Goal

Ensure that highly vulnerable children received batter care and support services and their needs and rights are met.

Specific Objectives

To facilitate and place 2250 HVCs to family and community based alternative care and support service
To establish a ‘Highly Vulnerable Children’s’ Fund’ for sustainable care and support intervention using Public-Private Partnership framework. 
To enhance intra-regional collaboration targeting mitigation of child abandonments and trafficking.

Main Activities

Establish ‘Highly Vulnerable Children’s’ Fund’ using Public-Private Partnership framework
Conduct community awareness and knowledge on alternative community based child care options
Conduct volunteer alternative care provider families documentation and child placement
Provide necessary placement package and family support
Organize intra-regional discussion forums and collaboration in reducing child trafficking

Goal

To promote capacitated and responsive local community structures for sustainable child protection care and support interventions

Specific Objectives

Provide capacity building support for 27 community based organizations so as to strengthen quality child care and support service provision.
To enhance community awareness and knowledge on alternative community based child care options and participation in addressing the protection, care and support needs of vulnerable children.

Main Activities

Training for 54 CBO leaders on governance and local resource mobilization
Developing child protection policy for 27 CBOs
Develop HVC data base system
Training on documentation and data management for CBO leaders
Provision of computers and printers
Undertake CBO capacity gap assessment

Goal

Provide equal educational opportunity to all out of school boys and girls

Specific Objectives

To create access to basic and quality non formal education to all disadvantaged youth and children in PAD's intervention localities.To promote children's participation particularly girls and children with special needs in education.

Main Activities

Construct 4 ECCE centers
Provision of teaching-learning inputs such as furniture, equipment and different game materials
Organize and train 40 ECCE and non-formal education facilitators
Conduct community sensitization and public education on the importance of early childhood education
Establish and train 4 Parent-Teacher Associations to oversee and manage the project activities

Goal

Promote the participation of HVCs (orphans, girls, CWDs and children with learning difficulties) in education and recreational services

Specific Objectives

Enable HVCs regularly attend school by providing them with necessary school materials
Protect HVCs from any kind of discriminatory practices and abuses
Provide community based rehabilitation service for CWDs
Improve the enrollment and retention rate of OVCs in curricular and co-curricular activities
Protect OVCs from any kind of discriminatory practices and abuses
Provide community based rehabilitation service for CWDs

Main Activities

Conduct awareness raising workshops and mass sensitization on girls education
Conduct base-line survey and identify children with special needs and learning difficulties
Provide educational material support
Provide medical care support and create referral linkages with health service providers
Organize 2 trainings for teachers and community representatives on the causes and effects of disability
Train parents on community based rehabilitation techniques, care and support to CWDs