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Liberia Child Protection Sub-Cluster Liberia Child Protection Sub-Cluster meeting minutes Date: February 9, 2015 at 3.00PM Venue: EOC Introduction: The Child Protection Sub-Cluster Meeting aims at providing technical and strategic direction for the EVD child protection response and a platform where child protection agencies can share information and coordinate intervention to maximize resources for effective and efficient results. Agenda 1. Opening Prayer 2. Welcome Opening Remarks and Introduction 3. Review of Action Points from previous meeting a. Small working group presentation on Definition of Vulnerability category for children 4. Update on Child Protection IMS 5. Partner updates 6. AOB 7. Closing and Adjournment Meeting Administration Chair: MOH/SW Co- Chair: MGCSP Secretariat: Save the Children Meeting Notes Agenda Item:
1. Opening Prayer 2. Welcome Opening Remarks and Introduction
New Action Points: Responsible person and deadlines (See attendance attached)
3. Review of Action Points from Previous Meeting Review existing PSS minimum standard(s) => Action Point is pending; Dr. Cooper was out of office
Feedback to the CPSC on review of PSS minimum standard(s) Dr. Cooper, Feb. 16, 2015
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Liberia Child Protection Sub-Cluster Small working group presentation on Definition of Vulnerability category for children => Action Point achieved; The draft definition was presented (see below) Identification of Priority activities and roll out of the activities => Action Point is pending
Working group to meet to identify areas of priority Stener, Feb. 12, 2015
Submission of CPN members Work Plans => Action Point is pending
Submit/ share work plan with the MoGCSP All CPN members, Feb. 13, 2015
Revision of Existing schools brochure from MOE => Action Point is pending; Education partners were pre-occupied with activities in other counties
Liaise with MOE to review existing brochure Chalyn, Feb. 16, 2015
Small working group presentation Vulnerability category for children
Circulate draft document on the definition of vulnerability category for children Small Working Group (led by Action AID), Feb. 9, 2015
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The presentation highlighted the different vulnerability categories of children including Ebola and non-Ebola related cases. The working group emphasized that the draft contains suggestions from the group and that feedback is welcome especially from the field before the next meeting. The document can be downloaded here: http://goo.gl/7VXcmH Comments can be submitted in the Child Protection SubCluster Google Group: http://goo.gl/KpCf9b Discussion points : 1. The definition should look beyond the current context, prioritize harmonization across all organizations/sectors members and comply with legal national documents like the Liberian Children Law 2. The agreement on definition is a very important part of coordination 3. The term legal guardian needs to be clarified 4. Update on Child Protection IMS Finalization of comments on the Tracking tools for the Interagency IMS. Comments on forms have been accounted for, but there are some technical concerns that still need to be addressed. There have been some technical meetings with UNICEF and the MoGCSP to expand the database so that it accommodates all issues under the MoGCSP mandate (ie. GBV). The idea is to have the CP IMS feed into a more comprehensive database in the future. UNICEF is discussing to hire a consultant to move the process forward.
Data encoding for children registered on Ebola emergency template to be built into CP IMS Jonathan and Dominik, Feb. 12, 2015
Data encoder training planned for next week.
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Liberia Child Protection Sub-Cluster Discussion points : Child Protection Sub-Cluster partners emphasized the urgency and work already done to establish a Child Protection database. 5. Partner updates MoGCSP Updates Currently verifying orphans and survivals (children) listing for services (educational, etc) Challenge Some of the children have relocated and reaching them is challenging Upcoming activities/Plan Verification of orphans/survivals (children) listing is planned for Margibi UNICEF Updates Working with the Liberian government and partners to rent 12 vehicles for use by Social workers in 12 counties (excluding Maryland, Gbarpolu and Rivergee) to facilitate data collection for children (MOU initially covers 3 months). Additional 3 vehicles will be rented to cover the other 3 counties. 1 day PSS training was held for 75 teachers in Montserrado Challenges No clear picture of the who is doing what and where, especially in cash transfers Upcoming activities/plan Sharing of PSS strategy on Child Protection for children Signing of MOU for the upscaling of Phase II response for children Cash transfer funded by World Bank and targeting 8500 EVD affected and labour constrained poor households in eight counties expected to start in March Child Fund Updates Intervention is currently shifting from facility to community based SMS based child monitoring platform (community links) finalized Challenges
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Liberia Child Protection Sub-Cluster Mapping exercises to know where CWCs are active and inactive (Montserrado, Margibi, Bomi, Bong, and Nimba) Upcoming activities/Plan Launch of community links (March) Stakeholders workshop on the community link mobile SMS (March) PSS training for community volunteers in Bomi and Nimba Plan Liberia Updates Conducted Psychosocial Care and support activities for 192 (91 boys, 101 girls) traumatized children in Lofa County Work at a Transit Home in Barkedu, Quandu gboni District in Lofa County is at 98% completion 109 survivals have been provided food and non food items in 7 communities in Lofa Challenges Parents labelling their children as orphans because they need benefits Upcoming activities/Plan Formally open the transit home to enrol orphans with serious Child Protection concern for care Begin the distribution of food and non-food items to tobe foster families Continue verification exercises for additional 33 foster families in Lofa IRC Updates 800 women have been hired to help community mobilizers with Ebola related awareness 15 Ebola Survivals have been trained to engage in awareness activities Working with the Ministry of Education to roll out protocol on the reopening of schools Upcoming activities/Plan IRC will be providing 500 Ebola buckets in 5 project communities 6. AOB Child Protection Sub-Cluster members were reminded to scale up their intervention till the fight against Ebola is over 7. Closing and Adjournment The next Child Protection Sub-Cluster meeting will be held February 16, 2015 at the EOC. Page 4
Liberia Child Protection Sub-Cluster Attendance List Organization
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number 1
Action Aid International Liberia
Lakshmi
Moore
[email protected]
777535011
AU-ASEOWA
Christian
Tadele
[email protected]
886033493
AU-ASEOWA
Atinuka Adijat
Ogundara
[email protected]
880195342
Dominik
Koeppl
[email protected]
770267952
Stener
Vogt
[email protected]
770267938
Childfund
Rashid
Bangurah
[email protected]
886833888
ICRC
Fatima
Eljack
[email protected]
777556599
IRC
Geoffrey
Kirenga
[email protected]
880802989
IRC
John
Zayzay
[email protected]
776794058
LRRRC/OCHA
Claudia
Cephas
[email protected]
555921595
MIA/National Disaster Relief
Cecilia
Gould
[email protected]
886513520
MoGD
Charlyn
DavisWozie
[email protected]
886377195
MOH/SW
Victoria
Zaway
[email protected]
886243234
Orphanage/NHAA
Trokon
Dennis
[email protected]
775997152
Plan Liberia
Jesca
Driciru
[email protected]
770009028
Save the Children
Kim
Browers
[email protected]
880906819
Save the Children
Sam
Mensah
[email protected]
886546840
776279642
Save the Children
Jonathan
Timothy
[email protected]
886921648
777217600
SEARCH
Emmanuel
Wahn
[email protected]
886450890
777301983
Street Child
John
Bull
[email protected]
888355659
THINK
Tenezee
Paye
[email protected]
886882433
THINK
Rosana
Schaack
[email protected]
886558492
UNICEF
Miatta
Clark
[email protected]
770267653
UNICEF
Karin
Heissler
[email protected]
770267928
UNICEF
Elizabeth
Drevlow
[email protected]
UNMEER
Kariuki
Keziah
[email protected]
770301618
USAid
Jonathan
Kennedy
[email protected]
776010938
USAID
Angela
Sherbenou
[email protected]
077 509 1314
WAVAP
Dismas
Cupson
[email protected]
775210361
Child Protection Sub-Cluster Child Protection Sub-Cluster
Phone Number2
776760115
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