessions for children with teaching low achievers, (iv) identify children low achievers and organize educational sessions to explain school subjects;

Child Protection and psychosocial support (Cont.)

(xiii) assist, monitor, listen, advise, laugh, support these children in personal hygiene and fit them into the groups of children in the community and school, (xiv) Organize rotational groups of home visits for these children, personal trainer and refer to the psychologist or persons responsible for serious cases and that the community can not solve, (xv) Encourage local practices of psycho-emotional support such as “Kussinghata” (xvi) to advise the families of the children to tell the truth about the death of their relatives, the child must attend the funeral ceremonies and know where his/her relatives rests (m) because it helps to overcome grief and face life with more responsibility;

Health and Nutrition Education

(i) identify sick children and adults who need support, (ii) Arrange home visits to sick people, giving advice to seek treatment at health facilities, (iii) advise the sick, their families and other community members to undertake the HIV testing, adhere to the EPI, sanitation, prevention of malaria, cholera and other diseases, (iv) conduct discussions on stigma and discrimination related to HIV / AIDS, malaria, cholera, malnutrition, sanitation, vaccination, ( v) Find whether the children and adult patients have access to drugs and take them according to prescription, (vi) facilitate the clinical care of children in the facility, (vii) to promote family and community farms, farming techniques conservation and to facilitate access to food for vulnerable children, (viii) To promote nutrition education for children and their family members, (ix) Identification of children with food shortages, coordinate the mobilization of food, coordinate and monitor its distribution.

Child Protection and psychosocial support

(i) Seek to the families the causes of school dropout children and possible ways to eliminate them, (ii) facilitate re-entry of children who quit school in coordination with the School Councils, (iii) identify and ensure that there is local craftsmen for vocational training, with the capacity to transmit basic knowledge to children, (iv) Prepare, with artisans identified, a training plan and monitor the implementation thereof, (v) at the group of children, coordinate delivery of sessions to explain to children with low educational performance, (vi) organize the care of children of different ages, including those under the age of five years - “Little Schools”. (Vii) to facilitate birth registration of children, (viii) facilitate the acquisition of poverty’s certificate, so that vulnerable children have access to services available in the state (education at secondary level, and Health), (ix) monitoring and report cases of expropriation of assets of vulnerable children, violence, sexual abuse and trafficking; (x) Encourage community members and children to develop books and memory boxes, (xi) Protect children from the loss of inheritance, (xii) Identifying children with psycho-emotional problems such as isolation, urinating in bed during sleep (enuresis), poor appetite, constant crying, poor school performance, etc.


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When there is a community committee with any purpose:

a) Awareness of community members on Child Rights and Child Protection and the role and management of CCPC.

b) Meet with community members to ensure representation of different segments of the community including community leaders, chiefs, church pastors, leaders of neighborhood and town, traditional healers, women, children, disabled, elderly, members of parents and teachers association (School Council), local merchants and propose its creation;

c) Conduct a community meeting to raise awareness and selection of volunteer members of the community, to form the Committee;

d) Meet with the elected members to set up working groups and drafting the business plan, quarterly. Choice heads of working groups.

e) Train members of the CCPC in the organization and technical aspects of work defined in the content of training priorities, including child rights and child protection. This training will be provided in the business plan, made in the previous paragraph.

f ) The above steps are applied in the constitution of the Group of Children.

Establishment of the Community Committee for Child Protection

Recreational activities (cultural and sports);

(i) identify children interested in participating in various recreational activities and facilitate the formation of sports teams and cultural groups (theater, singing, dancing, reciting poems, community newspaper), (ii) organize recreational events among children in the community and in neighboring communities;

Vocational Training

(i) identify children interested in participating in vocational training or pre-professional in different fields and facilitate the formation of learning groups (embroidery, production of envelopes, folders, postcards, earrings), (ii) prioritize the children with skills that are who would like to teach other children, (iii) Prioritize the areas of vocational training taking into account the existing resources in the local market and for product placement, (iv) monitor the activities of vocational training taking place in the community.

All working groups Dissemination of messages on: (i) Rights of the Child, (ii) Prevention of HIV, early marriage, unwanted pregnancy, (iii) prevention against violence and sexual abuse, (iv) safety mechanisms for complaint for cases of violation of rights Child (v) prevention against trafficking in children.

Profile of members of the Community Committee for Child Protection

Community members define the criteria for members of the CCPC. These may include:

a) People who do not abuse their children in their family and community;

b) Volunteers, chosen from among the members of the sub-committees;

c) Persons with recognized merit, with capacity to store confidential information;

d) Persons responsible, sensitive to the situation of children and interested in working for the rights of these;

e) People who enjoy respect in the community;

f ) Dynamic, creative, motivated, pro-active;

g) People must be permanent residents in the community;


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Summary of general steps in the establishment of the Community Committee for Child Protection

Activities Content

Contact community leaders

Awareness on Child Rights and Child protection, the role and management of CCPC.

Convening of meet-ing with community members

Awareness on Child Rights and Child protection, the role and function of CCPC, the member profile. May be invited to a maximum of 30 persons representing different segments of the Community, including pastors of churches, traditional healers, women, children, disabled, elderly, members of school councils, local traders.

Identify volunteers After the explanation of the member´s profile and clarification of expectations, the volunteers are listed.

Select the members (election)

Selection of members that should be part of the CCPC community

Set the task of each working group

Definition of the tasks of the members of the CCPC including periodicity of meetings, locations, dates, frequency of participants. Members of the CCPC can agree on a set of rules that can observe during performance of their duties (Code of Conduct).

Plan activities Definition of the activities for the first three months. This plan may include training for members of the CCPC

Train members of the CCPC

It is training in Children's Rights, Child Protection, how to communicate with children, psychosocial support, community mobilization, conflict management, prevention of HIV.

Disclosure of the reference system for protecting children in the community

Disclosure of names of members of the CCPC can be contacted for various topics related to children in the community through meetings;

Create a support base Contacts with structures that can support the development of activities within and outside the Community. Where applicable, prepare a Memorandum of Understanding for the operation and coordination

Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring the implementation of the plan of the CCPC; Quarterly Review of plan

Establishment of the Community Committees for Child Protection

When there is a Community committee with any purpose:

a) Meet with the leadership of the local Community Committee to understand the objectives, composition and main functions;

b) Sensitize members of the Community Committee on Child Rights and Child Protection;

c) Make an assessment of the activities of the local Community Committee with potential for development of activities related to Child Protection. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a sub-working group on Child Protection;

d) If agreed with the creation of sub-working group on Child Protection, the steps suggested in 6.1 may be followed.

When there is a community structure that works in the area of a Child

In some communities there are groups or community structures working in the area of the child. In such situations we suggest the following steps:

a) Meet with the leadership of this community structure, to understand the objectives, composition and main functions;

b) Create awareness among members of the Community Committee on Child Rights and Child Protection;

c) Make an assessment of the activities of the community structure with potential for development of activities related to Child Protection;

d) To sensitize members of the community structure on Child Rights and Child Protection;

e) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of creating sub-groups suggested in 6.1. In this case, remains the composition of the leadership structure by creating working groups to develop activities that are not being developed. This allows one to value the initiatives already being undertaken for children in communities;

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Communication and Coordination outside the Community:

a) Share information and experiences with the District Coordination Nuclei for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NDCCOV), where exists, in the area of Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, learn from others’ experiences and receive information on laws and policies in the area of Child. The members of the CCPC may be members of NDCCOV. The NDCCOV is coordinated by the SDSMAS through the Sector of Women and Social Action. In cases of conflict between members of the CCPC and community leaders, the Locality or local administrative post chief with the support of SDSMAS can make the mediation;

b) Coordinate with the SDSMAS, so that children have access to social services, for example, through direct social support provided by INAS;

c) Coordinate with the local Registry of Registries and Notarial Services and Civil Identification, for facilitating access for vulnerable children to birth registration and civil identity documents;

d) Coordinate with the Office for Assistance to Women and Children Victims of Domestic Violence, for reporting and referring cases of violence and child abuse;

e) coordinate with the Secretariat of the locality, district or municipality to obtain a certificate of poverty for vulnerable children, to facilitate access to state services;

f ) Coordinate with the SDEJT for prioritization of vulnerable children in opportunities for access to secondary schools internship Centers;

g) Coordinate with the NGOs providing services / support in your community in the area of the Child.

h) Coordinate with other CCPC, to exchange experiences and information related to their activities.

Co-ordination and Communication Strategy of the Community Committee for Child Protection

Communication and Coordination outside the Community:

a) Meetings with the community leader once a month to share information on activities;

b) General Meetings with community members every three months to share information about its activities. At these meetings may be elected new members in cases where a member is unable (e.g. due to moving house, illness);

c) Coordination with the School Board members for the integration of school-age children identified in community and school support thereof;

d) Coordination with members of the Council of Community Leaders in Health (where available) to improve access for vulnerable children to health education, medical care and medicines;

e) coordination with members of Community Policing and Community Court, to allow access to the protection of vulnerable children against all forms of violence and abuse, including the expropriation of property;

f ) Coordinate with the Advisory Council members within their locality, to allow that the issues related to rights and protection of children are reflected in the agenda of Consultative Councils.

Co-ordination and Communication Strategy of the Community Committee for Child Protection

The communication and coordination of the CCPC is important for achieving the objectives of its creation. The members of the CCPC can decide the best strategy for coordination and communication.

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The motivation of the members of the CCPC is an important element for sustainability. The sustainability of the actions or programs is one of the strategic principles of Social Action in Mozambique (MMAS, 2008).

Motivation and Sustainability

Each CCPC will identify the main actions that will develop, for the motivation of its members and the sustainability of the work of the CCPC.

These actions should address the motivation’s factors at individual and community levels (Michaud-Létourneau, 2008). The individual-level factors may include: 1) Opportunity for personal development through skills, 2) Positive changes in the community as a result of their activities, 3) Personal satisfaction, 4) Prestige and social status, 5) Willingness to help others. The community-level factors may include: (i) contribution in the development of their community, (ii) contribute to the union in the community.

The following actions may contribute to the motivation of members of the CCPC: (i) have volunteered to be part hereof, (ii) have been selected by voting of community members, (iii) planning of activities that allow them to not spend long in the activities of the CCPC. They should have enough time to accomplish the tasks of their own families, (iv) holding meetings with the community leader and community members, where the work is recognized in public, (v) organize trainings that meet what they want to learn, (vi) Encourage the creation of saving groups “xitique” between members of the CCPC (vii) Training in small business management, project management.

Some may open CCPC collective farms or undertake other activities that allow the creation of a fund in which a portion will be used to help members in the event of situations that warrant (illness, death, etc.).

Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Once formed the CCPC, this may develop a plan for three months. This plan may be reviewed at end of this period and draw up the plan of three months, incorporating lessons learned during the implementation of the above. Community leader and other actors within and outside the community may be invited at this meeting.

The general meetings with members of the community may be an opportunity for members of the CCPC to hear the feelings in relation to activities that were developed.

The working groups will have their quarterly plans; however, they will meet monthly to assess the implementation of its business plan. The management group will participate in these meetings monthly.

For sharing of information with other institutions, it is suggested the use of SDSMAS´s forms for recording data of beneficiaries, services and care provided in the CCPC.

The processes of evaluation and reflection on the operation of the CCPC should include community members.

Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Each CCPC may adopt its system of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning which could include the following:

Children playing at a playground built using local materials in Gaza province, Mozambique

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