Juan José tells us about a War Child Holland programme which has been working with a displaced rural indigenous community now living in the town of Quibdó in Chocó. Through a community reflection on the risks to their children in this non-traditional, peri-urban environment, community members mobilised a traditional…
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What I’ve Learned with Professor Mike Wessells
In this episode, I speak to Professor Mike Wessells, Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, and a long-time champion of community- and people-led approaches for child protection and MHPSS. Mike and I discuss an example of deeply participatory work undertaken with war-affected young mothers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and northern…
What I’ve Learned with Dr Glynis Clacherty
Dr Glynis Clacherty talks us through an example of an intergenerational child-led programme in rural Nshamba, Tanzania. Over 20 years ago children affected by HIV worked together to help each other deal with the psychological and practical hardships they were experiencing. Now, young adults who were once part of the…
Tatu Tano – a portrait
An outline of the Tatu Tano programme and learning from 2015.
Handbook on Participatory Methods for Community-Based Projects
A guide for programmers and implementers based on the Participatory Action Research project with young mothers and their children in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Northern Uganda.
How Process Matters in Strengthening MHPSS: A Reflection
In developing the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, attention to social process was key for success. A reflection on this process by one of the authors, Michael G. Wessells.
Community action to reduce child marriage in Shinyanga, Tanzania. Summary report
This report summarises achievements and learnings from an independent evaluation conducted by the AfriChild Centre of Excellence for the Study of the African Child, CBO grantee-partners’ reports, reports from community dialogues conducted by grantee-partners with their communities, consultant reports, and observations and reflections by Firelight staff.
Building meaningful participation in reintegration among war-affected young mothers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and northern Uganda
In this paper, the authors describe an innovative ¢eld practice ^ community-based, participatory action research (PAR) that meaningfully involved formerly associated young mothers, and other vulnerable young mothers, in their communities.
Endline Report: Community Action to Address Child Marriage and School Dropout: Findings from Action Research on Community-Led Child Protection in Jharkhand, India
Endline report of action research undertaken in Jharkhand state, India of community-led action to address child marriage and school dropout.
Integrating MHPSS & peace building: a mapping and recommendations for practitioners
This is the Report of a Consultancy conducted on behalf of the IASC Thematic Working Group on MHPSS & Peacebuilding within the IASC MHPSS Reference Group. The report was shared and discussed widely in four global consultations conducted July-September, 2022 with young people, grassroots practitioners, and policy and thought leaders.