PROVISION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES AND CHI LD-FRIENDLY SPACES
Through Project H.O.P.E., we supported the psychosocial interventions delivered by implementing partner Community and Family Service Inc. (CFSI) in Eastern Samar. The project provided child friendly spaces and conducted psychosocial care to 458 victims survivors of typhoon Haiyan. The child-friendly spaces (CFS) were small facilities which were used as a venue in the delivery of psychosocial activities aimed at reducing the trauma experienced by children. During weekdays it also doubled as a daycare center for children ages 3-5.
COM I N G TOG E T H E R F O R T H E P R OT E C T I ON O F C H I L D R E N
Child Protection Cluster Meetings are regularly convened by our Project H.O.P.E. staff in Eastern Samar. These coordination meetings are meant to provide a venue for all public and private organizations working in the area to update one another, to encourage collaboration among stakeholders and toprevent duplicationof services related to child protection in municipalities. Acting as both catalyst and convenor, we at Consuelo Foundation Project H.O.P.E shepherd the member stakeholders as they work together in preventing child abuse, neglect and exploitation and other protection issues post-Haiyan. The goal is to address these issues together through appropriate local ordinances, case management and advocacy activities. One of the key contributions in the local communities is the creation of a flip chart on basic child protection awareness. It includes concepts such as the four basic rights of children, types of abuse, how to prevent it and practical guidelines on what to do if we encounter it. Our child protection team has rolled out these orientations using the flip chart on all daycare centers we built and is continuing to do so with other schools within our area.
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