Workshop Presentation

1. PROGRAMMA
Protection of Children,
Adolescents and Youth
Porticus Workshop
Lebanon, April 2016
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2. Protection challenges and risks
• Civil documentation
• Violence (in/around
schools)
• Gender based violence
(GBV), early marriage
• Child labour
• Trauma and PSS
• Disengagement

3. Civil documentation
“Youth cited the main
consequences (of lack of
documentation) as risks of
arrest, detention and
deportation, lack of
freedom of movement, an
inability to work, and
restricted access to basic
services, particularly health
care and education.”
NRC Regional Youth Report (April 2016)
“What would happen if I
went to the hospital?
What if one of my children
got sick? I am afraid even
to go to the market to buy
something. I am afraid to
face the police and I’m
afraid of being sent back
to Syria.”
Mother who lacks a new Ministry of
Interior Care

4. NRC Information, Counselling and
Legal Assistance (ICLA)
• Counselling sessions
• Research and advocacy
• Legal advice for unregistered
refugees
• Integrated with other NRC
programmes

5. Protection mainstreaming
• Referrals
• Meaningful access
• Accountability,
participation and
empowerment
• Safety, dignity and Do
No Harm

6. Informal education and lifeskills
Learning to Be Learning to Do
Self awareness, self esteem and
confidence, failure and persistence
Setting goals, CV writing, job interviews,
teamwork and leadership
Learning to Know Learning to Live Together
Problem solving, creative thinking,
planning
Communication, positive self control,
collaboration

7. Informal education & lifeskills: impact
“And then there was the life skills. I learned how to
deal with people, how to absorb anger, I learned about
myself. I learned how to stay calm and [figure out]
what is the matter with me, to act instead of react. I
learned how to deal with people. Before, I was very
short tempered. Any small thing used to get me angry.
Now I solve the problem in my mind. There is no need
for anger. Even with my husband I can now absorb his
anger through talking to him. It also helped the
children. They are calmer now than before. This
reduced the problems in the family…”
Female graduate in Zaatari, November 2015

8. Protection and the NRC approach
• Protection at core: rights
respected, people protected
• Mainstream across
programming
• Integrate across Core
Competencies
• Specific programmatic
development (e.g. life skills)
• Coordination and referrals

9. Thank you!
ً‫ل‬‫جزي‬ ً‫ا‬‫شكر‬
Dr. Paul Fean
paul.fean@nrc.no