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Child Protection
Beneficiaries
18,638 children and adults
Child Protection is a major cross-cutting theme for WVIN and
works to promote systems and practices that contribute to
children being better protected. It also ensures that WVIN staff,
and the staff of NGO partners, have the ability to manage child
protection issues. WVIN integrates child protection into the design
and implementation of ADP projects and will work to support the
Nepal government in implementing their child protection policy.
The Child Protection unit was introduced at WVIN in FY 2011.
Since then, work has been undertaken in the following areas:
Improving Child Protection Project
Funded by WV Hong Kong, the Improving Child Protection Project
has been implemented in Kathmandu ADP. The project started
with the aim of protecting children in Nepal from exploitation,
abuse, violence and neglect, and ensuring that instances of such
maltreatment are more effectively dealt with. Working closely
with the District Child Welfare Board (DCWB), Kathmandu ADP
was able to form seven Village Child Protection Committees.
Various trainings have been conducted to strengthen the local
child protection systems. The project works both at the national
and district levels. The national-level advocacy work promotes
policies and systems that will be relevant to Nepal. The work
in Kathmandu ADP will provide experience of how to build
effective systems in an urban centre, which can then be replicated
in other ADPs. With the aim of strengthening the Central Child
Welfare Board (CCWB) in its role of co-ordination, monitoring
and reporting, and recognising that CCWB cannot work alone
on issues of child protection, the project supports better coordination
between the various stakeholders at national level,
and better reporting and monitoring between the CCWB and
its DCWBs.
Community-Based Child Protection
(CBCP) System
To strengthen the Community-Based Child Protection (CBCP)
System, since FY 2011 the Child Protection Project has been
implemented in four ADPs; Morang, Sunsari, Udayapur East and
Kathmandu and from FY 2013 a new project will start in Doti
West ADP. Following the implementation of these projects,
WVIN has been able to reach the objective of its child protection
strategy which prioritises the strengthening of community
systems. The project is being funded in Morang district by WV
Korea and in Sunsari and Udayapur districts by WV UK through
DFID’s Programme Partnership Agreement.
After the implementation of the project in 24 VDCs and 4
municipalities in Kathmandu, at the community level, 156 Village
Child Protection and Promotion Committees (VCPPC) have been
formed and are now functioning. Various trainings were conducted
to enhance the capacity of the VCPPC members. Training in
strengthening the Child Protection system was given to 56 police
officers and 50 health personnel in four ADPs. 2,267 children in the
community received training on life skills and child resilience, which
has enhanced their understanding of child protection.
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