1. Capacity Needs Assessment
2016 Child Protection
Capacity Needs Assessment
April 2015

2. Capacity Needs Assessment
Contents
2016 Child Protection
Capacity Needs Assessment
Objectives
Methodology
Preliminary findings
Next steps
April 2015

3. Objectives
To understand the capacity gaps and priority needs of child protection actors working in Syria in order to equip them with relevant and transferrable skills to deliver quality child protection services over time by:
Working towards a more strategic and systematic approach for delivering trainings/ supporting capacity building initiatives with child protection workers in Syria.
Supporting interagency capacity building initiatives to improve the efficiency and impact of child protection sub-sector efforts.

4. 2016 HRP Child Protection Appeal
n.B these are our internal/ reconciled figures

5. HRP Child Protection Targets
Syria
Turkey
Jordan
2016
4335
1,672
644
2015
3560
900
100
22%
increase
86% increase
540% increase

6. Methodology February 2016 Desk review March 2016
Key Informant Interviews
April 2016
Survey

7. Elements of the Survey child protection workforce Profile of the
Previous and upcoming capacity building events
Gaps in knowledge and skills

8. Breakdown of Respondents
95 surveys completed
Syria:31
Turkey: 27
Jordan: 19
Lebanon: 3
Iraq: 1
Unknown: 10
46 organisations participated
Syria: 10
Turkey: 18
Jordan: 5
Unknown: 9
Breakdown by type
UN: 4
INGO:11
NNGO: 21

9. Topline Survey Findings
Profile of CP workforce
Almost 60% of respondents work for organisations with a child protection team of more than 20 people
36% of respondents are very familiar with Child Protection Minimum Standards; 40% are familiar; 20% are somewhat familiar and 4% are not very familiar.
Previous capacity building events
83% of respondents had received or delivered a CP training between
88% of respondents delivered/received training F2F in Syria; 34% F2F in a neighbouring country; 25% online via skype/webex; 13% via online learning programmes
45% of respondents rated trainings as effective and relevant; 33% said it was somewhat effective and relevant

10. Topline Survey Findings
Planned capacity building events
41% of respondents said their organisation was planning to run a CP training in the next 6 months
77% of respondents said these events would be run F2F in Syria; 34% F2F in neighbouring countries; 37% online via skype and webex; 8% via online learning programmes; 8% via phone

11. Topline Survey Findings
Sector Priorities
1. Child Protection Advocacy with decision makers (public and private)
2. Child Protection professional workforce strengthening, including tertiary opportunities
3. Child Protection Coordination and Partnerships
Agency Priorities
3. Child Protection Contingency Planning and Rapid Response Mechanisms

12. Topline Survey Findings
Training Priorities for 2016
Self assessment
Specialised CP Services: CAAFG
26% no skills and knowledge
35% basic skills and knowledge
Community-based CP: Psychosocial Support
31% basic skills and knowledge
49% intermediate skills and knowledge
Case Management
30% basic skills and knowledge
40% intermediate skills and knowledge
Explosive Remnants of War Risk Education
27% no skills and knowledge
10% intermediate skills and knowledge
Community-based CP mechanism, e.g. committees and parenting groups
34% basic skills and knowledge
22% intermediate skills and knowledge
Awareness raising and social mobilization of child protection issues
45% basic skills and knowledge
38% intermediate skills and knowledge

13. Topline Survey Findings
Planned Trainings
Number of mentions
Community-based CP
Inclusion 2
CB CP 1
Outreach and awareness RE
PFA 5
Parenting skills
PSS 13
CFS
Youth resilience
Specialised services
Case management
CAAFG BI
SGBV
General and cross cutting
Basic CP 7
CPiE
CPMS
CP mainstreaming 4
Safe guarding
Advocacy
Planning, M&E

14. Next Steps WOS and hub analysis and interpretation events???? How?
Draft strategy and action plan/s??? How? Who? Timeline?
Resource mobilization – donor presentations
Implementation of strategy and action plan/s

15. April 2015