Child Protection Manual for intervention in humanitarian crisis

In 2005, the Tsunami killed 300.000 persons, leaving thousands of children displaced or orphaned. Two years earlier the open warfare in Darfur left some 1.5 million people displaced. In the Middle-East, be it Lebanon, Palestine or Israel, the effects of the war are devastating on children.

In situations of humanitarian crisis, including natural or man made disasters, adults and children need to be provided with basic care such as food, water, shelter and health measures. While the humanitarian community knows how to meet basic survival needs1, modest attention is devoted to ongoing protection and psychosocial support of children.

Through a comprehensive and practical assessment of existing interventions, the Manual aims to:
1. present the Tdh vision and develop a common language with regard to child protection
2. facilitate programming of child protection projects, through the provision of practical modules.

The Manual is divided into three sections. The first section sets the theoretical framework for protection. The second section focuses on the teams intervening in the field. Who should be operating at field level? What precautions must be taken? Finally, based on a strong demand from the field, the third section is made up of practical modules providing tools that can be used when implementing a child protection project.