The project focuses on protecting children and supporting women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence. It provides safe spaces and psychosocial support, and raises awareness among the community on child protection and gender-based violence.
The project focuses on protecting children and supporting women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence. It provides safe spaces and psychosocial support, and raises awareness among the community on child protection and gender-based violence.

Knowledge and Policy Dialogue Unit on Protection of Children and Youth on the Move (KAPCYM)

Project in East/West/North Africa
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Through the systematic capture, documentation, synthesis, and dissemination of knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices from former projects as well as Swiss governmental actors, the KAPCYM Unit supports advocacy and policy dialogue efforts of Swiss stakeholders. Its outputs are aimed to extend to project implementation of the two mentioned projects, as well as to regional migration projects in other contexts, ensuring broader application of insights and strategies across various countries and regions facing similar challenges. 

Overview

Theme

Migration, Child Protection

Budget

364'205 Swiss francs

Duration

01.11.2024 - 31.12.2026

Project area

East/West/North Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia) ​

Target groups

The projects «Enfants et Jeunes sur les Routes Migratoires d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Nord (EJM)» and «East African Migration Routes (EAMR)», Swiss governmental stakeholders (SDC, SEM, embassies), and other Swiss actors working on the protection of children and youth on the move in the regions covered.

Project number

P240053

Funded by

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)​​

KAPCYM operates under the themes Migration and Child Protection

Key topics are: Access to civil registry & identification​, Regional cooperation of case management systems​, Gender-based violence in migration contexts​, Meaningful participation of children and youth on the move​ and Support to civil society organizations & localization.

Project in detail

Project Flyer

KAPCYM Flyer

KAPCYM Flyer

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Thematic Briefs

Thematic Brief #1: Access to Civil Registry, Identification, and Registration

Thematic Brief #1: Access to Civil Registry, Identification, and Registration

Overall background and context information, 11 advocacy messages, a compilation of good practices, and a country overview

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Thematic Brief #2: Strengthening Regional Cooperation of Case Management Systems

Thematic Brief #2: Strengthening Regional Cooperation of Case Management Systems

Overall background and context information, 10 advocacy messages, and a country overview

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Sarah Estermann

Knowledge Manager

+41 41 419 23 28sestermann@caritas.ch

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Header image: The project focuses on protecting children and supporting women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence. It provides safe spaces and psychosocial support, and raises awareness among the community on child protection and gender-based violence. © Kenyi Moses