CAR Joint Response 3 SUMMARY 
This project was implemented between April 1 and December 31, 2017. The political crisis in CAR has increased the vulnerability and risks that boys and girls are confronted with. The project aims to prevent violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children and respond to the protection and reintegration needs of the most vulnerable boys and girls, especially unaccompanied and separated children, CAFAAGs and child survivors of GBV. Activity will be implemented jointly by Plan International Central African Republic, and the Centre de Promotion des Droits de l'Enfant (CPDE), a local NGO, in partnership with War Child and Tearfund. It  will be implemented in Ouham prefecture, Bossangoa sub-prefecture, using a community based child protection approach, including Child Friendly Spaces, as well as case management and capacity building of local actors and service providers. Despite the peacebuilding efforts, CAR remains an extremely volatile country with frequent atrocious attacks against civilians, due to resentment between communities, fighting between armed groups, transhumance, the weak rule of law and the absence of functioning justice, security and protection systems. 1.4 million children in CAR are in need of child protection 40,000 children are at risk of being separated from their families during movements; to be recruited into armed groups; sexually abused or deprived of their rights. The breakdown of social protection and underlying harmful gender norms leave (adolescent) girls particularly vulnerable to (sexual) violence, forced marriage, and sexually transmitted. disease : 97,000 girls and women in CAR are at-risk of GBV . Among the most vulnerable are as well unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), as they lack adult care to cater to their security, health, education and psycho-emotional needs, and children associated with armed forces and groups (CAAFAG). In addition to the psychological distress, CAAFAG may face rejection by their families/ communities, due to their participation in armed groups. Intervention logic is aligned with the HRP for Plan and CP sub-cluster guidance. SO 1: Protection of conflict-affected populations is reinforced,  through strenghtening community based child protection mechanisms, training local Ministry of Social Welfare and service providers in case management, child and gender friendly approaches and awareness raising on child rights as part of the Celebrations of Day of the African Child. Moreover children and youth in need of reintegration support, such as CAFAAGs, GBV survivors and UASCs are supported to access eduaction, vocational training and or income generating activities. UASCs are supported with IDRT activities. SO2 : GBV and children's rights abuses are prevented/responded through foster care and support to reunification with biological family. SO3 : Vulnerable children are supported through recreational and psychosocial support activities in Child Friendly Spaces, provision of parenting sessions and life skills sessions. Activity is a continuation of previous CPiE project in Ouham prefecture. Cooperation with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Tearfund and War Child will be sought. Direct beneficiaries are vulnerable boys and girls, adolescent boys and girls, as well as their parents and caregivers in 5 communities of  Batangafo District and Bouca sub-prefectures, in Ouham Prefecture. Moreover, community members as members of the RECOPE, Youth clubs, Parents committees, foster families, local service providers and Ministry of Social Welfare will be targeted. the NGO Tearfund will also benefit from capacity building on CPiE maintreaming in WASH and FSl programming. Revival/strenghtening of CP community structures and management of CFS. Training of community professionals. IDTR and case management of UASC, CAFAAGs, Child survivors of GBV and other vulnerable children. Support to interim care families. Like skills and parenting sessions. Vocational training and support to access primary eduaction. Training on Gender to gatekeepers. It will be important the communities feel ownership on  the community based child protection mechanisms set up, in order to sustain the progress made. Sustainability of the CFS management and equipment is also important.