Pillar II (100%) Integration of Education (70%) and Child Protection (30%) for 1,270 children and caregivers from host and refugee communities in BML ltpgtThe overall Action is in line with Pillar II (100%) ongoing response under existing response framework contingency plans with a focus on the protection and wellbeing of children. War Child has been working with different stakeholders, including relevant Government Ministries, I/NGOs, CBOs and institutional donors (mainly ECHO, UN agencies and foundations) to scale up an integrated programming and community-based approach.ltbrgtThe proposed action enables a holistic response to the rising educational, psycho-social and protection needs of 1,270 children, youth, caregivers and community members in BML area covering Cola, Carantina, Khalde and Burj Hammoud. lt/pgtltpgtWar Child will partner with Nabad and together will respond to different sectoral needs through A) Education (70%) bringing quality, tailored and accessible education to children and youth by providing 1) Access to early Childhood Education, Youth/Basic Literacy and Numeracy in community centers and 2) Competency strengthening to field teachers/facilitators. In addition, the action will reduce, prevent and respond to Protection (30%) related risks by providing 1) Comprehensive Child Protection services including Case Management 2) Support access to focused and community-based psychosocial support interventions for children, youth and their caregivers and 3) Establish and strengthen a community-based referral mechanism (internal/external services).lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtWar Child and Nabad are committed to an integrated and community-based approach by 1) Embedding a Child Friendly Feedback and complaint mechanism 2) Ensuring complementarity with on-going programming in BML area, especially with Ana Aqra'a in order to secure referrals to education services being implemented and 3) Maintaining  a continuous collaboration with communities, local actors and CSOs.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtWar Child will be responsible for 1) The overall grant management and compliance as well as the donor engagement 2) the development of Nabad technical capacity on Education and PSS activities given that War Child has an established evidence-based programming 3) Lead on the overall case management, FPSS and parental engagement 4) Quality assurance and 5) the development of Nabad’s operational capacity.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtWar Child and Nabad will directly target 1,270 participants, of which 800 Children, aged 5 to 18 (50% girls, 50% boys), 450 caregivers (90% females, 10% males) and 20 community teachers and facilitators. The children will benefit from education and protection interventions and the caregivers will enhance their engagement in their children’s learning journey. In addition, 800 participants will be engaged in awareness raising and community engagement activities on protection issues (60% females, 40% males). The vulnerability criteria include children who are out of school for the last 2 years, children at risk and/or survivors of violence, abuse, and exploitation, children with different types of impairments (3% of the direct target) as well as working children.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtFinal beneficiaries include approximately 3,600 siblings, peers, parents/caregivers of those children directly targeted as well as community members. Siblings and peers will benefit from the skills and knowledge passed on by targeted children and parents/caregivers will be supported to give necessary care to prevent child protection issues and engage in their children learning journey.ltbrgtlt/pgt