Multi-sector (Education  CP) Restore access to education and provide lifesaving child protection services for emergency affected children in Sortoni, North Darfur and Kurmuk, Blue Nile The integrated project in Sortoni and Kurmuk will support 9891 children (5031 boys and 4860 girls) in total, reaching 3891 in Kurmuk (2031 boys, 1860 girls) and 6000 (50% girls) in Sortoni The project will provide life-saving child protection services to 9,291 children (4431 boys and 4860 girls) and will restore equitable access to education for 9,286 emergency affected school age children 3,286 from Blue Nile of whom 1,950 host communities and 1,336 IDPs (56% girls) in 7 schools (2 schools in Kurmuk city, one school in Jorot West, one school in Jorot East, one school in Dindero village and 2 schools in Bulang village) in Kurmuk, Blue Nile state and 6,000 (50% girls) 5,000 IDP children enrolled in education, 700 out of school IDP including adolescents and 300 from host community in Sortoni area of North Darfur state. 

The project will provide a timely emergency education and Child Protection response for all children, including basic school-aged children affected by emergencies, contributing to the overall Education and Child Protection Sector strategy for Sudan. In view of the eventual exit strategy, UNICEF will ensure that the community based child protection networks and PTA are equipped with knowledge and skills in child protection prevention, monitoring and response (including GBV), family tracing and reunification of UASC, adolescence life skills, Education in Emergency and psychosocial support. As per the protection and education sector allocation strategies, UNICEF with its partners will shift into maintenance and phase out stage by supporting and strengthening the existing education and child protection services, focusing in particular in capacity building for the affected community, PTA and local child protection actors to take over the management and coordination of community based support structures including child friendly spaces ,CBCP networks and integrated child protection and education services.
By consolidating the lifesaving education and child protection services with mutually reinforcing approach, UNICEF is well positioned to ensure good quality, comprehensive and coherent project implementation that will consider the priorities indicated by the community itself. This complementary area-based and integrated approach thus effectively addresses interrelated needs of the most vulnerable children, whilst promoting synergies and local ownership for a greater impact. Further to ensure the value for money, the project will capitalize on the existing resources, and build on successful initial response which has proven the implementing partner’s capacity and local understanding. Sustainability in this project is anchored into the transferable skill set and increased awareness on child protection and Education issues and response, enabling the community to spearhead the protection and Education activities and maintain the networks and the temporary learning spaces well beyond the project duration

OPS codes: Education SUD-17/E/111727 Protection: SUD-17/P-HR-RL/111680