Minimum Standards for Child Friendly Spaces and Protective Spaces for Children and Women in Pakistan
1. INTRODUCTION
In 2010 and 2011 Pakistan was struck with two massive natural disasters. In August 2010 Pakistan devastating ‘mega’ floods affected 18 million people, including 9 million children. Heavy monsoonal rains once more struck the southern provinces of Sindh and Balochistan in September 2011, affecting approximately 5 million people.
Child friendly or protective spaces have been used by Child protection agencies and sub cluster members in both emergency responses as a quick response to children’s rights to protection, psychosocial wellbeing and non-formal learning. The massive scale of the disasters, combined with the nature of the displacement into small, scattered IDP settlements rather than large-scale camps, created significant challenges to reaching the most vulnerable children and families. Social and cultural restrictions on the movement and public participation of adolescent girls and women were an additional challenge.
Despite the challenges, sub cluster members were able to mobilise large scale coverage and target particularly vulnerable children through the introduction of a number of innovative approaches.
1. “Mobile spaces” – In addition to the more traditional fixed CFS, the use of vans and buses, often painted with communication messages, carrying facilitators and recreation and learning items was commonly used to make regular, periodic visits to certain locations
2. Integration with women friendly spaces
3. Integration with other humanitarian services
4. Inclusive CFS for children with disability
5. Adolescents’ participation
In 2010, a total of more than 1 million children accessed xxx CFS and xxx women accessed xxx Women Friendly Spaces (which in most cases operated in separate locations). In 2011, a total of 236 static and 411 mobile spaces were established. In total 244,243 children accessed the spaces (48% of which were girls) and 79,598 women accessed the protective spaces (mostly co-located with
In 2010 and 2011 Pakistan was struck with two massive natural disasters. In August 2010 Pakistan devastating ‘mega’ floods affected 18 million people, including 9 million children. Heavy monsoonal rains once more struck the southern provinces of Sindh and Balochistan in September 2011, affecting approximately 5 million people.
Child friendly or protective spaces have been used by Child protection agencies and sub cluster members in both emergency responses as a quick response to children’s rights to protection, psychosocial wellbeing and non-formal learning. The massive scale of the disasters, combined with the nature of the displacement into small, scattered IDP settlements rather than large-scale camps, created significant challenges to reaching the most vulnerable children and families. Social and cultural restrictions on the movement and public participation of adolescent girls and women were an additional challenge.
Despite the challenges, sub cluster members were able to mobilise large scale coverage and target particularly vulnerable children through the introduction of a number of innovative approaches.
1. “Mobile spaces” – In addition to the more traditional fixed CFS, the use of vans and buses, often painted with communication messages, carrying facilitators and recreation and learning items was commonly used to make regular, periodic visits to certain locations
2. Integration with women friendly spaces
3. Integration with other humanitarian services
4. Inclusive CFS for children with disability
5. Adolescents’ participation
In 2010, a total of more than 1 million children accessed xxx CFS and xxx women accessed xxx Women Friendly Spaces (which in most cases operated in separate locations). In 2011, a total of 236 static and 411 mobile spaces were established. In total 244,243 children accessed the spaces (48% of which were girls) and 79,598 women accessed the protective spaces (mostly co-located with