F.a: Psycho-Social Support Project for Vulnerable Children and their Care Givers The project's purpose is to improve the capacity and competence of partners to provide psychosocial care for vulnerable children and their families. The project will work towards empowering partners in community engagement and participation in providing ps
ychosocial support to children, families and caregivers. The project anticipates bringing psychosocial support to community level through the capacity and competence built in the previous project phase. Fida will continue empowering its partners in helping
 communities to support children and their caregivers. The project will be implemented by Fida Eastern Africa Psychosocial Support Programme for care of vulnerable children and their care givers through its Partners. Fida Partners in Eastern Africa are Ful
l Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK), Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (PCU), Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT), Ethiopian Guenet Church (EGC), Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers Church (EFGBC), the Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU), As
sociation of Pentecostal Church of Rwanda (ADEPR) and the Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC). A growing number of children in Eastern Africa are exposed to the devastating effects of poverty, conflicts, HIV and AIDS. Many children have lost the
ir parents and family, experienced deprivation and abuse, been stigmatized, witnessed atrocities and suffered overwhelming grief. The project will focus on emotional and social wellbeing of vulnerable children. The Psychosocial Support Programme will stren
gthen the partner's capacity in promoting the psychosocial wellbeing for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) and their caregivers. The project will provide technical skills and resources to church/partners who will reach out to the community. In additio
n, Fida will also support the counterpart in planning activities and in facilitating the PSS trainings. Fida will further strengthen the capacity of the partner to be competent in meeting the challenges of PSS responses. The role of Fida personnel is advis
ory by nature for psychosocial support in Eastern Africa. Fida will also be involved in supporting and monitoring the implementation of the project. However, Fida does not take part of running any separate activities, since it is the responsibility of the 
partner. The project will select sample communities from the partners who will be an evidence and example to demonstrate the role of psychosocial support in promoting effective and sustainable childcare, protection and support practices. The community focu
sed approach (JOL; Journey of Life) will take place through reflections, dialogues and action among children, caregivers and concerned members of the community. The focus is on community awareness and action helping communities to reflect on the needs of v
ulnerable children and plan for a course of action to support them. The projects goal is to contribute to the emotional rights and social wellbeing of vulnerable children through a Just, Safe and Caring Church/Partners in the communities of Eastern Africa.
 Psychosocial support aims to ensure that children are loved, cared and protected. It is the support for the emotional and social aspects of a child's life in order to help children to live with hope and dignity.