Programme Area

Child Protection, Rights & Safeguarding

Protecting childhood. Amplifying children’s voices.

Child Protection, Rights & Safeguarding programme visual

Programme overview

Protecting childhood. Amplifying children’s voices.

Child rights education, child participation, safeguarding, Child Rights Clubs, online safety, OCSEA/PSEA prevention and parenting support.

Community-basedSkills-focusedRights-basedChild and youth-centred

The challenge

  • Children and young people face interconnected barriers affecting learning, protection, wellbeing and opportunity.
  • Families and communities may lack platforms, resources and skills to turn priorities into sustainable action.
  • Programmes must be practical, inclusive, locally relevant and safely delivered.

Our objectives

  • Strengthen knowledge, skills and confidence.
  • Build safe, inclusive and participatory environments.
  • Connect people to services, institutions, opportunities and networks.
  • Document learning and evidence for wider change.

Programme in action

Family dialogue

Family dialogue

Child rights education

Child rights education

Safe learning spaces

Safe learning spaces

Community safeguarding

Community safeguarding

Reports & resources

Programme briefs, learning summaries and approved reports are published through our Resources Library as they become available.

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Partners & funders

CAD works with communities, schools, government and development partners to strengthen programme delivery and sustainability.

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