Action for the Rights of Children. A tool to assist practitioners in providing protection and care for refugee and displaced children  
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Fourteen resource packs have been developed focusing on the rights and needs of refugee and displaced children. In addition an ARC Facilitator's Toolkit provides guidance on developing learning opportunities. These resources are also available in Arabic  , French and Spanish.

 

General Resources

Brochure of ARC Resource Packs
Introduction to the series of 14 resource packs available that focus attention on the rights and needs of refugee and displaced children [Adobe PDF, 200 Kb]

Facilitator's Toolkit
To give the potential facilitator ideas about participatory training approaches [Adobe PDF, 396 Kb]

 

Foundations

International Legal Standards
Resource pack to outline the legal foundations for the protection of refugee and displaced children [Adobe PDF, 730 Kb]

Child and Adolescent Development
Resource pack to introduce a dynamic model of children's physical, cognitive, social and psychological development [Adobe PDF, 671 Kb]

Voluntary Repatriation
Resource pack focusing on voluntary repatriation and reintegration which, when feasible, is the durable solution most likely to apply to the greatest number of refugee children [Adobe PDF, 465 Kb]

Resettlement
Resource pack on resettlement, to be considered when other durable solutions are not feasible [Adobe PDF, 265 Kb]

Working with Children
Resource pack to examine some introductory concepts associated with working with children, as well as considering issues associated with communicating with distressed children [Adobe PDF, 446 Kb]

Situation Analysis
Resource pack to give an overview of the process of assessing a complex situation within its wider context (relating to children and families) and an introduction to the skills required [Adobe PDF, 447 Kb]

Community Mobilisation
Resource pack to emphasise the involvement of the people themselves in determining and meeting their own needs [Adobe PDF, 615 Kb]

 

Critical Issues

Separated Children
Resource pack to outline the issues facing separated children: the prevention of separation, interim care arrangements, family tracing issues and the need for close inter-agency collaboration [Adobe PDF, 633 Kb]

Child Soldiers
Resource pack to create an active understanding of children's active involvement in armed conflict [Adobe PDF, 698 Kb]

Disability
Resource pack to address negative attitudes towards disability and encourage participants to seek more specific knowledge [Adobe PDF, 812 Kb]

Education
Resource pack to provide staff with sufficient information to assist them in ensuring that the education rights of children within their care are fully met [Adobe PDF, 788 Kb]

Landmine Awarenes
Resource pack to introduce the subject of mine education for children and shows how they can take part on both situation analysis and mine education programmes [Adobe PDF, 242 Kb]

Sexual and Reproductive Health
Resource pack to consider the special skills required in working with young people to address issues of their sexuality and reproductive health [Adobe PDF, 637 Kb]

Abuse and Exploitation
Resource pack to examine how refugee and displaced children may be at increased risk from abuse and exploitation, to explore preventative strategies and consider how to respond when children are abused or exploited [Adobe PDF, 765 Kb]

 

 

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