CORE PROTECTION TRAINING MODULES

PROTECTION TRAININGDAY 3: PROTECTION ADVOCACY AND

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

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TRAINING OUTLINE DAY THREE

09:00 – 10:30 Developing protection indicators

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 Advocacy and protection

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 Planning for the future Course evaluation

3:00 Close

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand the main challenges for humanitarian protection and the different modes of action;

Describe a range of advocacy activities targeted at the state, the international community, and beneficiaries;

Be able to assess risks, challenges, and opportunities for advocacy in permissive and nonpermissive environments.

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DEVELOPING PROTECTION INDICATORS

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PROTECTION STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Standard 1: The safety, dignity and integrity of all individuals is central to an emergency response

Key indicators:Safety and security of the individual and community are included in the initial rapid assessment and cover threats of violence, any forms of coercion, and denial of basic subsistence.

Immediate threats to safety and security are the first issues addressed in a response and communicated with urgency to the relevant UN body, and if appropriate to the government.

Any forcible return of refugees and/or IDPs to any place where their lives, safety, and/or liberty would be at risk is monitored and responded to.

No project contributes in any way to increasing the threats to safety and dignity of the individuals or communities

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PROTECTION STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Standard 2: Programs are delivered without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, or social grouping. Aid is delivered on the basis of need alone

Key indicators:Whenever possible, all groups in the community are consulted during the assessment (see Guidance Note 1).

Whenever possible, delivery of aid is impartial and based only on the needs identified in the assessment (see Guidance Note 2).

Clear justification is provided to the community for any targeting of aid to a specific group

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PROTECTION STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Standard 3: Protection programs are based on a comprehensive analysis of the context

Key indicators:

The assessment is underpinned by analysis of the rights of those affected, as defined by international law

The demographic, cultural, and religious contexts are understood and respected

The root causes of protection abuses are identified in the assessment and inform programming decisions

The assessment analyses exist and potential threats to specific groups use a structured risk assessment of threats, vulnerabilities, and capacities

An actor map provides an overview of the key political and legal actors, both local and national, that have responsibility for protecting the population

Existing community protection capacities and strategies are identified

Protection strategies and programs by UN agencies and other NGOs have been researched, and strategies are adopted that complement existing work

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PROTECTION STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Standard 4: Communities are active partners in protection programming and can easily access information on their rights and responsibilities.

Key indicators:Communities are involved in prioritizing and planning protection activities as well as in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation stages of protection activities

Communities have access to a mechanism to file complaints, queries, or comments about programs in the field

Mechanisms are designed to ensure the participation of vulnerable groups, including the elderly, women, children and people with disabilities

Information on rights and responsibilities is made available in a language or medium that reaches all economic, social, political, ethnic and language groups.

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PROTECTION STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Standard 5: Programs recognize the State as the primary actor for protection. Where possible this protection role is supported at all levels of governance.

Key indicators:The capacity of the State to provide effective protection to citizens and other persons in its jurisdiction (asylum seekers, stateless persons, and third-country nationals) is assessed and gaps in capacity are identified

Wherever possible programs include a capacity- building component and reflect strong linkages with relevant government structures

Substitution of services is the last resort in the provision of protection through NGO programs

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EXERCISE: 40 MINUTES

In your groups develop at least one protection indicator at the Strategic Objective, Intermediate Response and Activity level.

Record indicators on a flip chart for feedback to plenary.

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ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION

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FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTION – EGG MODEL

Spheres of Action Responsive Action (deal with

the current abuse, aim at preventing, stopping, or alleviating its immediate effect)

Remedial Action (subsequent action, restoration, rehabilitation, compensation)

Environment – Building (create an environment conducive to full respect for the rights of the individual)

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FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTION WORK

MODES OF ACTIONPersuasion: convincing authorities, through further private dialogue, to fulfill their obligations and to protect individuals and groups exposed to violations;Denunciation: pressuring authorities, through public disclosure, into meeting their obligations and protecting individuals and groups exposed to abuses;Mobilization: sharing information in a discreet way with selected individuals, bodies, or states that can influence the authorities to meet their obligations and protect individuals and groups exposed to violations;Substitution: directly providing services or material assistance to the victims of the violations;Support to structures and services: empowering existing national and/or local structures through project-oriented aid to protect individuals and groups.

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PROTECTION THROUGH PRESENCE

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AWARENESS RAISING

For the protection of vulnerable groups

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ENSURING PHYSICAL SAFETY

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REGISTRATION

In situations of displacement

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TRACING AND REUNIFICATION

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HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING

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“History will judge us harshly if, once aware of the nature and

scope of this violence, we do not choose to act against it”

From: Broken Bodies, Broken Dreams (an IRIN publication)

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QUESTIONS?

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