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[others] UNICEF-supported Child Protection Network: the Community-Based Child Protection (CBCP) network and the Provincial Child Protection Committees (PCPC)
Author Admin Date 2015.11.05 Views 874
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General Information Project/Program Programme
Project Name UNICEF-supported Child Protection Network: the Community-Based Child Protection (CBCP) network and the Provincial Child Protection Committees (PCPC)
Duration 1999-2004
Donor UNICEF
Implementiong Organization UNICEF
Sector and/or Subsector Classification Children
Region Cambodia (The network ranges from the village to the provincial level)
Financing Unknown
Analytical Information Stakeholders Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational training and Youth rehabilitation (MOSALVY),Local partnerships between the different actors: government, development agencies,communities, NGOs, UNICEF.
Cross-cutting Issue Environment
Gender
Impact Analysis There is no doubt that a community-based approach is most appropriate for the majority of children in need of special protection. This is due to the big gaps in service provision, the continuing weak government structures and the low level of government contributions toward child protection issues. However, there is some concern that the CBCP was established without undertaking a substantial assessment of children’s needs and protection issues in the target areas. It is difficult to assess the outcomes of CBCP interventions because the programme has no comprehensive planning framework that includes expected outputs and indicators to measure progress against.
Effectiveness Ownership/Partnership Evaluation Inputs from government counterparts are restricted to the supply of personnel and the contribution of meeting and office space. All participants in the CPN receive per diems for each activity conducted. While this is a common practice in Cambodia, it raises concerns regarding the sustainability of the approach as well as the ownership of the programme.
Rating 3/5
Policy Coherence/Harmonization Evaluation The national level of Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation was insufficiently involved in the development and implementation of the Community-based Child Protection. There is a lack of policy development from the part of the Ministry. Monitoring and evaluation conducted at the national level are superficial and lack analysis. The national trainers who were supposed to take on the role of linking the provincial and national levels have not been able to fulfil this role.
Rating 2/5
Evaluation Framework Evaluation The evaluation team conducted visits to project sites in all 5 provinces covered by the programme – Phnom Penh, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Svay Rieng and Prey Veng. At the provincial level, the team met with stakeholders from the government departments involved in the CPN working groups and committees. In addition, the evaluation team met with specialised service providers, which are mainly NGOs.
Rating 4/5
Alignment/Composition of Finance Evaluation UNICEF finances virtually all recurrent costs of the programme. The exceptions are costs of NGO services, which are only partly or not financed at all by UNICEF.
Rating 3/5
Other Remarks There is a need for gender awareness to be integrated into future training programmes for all actors within a child protection programme.

 

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