Improving protection of girls and boys affected by protracted displacement in North Darfur The project focuses on responding to the needs of protracted displacement in Tawilla locality in North Darfur. Around 8,456 children will benefit including (4312 girls, 4143 boys) from Child Protection. The project will focus on responding the needs of psychologically distressed children affected by the emergency through the maintenance and support of the SC already existing of 6 Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs) in five schools in Tawilla. The project will target 8,456 children aged 3-18 years (4312 girls, 4143 boys). Also, these CFSs could be used for awareness raising on Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting, community based Psychosocial Support (PSS), other forms of violence against children at home such as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), child labour, and child marriage, and to also prevent family separation. Tawilla was categorized as a priority area in the Sector’s severity ranking in terms of child protection stating the need for community based psychosocial support and the need for parenting programming. 
Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) services will be provided to 113 separated children (58 girls, 55 boys) through community based mechanisms and the States Council of Child Welfare (SCCW) in addition to alternative care services such as foster families. The project also seeks to provide assistance to the most vulnerable including 64 children with disabilities (33 girls, 31 boys). SC will conduct an assessment according to the best interest determination (BID) of children to identify the individual needs of these children and decide on the type of support to be provided. This will be along with a service mapping exercise in the area. 
SC will follow an inclusive and non-discriminatory approach. Based on the identification and assessment of each child with disability, support will be provided according to the needs and BID. Specific support could be in the form of wheel-chairs, hearing aid devices, glasses and the like. Identified children with disabilities will be provided with direct support based on their needs and/or referred to other support services as appropriate. 
Existing Community-Based Child Protection Networks (CBCPN) will be coached, mentored and supervised to respond effectively to child protection concerns and monitoring child rights issues.SC will focus more on service provider capacity development of the Family and Child Protection Unit (FCPU), health workers, social workers, teachers, and CBCPN members, through more system strengthening. This includes detection and identification of vulnerability, reporting and referral pathways as well as case management to social workers. Coaching and support will involve monthly meetings to review service provision and cases being managed. SC child protection staff will be facilitating these meetings and provide input. They will also raise awareness on key protection messages among the newly displaced and host communities. Topics covered will include Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS), FGM/C, Mine Risk Education (MRE), Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) and Physical and Humiliating Punishment (PHP).