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15 April 2020 - News

COVID-19 DASHBOARD SUMMARY UPDATES

We are continuing to develop and disseminate childfriendly RCCE materials under Breakthrough Action, including: animation videos, social media cards, TV spots through a children’s animation series, developing an IVR 3-2-1 call in service for CellCard and online game in partnership with VIAMO. We are also conducting a rapid RCCE assessment targeting children and youth and implementing a Covid-19 social media campaign.
• We plan to set up Covid-19 remote feedback and remote mechanisms and develop a rapid RCCE assessment with children and youth • We are developing radio spots with key messages for the elderly • We will begin testing our online social cards with Facebook followers
We continue to actively participate in the humanitarian response forum (HRF), Who partner meetings, National Committee for Disaster Management coordination meetings, 
Coordination 
We continue to integrate RCCE Covid-19 key messaging in demonstration farmers’ activities, distribute Covid-19 IEC materials via telegram with local authorities 
We are translating and disseminating RCCE materials produced by WHO/ UNICEF on handwashing. We are also procuring and distributing protective equipment (hand sanitizers etc) to partners to continue critical services such as case management.
and UNICEF and USAID partner meetings through the Breakthrough action project. We are also active members in the national RCCE pillar (led by WHO/MoH) and regional RCCE IFRC/OCHA Hub. • We are starting to coordinate with UNICEF as co-cluster leads to convene child protection and education sector partners to discuss program specific interventions
WASH, Health and Nutrition 
Child Poverty and partners, as well as posters through district office channels, and conduct weekly KII assessments on impact of Covid-19 on markets and livelihoods. • We plan to participate in joint rapid assessments with HRF and JAG networks if state of emergency is declared. • We plan to form Messenger/Telegram groups of farmers to disseminate key messages.
We have worked in coordination with UNICEF and MoSVY to develop and finalize case management instructions and guidelines during Covid-19 as well as to support them to develop training videos on this. We have also adapted the SCI 
Child Protection
We are Coordinating at national and sub-national levels with the Ministry of Education to inform their gap analysis, as well as collecting online teaching and learning materials for children, caregivers 
Psychological First Aid (PFA) for children, parents and caregivers, and we have finalized the Child Protection in Emergency Contingency Plan and joint child protection workplan for Covid-19. • We plan to track calls to helplines / hotlines in order to understand the impact of COVID-19 on children. • We also plan to distribute hygiene materials to their member organizations for the social workforce interacting with vulnerable children and families.
We are working with the CSO coalition Child Rights Now 
Child Rights Governance coalition and the Budget Working Group to develop a joint Covid-19 advocacy strategy. • We plan to work with CCYMCR- child led organizations to strengthen roles and functions of club child leaders and members to report child protection issues during COVID-19.Education 
and teachers. • We plan to produce two videos on hand washing practices and stress release for parents, and produce IEC materials to support online learning • We also plan to integrate Covid-19 on the Koan Chlaat app

We are continuing to develop and disseminate childfriendly RCCE materials under Breakthrough Action, including: animation videos, social media cards, TV spots through a children’s animation series, developing an IVR 3-2-1 call in service for CellCard and online game in partnership with VIAMO. We are also conducting a rapid RCCE assessment targeting children and youth and implementing a Covid-19 social media campaign.