Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS)
The Charitable Foundation "New Beginning" adheres to the Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS), which are key to ensuring the safety and well-being of children in humanitarian action. These standards are developed by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and serve as a framework for working with children and families.
Core principles of CPMS:
1. Child participation: Ensuring the active involvement of children in processes that affect them, taking into account their views and needs.
2. Non-discrimination: Guaranteeing equal treatment to all children regardless of gender, race, religion, or other characteristics.
3. Best interests of the child: Making decisions considering what is best for the child.
4. Responsibility and accountability: Organizations and staff are responsible for adhering to child protection standards and reporting on their actions.
Key CPMS standards:
Coordination (Standard 1): Effective cooperation among all stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive approach to child protection.
Programme cycle management (Standard 4): Integration of child protection measures at all stages of the programme cycle – from planning to evaluation.
Physical and emotional violence (Standard 8): Preventing and responding to cases of physical and emotional violence against children.
Sexual and gender-based violence (Standard 9): Protecting children from sexual and gender-based violence, providing necessary support to victims.
Child labour (Standard 12): Preventing the involvement of children in hazardous or exploitative work.
Strengthening family and caregiving environment (Standard 16): Supporting families to create a safe and nurturing environment for children's development.
Ways to use CPMS:
- Planning and budgeting for humanitarian responses.
- Setting common and measurable expectations.
- Agreeing on shared principles across different organizations.
- Monitoring and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of humanitarian responses.
- Managing and assessing the allocation of funding among partners.
- Onboarding and training new staff or partners.
- As a self-learning tool and reference text for child protection officers and others.
- Enabling advocacy on child protection issues and informing decision-makers about child protection principles and priorities.
More detailed information can be found on the official Alliance course at the link:
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