Child protection, rooted in children's rights, aims to shield girls and boys from abuse, violence, and exploitation by empowering them with knowledge and a voice in decisions affecting their lives. It involves multi-sectoral efforts at community and district levels to prevent and respond to issues like child marriage, while strengthening families and communities to support adolescents’ well-being and aspirations. These systems offer a range of services—from health and psychosocial care to education, legal aid, and safe shelters—through coordinated structures linking various actors at all levels. Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a vital role in supporting child protection systems by reaching marginalized girls, promoting social norm change, mobilizing community leaders, and contributing to service delivery and workforce capacity building. The ultimate goal is national-scale coverage to ensure all children are protected and supported.
Learn more in this working paper by Girls Not Brides.
RAF's annual report for 2025 covers all achievements related to technical webinars, research, advocacy and coordinati
Programming to prevent and respond to child marriage in humanitarian settings is vital to the health, safety and well
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