Support CP Services in Afrin The project aims to address the CP concerns through the following interventions:
1. Training of staff, volunteers and community networks: In order to enhance the capacity of CP staff to respond adequately to the identified CP concerns in Afrin, Trainings will be done on CPMS, case management, and PFA. Moreover, members of the child protection networks (CPNs) and volunteers will receive basic training on child rights, community mobilization, awareness raising and follow up support. They will be equipped with the right skills through training, coaching and mentoring to operate as entry point for CP awareness raising and referral mechanism in the targeted community. 2. Provision of psycho social support services.The project strategy provides sustainable psycho-social support services through child friendly spaces (CFS). caregivers, youths and community leaders encouraged to become involved.  Generally, girls and boys including adolescents (ages 6-18) in the CFS will participate in different kinds of activities to develop their personal and social skills such as cultural, life skills, recreation and writing. The children will have access to the CFS 5 days a week.   Similarly, parents and caregivers will be targeted with structured activities through parenting programmes to help them understand, prevent and respond to protection risks for children. In conjunction with the CFS, 2 mobile teams will also be established to conduct recreational PSS activities as well as focus on mobilizing communities to better protect their children. Moreover, they will conduct service mapping and coordinate with the humanitarian actors in the targeted areas to establish and strengthen of localized referral mechanisms to specialized child protection services and other services Case workers will also link with the CFS to refer children that need specialized care. 3. Provision of specialized services through case management:
Provision of specialized child protection through mobile outreach, counselling and case management services addressing children and caregivers’ vulnerabilities that are related to disability, physical/psychological injuries, severe neglect, lack of appropriate care, family separation and immediate risks of child labor, child recruitment and child marriage. UOSSM will use Child Protection Networks (CPNs) in identifying entry points to access Child protection cases. CAFAAG cases will be assisted to access formal and informal education, and livelihoods opportunities that are commensurate to local economy. Active family tracing will be required for cases that need reunification and follow up visits conducted to ensure reintegration is going according to plan.4. Awareness raising on CP concerns and mine action: USSOM will use the harmonized massages developed by the CP sub-cluster to raise awareness on some of the issues (family separation, physical harm, child labour) that make children vulnerable and on available services in communities. The Mine Action Sub-Cluster messages will be used to disseminate messages on dangers posed by UXOs.  The target will be parents, caregivers and community leaders. Two mobile outreach teams will target beneficiaries in schools, mosques and IDPs camp. The mobile team will also be able to identify and refer children, which need individual support, to health, education, MHPSS and livelihood.In addition, the project will contribute to enhance the knowledge on the community level on risk education by dissemination The Mine Action Sub-Cluster messages on dangers posed by UXOs. The target will be women, men, boys and girls including: parents, caregivers, teachers and community leaders.