1st INSPIRE Implementation Jamboree Report Advancing evidence-based action to end violence against children Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda, 24-25 June 2019 On June 24-25, CPC, co-chair of the INSPIRE Working Group, was proud to partner with the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and Government of the Republic of Uganda on the first INSPIRE Implementation Jamboree to advance evidence-based action to end violence against children. Over 150 participants from 20 countries convened in Kampala to learn about the INSPIRE package (content, implementation, and adaptation), meet and exchange with experts and frontline implementers, develop a better understanding of implementation needs, and apply knowledge gained to implement an INSPIRE intervention(s). Click here for the meeting report!

Evolving Methods for an Expanding Field: Global Research with Children and Families in Adversity Venue: Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) Campus 722 West 168th St., New York, NY, 10032 Objectives: This meeting will produce the following outcomes among CPC Learning Network partners and affiliated individuals and organizations: Innovative research on international child protection and family welfare will be presented with the opportunity for reflections on navigating the path forward in this field. We seek to collectively identify key knowledge gaps that would prove to be fertile ground for future learning and discuss ways of collaborating into the future to continue to fill these knowledge gaps. The gathering will provide a forum for both sharing the most up-to-date research on international child protection and family welfare and reflecting collectively on navigating potential paths forward in our field Participants: The gathering will bring together representatives of the CPC Learning Network's secretariat, advisory board, Program Learning Groups (PLGs), and task force leaders as well as representatives of affiliated institutions, organizations, individuals, and networks. If you are unable to join us in person, we are pleased to announce that most of the sessions will be livestreamed for our global partners to watch from wherever they are…

Hosted at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA), Illinois, May 13, 2014 This  forum was devoted to innovative economic strengthening research dedicated to improving health, education, and well-being outcomes of vulnerable children, adolescents, families, and communities in low-resource settings, including children affected by HIV/AIDS and humanitarian disasters.  Conference Guide  |  Agenda You can watch the opening remarks by Fred Ssewamala, Associate Professor in SSA and Director of the Columbia University International Center for Child Health and Asset Development; Robert Chaskin, Associate Professor in SSA; Deborah Gorman-Smith, Professor in SSA; and Neil Guterman, Dean and Mose and Sylvia Firestone Professor, SSA, below. The full schedule and videos of all sessions are linked below. Plenary Session 1 Keynote address: Creating a Future for Youth Locally and Globally: A Research Agenda to Address the Root Causes and Consequences of Poverty Mary McKay, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research Featured Morning Speaker: Relationship between Education and Health Outcomes of Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa  John Santelli, Mailman School of Public Health Morning Panel: Working with HIV-Positive Children and Adolescents in Sub-Saharan African: the Promise of Family Economic Strengthening. Or is There a Promise?  Chair: Alida Bouris - Claude Mellins, Columbia University Medical Center of Psychology; New York…

Venue: UNICEF and Refugee Women’s Commission Offices Objectives: This meeting produced the following outcomes among CPC Learning Network partners and affiliated individuals and organizations: Took stock of the current state of the knowledge around child protection and family welfare, learning produced by both CPC Learning Network partners as well as others working on developing the evidence base for the sector; Collectively identified key knowledge gaps that would prove fertile ground for upcoming learning; and Discussed ways of working together moving forward to continue to fill these knowledge gaps. Participants: The gathering brought together representatives of the CPC Learning Network’s Secretariat, Steering Committee, Program Learning Groups, Task Force leaders, and affiliated institutions, organizations, and individuals. 60 representatives from 9 countries and 31 agencies came together, with UNICEF and the Women’s Refugee Commission generously hosting the event. Agenda Day 1 9:30 – 10:00    Overview of the CPC Learning Network – current status of the Network Presentation by Dr. Lindsay Stark and Mark Canavera 10:00 – 12:30  Information Exchange about Current Task Forces, Program Learning Groups (PLGs), and complementary learning initiatives Facilitated by Solome Lemma and Mark Canavera This session offered a general overview of the full spectrum of work taking place within the CPC…

The Uganda PLG hosted a two-day conference on October 2-3, 2013, with a focus on presentations and discussions around using a systems approach for child protection in Uganda. The theme is anchored on the key question: What are the gaps in the Uganda Child Protection Systems and how can these be effectively addressed in the best interest of children? This conference brought together over 60 participants from government, academic institutions, community based organizations, and international agencies along with national child protection actors and researchers with 4 main objectives: 1. To adapt a common understanding of what constitutes a systems approach to child protection; 2. To share the status and trends of existing child protection systems in Uganda; 3. To jointly reflect on what is required to achieve a systems approach to child protection. This will include an analysis of resources, existing systems and capacity; and 4. To map out the way forward in supporting the strengthening of child- friendly protection systems in Uganda. The conference agenda, abstracts guide, and concept note from this conference are provided at the links below. Conference Agenda  |  Abstracts Guide  |  Concept Note  

The Uganda PLG’s inaugural learning forum in March 2012 focused on Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms (CBCPMs) and their linkages with the National Child Protection Systems. The two-day conference brought together over 70 participants from government, academic institutions, community based organizations, and international agencies along with national child protection actors and researchers. Participants discussed the process of identifying and utilizing community based child protection systems, lessons to be learned from informal child protection systems, sector-wide approaches to systems, lessons to be learned from informal child protection systems,  sector wide approaches to systems strengthening, institutionalizing child protection and setting the Ugandan learning agenda for 2012-2015. Agenda  |  Final Report March 6th, 2012 Opening Session - Child Protection Learning: A Global Perspective, Neil Boothby, Columbia University - Child Protection Systems Mapping in East and Southern Africa Region, Ghazal Keshavarzian, Maestral International Session 1: Community Based Child Protection Systems: What are they? How do they work? What do we need to learn and do? Chair: Mr. Mondo Kyateka - Report on Community-base Child Protection Systems Mapping: A Case of Lira and Dokolo in Northern - Uganda, Timothy Opobo, CPC Network Uganda PLG - Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms: A review of indigenous community oriented mechanisms used by TPO Uganda in Northern Uganda and Somalia,…

The 2011 Biennial Meeting of the CPC Learning Network was convened in August to bring together diverse stakeholders including secretariat, advisory board, and program learning group (PLG) members to discuss priorities, activities, and network development and growth. The schedule of the three-day meeting is presented below. Day 1 CPC Priorities, Functions, and Activities Session I Issues How learning and policy-practice change take place within and between agencies? How do cross-organizational networks facilitate learning and policy-practice change agendas? What are CPC priorities and functions? Process Presentation of research on organizational and cross-organizational learning Panel discussion of effective and less-effective CPC learning-change initiatives Plenary discussion CPC priorities and functions Session II Issues How can the CPC contribute most effectively to learning and change at country and global levels? What are the most relevant and important network functions to be pursued at country and global levels? What needs to change to move from the existing focus and role to the ideal focus and role? Process Mapping the functional focus of the CPC exercise Oak Foundation Evaluation Presentation of Learning Evaluation Framework Day 2 Technical Consultations Session I Goal: Determine inputs-support required to achieve CPC priorities Issues How to identify and integrate technical support into…

The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) and CPC Learning Network co-hosted this three-day conference at the International Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland. The 
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agenda. Agenda Day 1 Welcome Remarks, Neil Boothby, CPC Learning Network Keynote Address: Evidence and Advances in the Treatment of Malnutrition, Dr. Stephen Collins, Valid International Day 2 Plenary Session 1: Building Back Better: Myth of Reality, Neil
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 Viktor 
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Mallika 
Samaranayake Breakout Groups, Session 1: Measurement of Child Protection Concerns, Children Associated with Armed Forces & Groups, Psychosocial Programming, Education Plenary Session 2: The Ethics of Learning, Mike Wessells,
 Laura 
Boone, 
Jane 
Warburton, 
Clare 
Feinstein
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Sarah 
 Lilley Breakout Groups, Session 2: Interim Care of Children, Child Friendly Spaces, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Qualitative and Participatory Methods, Gender Plenary Session 3: Evaluation, Sarah 
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Alastair 
Ager,
 Hannah 
Thompson 
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Guy 
Thompstone Day 3…