Tools - various

UNICEF 2009 This guide is designed to assist UNICEF staff and partners, in establishing and operating Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in an emergency. It attempts to provide readers with the main principles of a CFS and the processes on... Read more

A description of traits and norms with their desired characteristics for CFSs. (French) Read more

A comprehensive guideline for starting child centered spaces, from a code of conduct to be followed by staff and volunteers, to the several steps taken to establish CFSs. Read more

Modified assessment checklist for CFSs, adapted from Darfur and implemented in Georgia. Read more

Excerpt from “Technical Notes: Special Considerations for Programming in Unstable Situations” (Chapter 10, Annex 1). Describes the basic components for establishing CFSs in communities. Read more

Guide and toolkit for providing children with opportunities for play and activity. Read more

Guidelines and structural maps for setting up children’s centers in order to provide psychosocial support for children in communities that are recovering from emergencies. Includes methods of implementation, activities, and staffing needs. These particular guidelines were developed in response... Read more

Field testing version of the guiding principles of Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in emergencies, developed and reviewed by the Global Education Cluster, the Global Protection Cluster, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, and Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Read more

Baseline and follow-up survey report of knowledge, perceptions and experiences of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in Liberian schools and communities. Includes illustrations to help bring about awareness to vulnerable girls and boys. Read more