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CHILDREN AT RISK GUIDELINES<br />

PRINCIPLE 3 WORKING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS<br />

■ At what level(s) does the programme work <strong>and</strong> how does it<br />

consider other levels?<br />

• Individual • Peer<br />

• <strong>Family</strong> • Organisational/Institutional • Community<br />

• National • Policy/Political • Spiritual<br />

PRINCIPLE 4 IDENTIFYING NEEDS AND<br />

PRIORITIES<br />

■ How are children’s (<strong>and</strong> parents’) needs identified? How<br />

have children <strong>and</strong> parents been listened to <strong>and</strong> involved?<br />

■ Is there an underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the distribution of resources<br />

(money, education, food, work etc) within the household<br />

<strong>and</strong> its effect on family dynamics? Are children involved in researching this<br />

information?<br />

■ What experience <strong>and</strong> training do the staff have in communicating with children<br />

<strong>and</strong> their families, <strong>and</strong> facilitating children’s participation <strong>and</strong> that of their parents?<br />

■ How does the programme try to meet the spiritual, physical, mental, emotional <strong>and</strong><br />

social aspects of the child’s development (including educational <strong>and</strong> vocational<br />

aspects)?<br />

PRINCIPLE 5 CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION<br />

■ How does the programme take into account children’s,<br />

parents’ <strong>and</strong> caregivers’ abilities as well as needs?<br />

• Ability rather than disability or inability<br />

• Resilience to change <strong>and</strong> trauma as well as vulnerability<br />

• No prejudice based on gender, age, parentage, birth<br />

order, ethnicity, caste or social class, religious background, or disability.<br />

■ How do the adults listen to <strong>and</strong> collaborate with children, according to their age<br />

<strong>and</strong> ability, individually <strong>and</strong> collectively, in things that affect them?<br />

VOLUME 1: CHILDREN AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN<br />

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