Nigeria 2017 Appealing Agency Project Title Project Code Sector/Cluster Refugee project COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE - COOPI (COOPI) Child protection case management intervention for children at risk, including UASCs, in Borno state NGA-17/P-HR-RL/102290 Protection No Objectives 1. Improve access to well-coordinated child protection services and psychosocial support activities for girls and boys impacted by the conflict, children at risk and survivors. 2. Unaccompanied and separated children, and other children with protection concerns are assessed and receive holistic support through case management Beneficiaries Total: 3,800 children at risk, including UASCs, registered (up to 1000), case management for up to 500 children at risk, up to 200 UASCs, 15 social workers from MWASD in Borno and approximately 1500-2000 care givers and community members directly and indirectly Female: 850 Male: 850 Children (under 18): 1,700 IDPs: 1,900 Host communities: 1,900 Implementing Partners NA Project Duration Jan 2017 - Aug 2017 Current Funds Requested $380,196 Location Priority / Category Gender Marker Code Contact Details NOT SPECIFIED High 2a - The project is designed to contribute significantly to gender equality Rasha Al Jundi, hom.nigeria@coopi.org, +2347089219999 Cash transfer programming Is any part of this project cash based intervention (including vouchers)? Conditionality: Restrictions: No Estimated percentage of project requirements to be used for cash/vouchers: 0 Needs Page 1 of 5
According to the revised Humanitarian Response plan for 2016, almost 2 million people are internally displaced and some 156,000 have sought refuge across international borders in the Lake Chad Basin. It is estimated that 90 per cent of the IDPs in the north-eastern states are living with host communities while the remainder live in makeshift shelters in overcrowded camps. Both the displaced and their hosts require support to meet food, health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation and protection needs. Around 1.1 million internally displaced children urgently require protection services. One million children are in need of emergency education. Insecurity and escalating staple food prices have substantially restricted food access for most households. According the sector s latest note on protection (July 2016), children have witnessed or experienced violence and displacement.77% of children at risk report to have had one or both of their parents killed in the conflict (UNHCR Vulnerability Screening Round II). These experiences, coupled with continuing uncertainty and risks of violence, has had an acute impact of the psychological wellbeing of children. It is estimated that there are 20,000 unaccompanied and separated children across the most affected North East States Children were also used by Civilian Joint Task Force and vigilante groups. Failure to effectively reintegrate boys who were associated with armed groups and provide them opportunities for education and livelihoods, will lead to their disenfranchisement, exacerbate their levels of poverty and risk criminality and future radicalization. The Child Protection sub-sector objectives for 2017 are: 3. Improve access to well-coordinated child protection services and psychosocial support activities for girls and boys impacted by the conflict, children at risk and survivors. 4. Unaccompanied and separated children, and other children with protection concerns are assessed and receive holistic support through case management. 5. Effective, monitoring, prevention and response to grave violations of children s rights, with a focus on reintegration of children (girls and boys) associated with armed groups. Within this context and in line with the first two objectives for the sub-sector, the proposed intervention aims to build on COOPI s ongoing experience in Yobe state in providing integrated case management services to children at risk, including unaccompanied and separated children. As part of its organizational plan to scale up humanitarian operations and to include Borno state, the proposed project of eight months focuses on locations where protection actors are very limited and where child protection services remain inadequate; namely in Bolori II (MMC), in addition to Benisheikh and Ngamdu villages of Kaga LGA. The proposal is based on recently completed multi-sectoral rapid assessments done by COOPI in the target locations (October 2016). The objectives of this Programme Cooperation Agreement are in line with the Child Protection plans of the NCO and contribute to the current UNICEF Nigeria Country Programme (2014-2017) child protection outcome 6, and COOPI Child Protection policy. Activities or outputs Page 2 of 5
Activity 1: Identify and register of children at risk, including unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAG).? Identify and register and needs assessment by COOPI through a team of 20 case workers ((10 case workers per location) who are led by a team leader (two team leaders) in each target location. Activity 2: Deliver case management services to registered children s cases in need of such services, including specialized mental health and psychosocial support services and household follow-up visits.? Develop the individual case plan and advice to care-givers based on child protection principles and best-interest of the child;? Identify suitable alternative care options for UASCs (foster families)? Provide specialized mental health and psychosocial support services to cases that require such services. Provide MHPSS services for each case for up to three months.? Provide group MHPSS services in with children and their caregivers through community events and recreational activities? Conduct referrals of cases to available partners as per need: nutrition and primary healthcare services provided by MSF run clinics; COOPI FS team; family tracing links restoring and reunification in partnership with ICRC and UNICEF;? Provide children s kits composed of individual hygiene items, clothes and other NFIs as support to caregivers and HHs hosting UASCs Activity 3: Map actors and services responding to the needs of identified and registered children at risk and establishing referral pathways with health, nutrition, shelter, education and other services available in the target location? Produce a map of the area with the available services for children at risk? Conduct advocacy roundtables with governmental and nongovernmental actors to enhance outreach of child centered services such as education, health/nutrition, safe spaces, psychosocial support Activity 4: Train of up to 15 government social workers (Ministry of Women s Affairs and Social Development) on case management and child protection.? Conduct training for 15 social workers from the MWASD of Borno state on child protection and case management? Provide laptops and IT equipment to governmental focal point to set up the CPIMS at the MWASD? Handover open case management cases to trained social workers during the last two months of the project duration for follow-up on the case plan? Conduct monthly meetings with trained government case workers to discuss open cases and handover cases regularly? Conduct monthly monitoring visits with trained social workers from government to support them in follow-up visits and planning for open cases Activity 5: Mobilize and sensitize the community around child protection, mental health and formulation of Child Protection Committees at the community level? Form two community based CPCs (one in Ngamdu and one in Benisheikh) of 20 members each (50% men and 50% women) and provide them with the basic child protection training? Provide training for CPCs on psychological first aid (PFA) to empower them to respond to MHPSS among children and caregivers in their communities? Conduct bi-monthly meetings with the CPCs to discuss children s needs in the areas, advocacy messages to the government and non-governmental actors in the areas; to evaluate type and quality of services provided to children who are enrolled in the case management system and to discuss any interventions and referrals made by the committees to services or to COOPI.? Hold community based events on a quarterly basis to pass messages on children s rights and child protection Indicators and targets Page 3 of 5
Output Indicators and targets: Outputs: Output 1: Children at risk including UASCs are identified and registered) Output 2: Children at risk including UASCs received specialized case management services and referrals to appropriate and available services in the target areas Output 3: Child centered services are mapped and advocacy for additional services is done through governmental and nongovernmental channels Output 4: Government social workers are trained and coached on case management and provided with tools for CPIMS to be set up on government premises Output 5: CPCs formed and trained on PFA and CP and involved in project monitoring and referral of cases. Communities are sensitized on CP and child rights issues Indicator 1: # of children identified and registered Target 1: up to 1000 children at risk registered Indicator 2: # of children receiving specialized case management services # of children referred to FTR and other specific services # of follow-up home visits # of UASCs successfully placed in alternative care (foster families) Targets 2:? up to 500 children at risk? up to 200 UASCs placed in alternative care (foster families)? 500 children s kits Indicator 3: # of roundtables held with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders Targets 3:? One mapping meeting completed? One map of services in locations produced? Four advocacy roundtables held Indicator 4: # of social workers from MWASD trained # of meetings held with government social workers # of joint field visits conducted with government social workers Targets 4:? Up to 15 social workers from MWASD trained on CP and case management? Up to 4 joint field coaching visits are conducted with trained social workers in target areas? Up to 6 monthly meetings are held with government social workers to handover open files for follow-up from government side Indicators 5: # of CPCs formed in the target areas # of CPC meetings held # of trainings for CPCs completed # of community events held Targets 5:? Two CPCs of 10 members each formed in the target locations? Up to 12 meetings with CPCs held? Two trainings held with CPCs? Up to four community events held Page 4 of 5
Cooperazione Internazionale - COOPI(COOPI) Original BUDGET items $ Activity 1: Identify and register of children at risk, including unaccompanied and separated childre 139,665 Activity 2: Deliver case management services to registered children s cases in need of such services 57,341 Activity 3: Map actors and services responding to the needs of identified and registered children at 1,092 Activity 4: Train of up to 15 government social workers (Ministry of Women s Affairs and Social Deve 3,233 Activity 5: Mobilize and sensitize the community around child protection, mental health and formulat 13,434 Logistics, running Costs and cost shared HR 137,268 8% PSC 28,163 Total 380,196 Cooperazione Internazionale - COOPI(COOPI) Current BUDGET items Activity 1: Identify and register of children at risk, including unaccompanied and separated childre Activity 2: Deliver case management services to registered children s cases in need of such services Activity 3: Map actors and services responding to the needs of identified and registered children at Activity 4: Train of up to 15 government social workers (Ministry of Women s Affairs and Social Deve Activity 5: Mobilize and sensitize the community around child protection, mental health and formulat $ 139,665 57,341 1,092 3,233 13,434 Logistics, running Costs and cost shared HR 137,268 8% PSC 28,163 Total 380,196 Page 5 of 5