Events

The Community Child Protection Exchange Forum is partnering with the Interagency Systems Strengthening Working Group to present webinars live from the conference on strengthening child protection systems in Africa to present three live webinars from the conference next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 7 through 9. You will have the opportunity to listen to and interact with luminaries in the field of international child protection.

Below are the sessions that are being opened up to the world. Times vary by day. To convert the below times to your local time, please use this tool. The Monday and Wednesday sessions will be in English while the Tuesday session will be in French.

Monday, May 7, at 11:30am GMT (English-language)
Making the Case for National Child Protection Systems: examples from the field
Link to webinar: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.B8D4EB92C2FEDE5D97C5EB617128D2

Presenters

Cornelius Williams, Regional Child Protection Advisor, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
Professor Jacqueline Oduol, Secretary, Children Affairs, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, Government of Kenya

Description: Child protection system strengthening is a new approach and as such requires an effective advocacy strategy in order to achieve the required change. In building child protection systems, following the mapping of the system, countries are implementing a range of activities (ranging from policy change, lobbying, capacity building and communication) to influence decision makers at various levels. This session will focus on a detailed Kenya study but also include examples from other countries of evidence informed advocacy efforts on CP Systems Strengthening.

Le mardi 8 mai à 3:40pm GMT (en français)
Pratiques policières adaptées aux droits de l’enfant: le développement d’un consensus régional sur les compétences clés
(Child Friendly Policing: Developing regional consensus on core competencies)
Lien pour le webinaire: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.70CA6E10073998FA2D729290CBB307

Présentateurs

Djanabou Mahonde, UNICEF Niger (modératrice)
Guillaume Landry, IBCR (Bureau international des droits des enfants)
Claude Gomis, Direction de l’Ecole de la Police et de la Formation Permanente

Description: Le renforcement des pratiques policières adaptées aux droits de l’enfant constitue une composante essentielle de tout système de protection de l’enfant. Afin d’appuyer les efforts nationaux entrepris dans ce domaine, le Bureau international des droits des enfants, en collaboration avec l’UNICEF, Save the Children Suède, Francopol et l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, travaille depuis plus de trois ans en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre avec les académies de police et les écoles de la gendarmerie pour rendre obligatoire une formation initiale, spécialisée et harmonisée sur les droits de l’enfant offerte par les écoles de façon continue, permanente et évaluée.

Wednesday, May 9, at 3:30pm GMT
Budgeting and Resourcing Child Protection Systems
Link to webinar: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.D1719D2987F60C6650A0737EF67E98

Presenters

Michael Gibbons, Wellspring Advisors (moderator)
Dr. Albino Francisco, Coordinator, Mozambican Civil Society Forum of Children Rights (ROSC)
Mr. Stephen Wainaina, Economic Planning Secretary, Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, Government of Kenya
Nicole Behnam, PEPFAR/US government
Fassil Mariam, Oak Foundation

Description: A key component of systems strengthening is budgeting and identification of resource flows. This session shall expose participants to a range of resource mechanisms from private foundations, public finances from Governments to multilateral funding mechanisms. The session will also explore the emerging austerity in sub-Saharan Africa and potential strategies to influence increases in public finances for building child protection systems.

Summary of webinars

WHO: Everyone who is interested in the above topics is invited to participate.
WHAT: A sixty- to ninety-minute live online conference. Watch a live presentation, and also ask questions and provide comments in real time.
WHERE: In front of your computer, anywhere in the world. Click on the links above to participate to the event.

To participate you need:
- A computer with internet connection,
- Speakers or earphones (to be able to listen),
- A microphone (it is not obligatory, but necessary if you want to talk),
- Ensure that your firewall will not prevent you to open the link,
- JAVA (latest version). It is very likely that your computer already has it, but please try to log in at the above links to verify.

Please try to join the webinar about 10 minutes in advance to install the Elluminate software that we will be using to host the webinar. Please also note the following:

Blackboard/Elluminate will launch on your computer.
You will get a couple of pop-ups. Answer “YES” or “OK” to each one.
You will have a chance to enter your name – this is how you will appear in the chat window and participant list during the meeting. Please include your country and, if you are in a group, the number of people you are participating with.
You will be asked to choose your connection speed from a list of choices:
1) If you are connecting from outside the United States or Europe, please select ISDN.
2) If you are connecting from inside the US or Europe, please select CABLE/DSL

Contact information for comments, questions, concerns, or technical support: M.Canavera@savethechildren.org.uk

Mark Canavera
Coordinator, Community Child Protection Exchange Forum, www.ChildProtectionForum.org
Save the Children UN office, 5 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017 Direct line +1 212 370 2462, Cell +1 212 470 7915 Email M.Canavera@savethechildren.org.uk

The Inter-Agency Working Group on Systems Strengthening and the Community Child Protection Exchange Forum are pleased to announce a webinar (virtual learning event) on strengthening national child protection systems. Since the inception of the global movement to promote national child protection systems, a variety of international definitions and conceptual frameworks have been developed to better define and describe child protection systems. Many of these frameworks share common language and similarities, suggesting an implicit understanding of core elements or characteristics of child protection systems. Differences in descriptions of systems components and organization of information also exist. As we move to support more cross-country exchange and learning on systems strengthening across Sub-Saharan Africa, it is critical that system advocates are aware of the differences and commonalities among the existing international frameworks in order to foster more open dialogue.

Goal: To raise awareness among conference participants about the commonalities and differences in systems strengthening with a strong focus on synergies; and begin a dialogue among country delegations about national understandings of systems and what Sub-African specific systems strengthening efforts might look like.

Objectives:

1. To introduce the range of conceptual frameworks commonly being used by agencies, communities and countries in Africa – with a special focus on the commonalities across frameworks.
2. To begin a discussion among countries about some shared elements, components, and characteristics of child protection systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
3. To provide an orientation for the conference on strengthening national child protection systems [for those attending the conference in Dakar; those not attending the conference are still welcome to participate in the first part of the webinar, which should last about an hour.]

This webinar will be presented three times – in English, Portuguese, and French – at the times listed below.

Summary

WHO: Everyone who is interested in this topic is invited to participate.
WHAT: A sixty-minute live online conference (longer for those participating in the conference). Watch a live presentation, and also ask questions and provide comments in real time.
WHERE: In front of your computer, anywhere in the world. Click on the links below to participate to the event.

To participate you need:

- A computer with internet connection,
- Speakers or earphones (to be able to listen),
- A microphone (it is not obligatory, but necessary if you want to talk),
- Ensure that your firewall will not prevent you to open the link,
- JAVA (latest version). It is very likely that your computer already has it, but please try to log in at the below links to verify.

English: Wednesday, May 2nd, at 11:30am GMT
Link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.0F96D02B87BBC7751A6CBAB4A3CA43

Portuguese: Wednesday, May 2nd, at 1:00pm GMT
Link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.CB82E429C0399CA867765BDB742FE8

French: Wednesday, May 2nd, at 2:30pm GMT
Link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.D64CD9C70CF7FD367291BBF7E38F6F
To convert from GMT to your own time zone, please use the following tool: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Here are the French and Portugese translations of this invitation. Please forward them to friends and colleagues of yours who may be interested!

Please try to join the webinar about 10 minutes in advance to install the Elluminate software that we will be using to host the webinar. Please also note the following:

Blackboard/Elluminate will launch on your computer.
You will get a couple of pop-ups. Answer “YES” or “OK” to each one.
- You will have a chance to enter your name – this is how you will appear in the chat window and participant list during the meeting. Please include your country and, if you are in a group, the number of people you are participating with.
- You will be asked to choose your connection speed from a list of choices:
1) If you are connecting from outside the United States or Europe, please select ISDN.
2) If you are connecting from inside the US or Europe, please select CABLE/DSL

Contact information for comments, questions, concerns, or technical support: M.Canavera@savethechildren.org.uk

The next webinar conducted by the Community Child Protection Exchange Forum will take place on Thursday, April 12, at 1pm GMT. (You can use this tool to convert GMT to your own time zone: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. Please note that because of daylight savings, the timing in your location might be different than it has in the past. But to give a few examples, on April 12, this time will be equivalent to 9am on the East coast of the United States, 2pm in London, 4pm in Nairobi, and 8pm in Thailand.)

This will lay out a framework for thinking about approaches to working with communities on child protection. This learning event will feature: John Williamson, Senior Technical Advisor with the Displaced Children and Orphans Fund at USAID; Brenda Yamba, OVC and Community Based Care Specialist with the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief in Lesotho; and Zanele Sibanda, Director of Programs at the Firelight Foundation.

You can join the webinar by following this link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.803EA570596BBDE44A1A7BA7E20FB7

Please try to join the webinar about 10 minutes in advance to install the Elluminate software that will be used to host the webinar. Please also note the following:

- Blackboard/Elluminate will launch on your computer.
- You will get a couple of pop-ups. Answer “YES” or “OK” to each one.
- You will have a chance to enter your name – this is how you will appear in the chat window and participant list during the meeting. Please include your country and, if you are in a group, the number of people you are participating with.
- You will be asked to choose your connection speed from a list of choices.
1) If you are connecting from outside the United States or Europe, please select ISDN.
2) If you are connecting from inside the US or Europe, please select CABLE/DSL.

The resources section of the Exchange Forum has been updated to include links to the recordings of the three most recent webinars. You can watch recorded versions of these webinars by visiting the resource hub:

Learning event #2: the English language version of a webinar about community workers and the social services, featuring learning from CapacityPlus, IRC’s work in Haiti, and Save the Children’s work in Côte d’Ivoire
Session d’apprentissage #2 version française: le même webinar mais présenté en français
Learning event #3: a webinar featuring participants discussing the learning emanating from the Uganda conference, including a representative of the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Affairs, a lecturer from Makerere University, and member of civil society focusing on justice for children

The Pacific Psychosocial Forum is a bi-annual event facilitated by the Mandala Foundation that aims to advocate for and enhance psychosocial awareness and systems of staff care and community support throughout the Pacific region. In 2012, the 3-day forum will be held in the Solomon Islands and will focus on the theme of ‘Enabling Resilience in a Crisis’.
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A webinar conducted by the Community Child Protection Exchange Forum will take place next Thursday, March 8, at 1pm GMT. This webinar will be conducted in tandem with the Child Protection in Crisis Learning Network’s workshop on the linkages between community-based mechanisms and national child protection systems.

The webinar will bring together key participants in the workshop to share the latest learning emerging from the workshop.

To join the webinar, please visit the following link when the time comes:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009114&password=M.FD45F822BC745367408291B200F47C

To calculate the time zone for this webinar in your area, please use this tool.
The webinar will also be recorded for later access.

This conference is organized by the African Movement for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (AMPCAN) in close collaboration with the African Network for the Prevention and Protection of Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPCAN).

Registration is opened till 07th March 2012.

Here are the Background Paper , Invitation letter, Conference Programme (English, French), Book of Abstracts that have been selected for the conference (to be uploaded), the registration form (English and French) and the Exhibition Registration Form for organizations which will like to exhibit their work during the conference.

More information on the conference and other logistical issues can be found on any of the following websites:

www.sicacsaconference.weebly.com

www.anppcan.org

www.ampcanghana.org

Join for a Webinar on January 19 organized by the WHO
Chair: Dr David Meddings, Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization

The webinar will be recorded and archived on the VIP website for those who cannot participate at the time it is given. 16h Central European Time corresponds to 2030h in Delhi, 23h in Beijing, 10h in Toronto, 07h in Los Angeles and 13h in Rio de Janeiro.

Title:Prevention of child maltreatment and associated impairment: an evidence-based overview

Date:
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Time:
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CET

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/920941352

Learning Event #2: Working with community members and workers in the social services

January 17 (Webinar session in English) and January 19 (Webinar Session in French) 2012
1:00pm to 3:00pm GMT (London)

Co-hosted by the Community Child Protection Exchange Forum (childprotectionforum.org) and the Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Task Force (ovcsupport.net)

In seeking to ensure that social services are available at the community level, many governments and organizations engage with community members, including volunteers, community leaders, mobilization agents, outreach workers, para-social workers and others. The strategies and approaches used for working with community members vary widely across countries, organizations, regions and communities. This webinar will explore emerging issues related to working with community members and community workers in the social services, including issues of voluntarism, accountability, workloads, roles and responsibilities, and sustainability considerations.

Webinar presenters will distill lessons emanating from the health sector, a sector with long experience engaging with community members and outreach workers, as well as share experiences from specific countries where government and international agencies are using a range of approaches to working through community networks to ensure that children and families have access to basic social services. For the first time, the webinar will be offered in both English and French.

Participants may log onto the English webinar session on January 17, 2012 by following the instructions described at the following link. https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.621EB69EB6FA8746C9C8C4460349A6&sid=2011113.
(Note that the link will not be active until January 17th.)

For the French webinar session use the following link. https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.677D84C312BE12E7F1B7A0B7AA356E&sid=2011113.
(Note that the link will not be active until January 19th.)

Please ensure that your computer or laptop has a speaker. Alternatively, participants may be able to participate in the webinar as a country team. Locations are being finalized and will be circulated shortly. A teleconference option will also be available for those experiencing audio difficulties. Please contact Mark Canavera at the below address for details.

For further information, including documents about the programs featured and discussion, and to participate in discussions about the previous webinar log onto www.childprotectionforum.org

You may also contact Mark Canavera at m.canavera@savethechildren.org.uk

**Instructions for using the teleconference option for the audio portion of the webinar:

Please note that in most cases, the standard VO/IP connection, involving the use of a headset, will work best for your experience with the audio in Elluminate. But if you should have any problems with that connection or do not have available the necessary hardware, you can also try the following means of connecting to the audio stream with a phone. This should work with standard landlines or mobile phones.

To connect using the teleconference option, once you have logged into the webinar, click on the hand-set icon in the Audio area, located in the lower left-hand side of the screen. Make sure you click on the icon highlighted below, and not the little rotary phone icons running along the bottom of the screen:

After clicking on that, you will see the following pop-up which will give you dialing instructions for joining the audio portion of the webinar through your phone:

The Indonesian Psychiatric Association cordially invites your participation in the WPA Regional Meeting to be held in Bali, Indonesia, on 13-15 September 2012.

The main theme will be: Mental Health and Disaster: Beyond Emergency Response.

During the last two decades, natural and man-made disasters have become a major humanitarian concern. Hopefully this meeting will facilitate the sharing of experience and information among mental health professionals in the region on the thematic issues beside other mental health issues and progress.

For further details on the meeting, please log on to www.wpabali2012.com

Secretariat: Indonesian Psychiatric Association
Email: wpabali2012@pharma-pro.com
Phone: +62 21 63869502
Fax: + 62 21 63869503/+62 21 3106184

From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates, November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women, and December 10, International Human Rights Day, in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a human rights violation. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates, including November 29, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1, World AIDS Day, and December 6, the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.

For more information, visit the 16 Days Website and SAY NO UNiTE website.

Please post and share resources and experiences in relation to prevention of and psychosocial responses to gender-violence in the Gender Based Violence group.