Gender-based Violence against Children and Youth with Disabilities: A Toolkit for Child Protection Actors

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

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PART 1: PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN GBV PROGRAMMING

PRINCIPLES FOR INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES

Principle 1: Children and youth with disabilities have a right to participation and inclusion in programs

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Principle 2: See the girl, boy, or young person first, not their disability

Principle 3: Do not make assumptions

Principle 4: Identify and value all contributions

Principle 5: Work with families and caregivers

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GUIDELINES FOR PROGRAM STAFF

1. Profile diversity among children and youth with disabilities in the community

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2. Outreach is critical

3. Put children and youth at the center of program decision-making

4. Make safe spaces “safe” for ALL girls

5. Identify mentors with disabilities

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PART 2: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TOOLS ON DISABILITY INCLUSION IN GBV PROGRAMMING

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TOOL 1: INCLUDING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN GBV PROGRAMMING — A SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

Purpose of this tool

How to use this tool

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TOOL 1 ATTACHMENT 1: INCLUDING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN GBV PROGRAMMING — A SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

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TOOL 2: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES — A TRAINING MODULE

Purpose of this training module

How the training module should be implemented

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TOOL 2, ACTIVITY 1: VOTE WITH YOUR FEET

Purpose of activity

Activity description

Statements

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TOOL 2, ACTIVITY 2: UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY

Purpose of activity

Activity description

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Activity description

TOOL 2, ACTIVITY 3: ACT LIKE A MAN/ACT LIKE A WOMAN

Purpose of activity

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Activity description

TOOL 2, ACTIVITY 4: WHO HAS THE POWER?

Purpose of activity

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Activity description

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TOOL 2, ACTIVITY 5: VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE TO GBV

Purpose of activity

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Option 1: Case Studies — Activity description

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Option 2: Power Walk15 — Activity description

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TOOL 2, ACTIVITY 6: FOSTERING INCLUSION IN COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD PROTECTION MECHANISMS

Purpose of activity

Activity description

Part 1

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Part 2

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TOOL 2 ATTACHMENT 1: TYPES OF DISIBILITIES

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TOOL 2 ATTACHMENT 2: QUOTES — MODELS OF DISABILITY

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TOOL 2 ATTACHMENT 3: CASE STUDIES

Case Study 1 — Selam

Case study 2 — Sabeen

Case study 3 — Assefa

Case study 4 — Inaam

Case study 5 — Abeba

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TOOL 2 ATTACHMENT 4: POWERWALK1

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TOOL 3: REFLECTION TOOL FOR STAFF16

Purpose of this tool

Instructions

Discussion questions and participatory activities

Part A: Our capacity — How has it changed?

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Part B: Our capacity — What do we want for the future?

Part C: Our key messages

Conclude the discussion

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PART 3: CHILD-AND YOUTH-LED PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND DISABILITY

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GENERAL GUIDANCE ON INCLUDING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN GBV ASSESSMENTS

Purpose of this guidance note

Who do we want to include in GBV assessments?

“Listening” to children with disabilities

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How does [state the name of the person] tell you that she/he is unhappy or uncomfortable with something? What makes her/him happy or sad?

How do we include children with disabilities in GBV assessments?

Step 1: Raise awareness in the community

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Step 2: Information session for interested participants

Step 3: Group discussions with parents and caregivers of children with disabilities

Step 4: Participatory activities with children and youth with and without disabilities

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Step 5: Home visits

Step 6: Community action planning workshop

Evaluation: Collect “stories of change” from children and youth with disabilities

A note about informed consent

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Risk identification and mitigation

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PART 3: RISK IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION PLAN

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TOOL 1: AWARENESS-RAISING MESSAGES FOR THE COMMUNITY

Purpose of this tool

Awareness-raising strategies

Example: Key messages for the community

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TOOL 2: INFORMATION SESSION FOR POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS

Purpose of this tool

Example: Information session agenda

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TOOL 3: GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Purpose of this tool

Composition of groups

Timing of group discussion

Facilitation

Concurrent activities with children with disabilities

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GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE11

Participatory activities and questions for discussion

Activity 1: Who are we talking about? (15 minutes)

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Activity 2: Intersection of disability and gender across life stages (30 minutes)

Activity 3: Violence against children and youth with disabilities (30 minutes)

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Activity 4: Support for child survivors with disabilities (15 minutes)

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Activity 5: Preventing violence against children and youth with disabilities (15 minutes)

Conclude the discussion

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TOOL 4: PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES

Purpose of the tool

Composition of groups

Timing of activities

Facilitation

GROUP ACTIVITIES

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Activity 1: Getting to know each other and valuing difference

Activity 2: Describe what we will be doing

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Activity 3: Introduce the “Communication Toolbox”

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Activity 4: Picking and mixing tools

Activity 5: Support the groups information and to document their ideas

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Activity 6: Sharing with others and formulating recommendations

Activity 7: Contributing to program planning

DISCUSSION GUIDE

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TOOL 5: INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATION CHECKLIST15

Purpose of this tool

Composition of participants

Location of the interview

Timing of activities

Facilitation

Interview guide

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Interview questions

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Observation checklist

Conclude the interview

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TOOL 5: OBSERVATION CHECKLIST

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TOOL 6: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

Purpose of tool

Example: Community workshop agenda

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Next steps

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TOOL 6: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP DOCUMENTATION FORM

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TOOL 7: EVALUATION — STORIES OF CHANGE

Purpose of this tool

Combining tools and approaches

Process

Practice example

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Story of change: Documentation form

Instructions

Questions to guide story documentation17

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Conclude the discussion

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TOOL 7: STORY OF CHANGE: DOCUMENTATION FORM

Instructions

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Questions to guide story documentation1

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COMMUNICATION TOOLBOX

DRAWING AND ARTWORK

Summary

Combining tools and approaches

Materials needed

Process

Practice example

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THE PICTURE LIBRARY

Summary

Combining tools and approaches

Materials needed

Preparation — Making a picture library

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Process

Practice example

THE SOUND LIBRARY3

Summary

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Combining tools and approaches

Materials needed

Preparation — Making a Sound Library

Process

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Summary

Combining tools and approaches

Materials needed

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Process

THE GUIDED TOUR9

Summary

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Combining tools and approaches

Materials needed

Process

An adaptation to strengthen collective action

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STORY IN A BAG10

Summary

Combining tools and approaches

Materials needed

Preparation — Making the Story in a Bag

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Process

An adaptation to strengthen peer-to-peer communication

Practice example

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ANNEXES

ANNEX 1: METHODOLOGY

ANNEX 2: SAMPLE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

ANNEX 3: PICTURES FOR GROUP DISCUSSION

ANNEX 4: SAMPLE PICTURE LIBRARY

Notes