“Using this approach, we can compare country reforms and progress with an eye towards strategic cooperation.”

Mariana Ianachevici

ChildPact President

ChildPact Leaders

Child Protection Index

Measures each country’s level of development and performance on child protection

Results are comparable across the region

Why a Child Protection Index?

Provide evidence-based approach to policy debatesBring together various actors, sectors and agendas

Identify needs and gaps in our efforts

Encourage new efforts in data collection

Provide a platform to regionally learn from each other

Progress Towards the CPI

Doing our Homework: what has been done in the past by others and how can we learn from that?

Developing the Index Framework: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child + Systems Approach for Child Protection

Developing the Indicators: a matrix approach

Consultation & Refinement of Indicators: external and internal support

Piloting the Index: Romania as our test case

UNCRC Articles in the CPI 9 – Separation from parents19 – Child’s right to protection from all forms of

violence20 – Children deprived of their family environment21 – Adoption23 – Rights of children with disabilities25 – Periodic review of treatment32 – Child labour33 – Children and drug abuse34 – Sexual exploitation of children35 – Prevention of abduction, sale and trafficking36 – Protection from other forms of exploitation38 – Protection of children affected by armed conflict39 – Rehabilitation of child victims

UNCRC Implementation Checklist

Rate of children aged 0-2 in residential care

% disabled children in foster care

Rate of domestic adoptions

Ratio of qualified social workers

Social protection expenditure as percentage of GDP

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Quantitative Indicators

The Child Protection System's Components

POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

SERVICES, PROCESSES, MECHANISMS

CAPACITY

ACCOUNTABILITY

COORDINATION

IndexMatrix

Art 9 - Separation from ParentsPolicy Services Capacities Accountability Coordination

Does the legal & regulatory framework state that child-family separation is a measure of last resort and taken only if necessary to protect the best interests of the child?

Do parents have access to counselling and other support services?

Does the state provide or sponsor counseling and support services that are staffed to meet the demand, according to quality standards?

Are complaint mechanisms in place and accessible for parents that relate to the services provided?

Do competent authorities (social services, justice, health and education) coordinate services and processes in situations that require intervention, investigation and follow-up?

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Over 500 INDICATORS

Internal & External Review

The ChildPact members in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo*, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia

World Vision child protection experts

Other international experts from UNICEF, Save the Children, CBS-CPU and academia

9 CPI Piloting Countries

GEORGIA

ROMANIA

MOLDOVA

BULGARIA

SERBIABOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA

KOSOVO*ALBANIA

ARMENIA

Main CP System

Total Implem Gap Policy Services Capacity Account Coordin

Art 9.1 0,423 0,337 0,432 0,769 0,5 0,286 0,188 0,375Art 9.2 0,75 0,625 0,375 1 0,5  0,75 Art 9.3 0,533 0,458 0,375 0,833 0,667 0,5 0,5 0,167Art 19 0,488 0,411 0,382 0,794 0,5 0,375 0,271 0,5Art 20.1 0,498 0,429 0,345 0,773 0,554 0,308 0,354 0,5Art 20.2 0,48 0,506 -0,131 0,375 0,75 0,625 0,15 0,5Art 21 0,482 0,441 0,202 0,643 0,613 0,125 0,361 0,667Art 23 0,5 0,406 0,469 0,875 0,363 0,4 0,361 0,5Art 32 0,556 0,476 0,402 0,878 0,667 0,333 0,404 0,5Art 33 0,52 0,473 0,235 0,708 0,5 0,5 0,643 0,25Art 34 0,478 0,392 0,43 0,822 0,342 0,5 0,327 0,4Art 35 0,606 0,568 0,192 0,76 0,9 0,25 0,321 0,8Art 36 0,483 0,409 0,368 0,778 0,438 0,375 0,325 0,5Art 38 0,667 0,5 0,5 1  0 1 Subtotal Main 0,533 0,459 0,327 0,786 0,561 0,352 0,425 0,472

General 0,543              

Social work 0,6              

Outcome/

Output0,355              

0,527

CPI Results

“Good data visualisation comes from the successful marriage of design/pictures and data.

Outcome & Output (quantitative data)

Governance Environment

CPI Main Frame (UNCRC articles)

SERVICES

CAPACITY

ACCOUNTABILITYCOORDINATION

The CPI Main Frame SystemComponents Comparison

POLICY

Policy – Implementation = Gap

Social Work

Overall Country Score

CROSS REGIONAL COMPARISON

CPI LaunchMoldova & Georgia

Next Steps

KOSOVO*

BOSNIA andHERZEGOVINA

ALBANIA

ARMENIA

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