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LIBERIA FINALLY DECLAREDFREE FROM EBOLA

USA AMBASSADOR VISITS PROJECT IN BURKINA FASO

Sango NiniWest and Central Africa Newsletter

May 2015

Dear Team,

This month Save the Children USA hosted the Semi Annual Regional Directors’ meeting at their offices in Washington DC. Save US is now our largest donor, representing almost 50% of the portfolio in West and Central Africa (WCA). So it was a great opportunity to get to know the US team, to better understand their business model and how they work, but most importantly for them to understand the WCA issues. Last month several of our Country Directors visited the USA offices and we hope to have a second group visit in October.

Much of this month was spent preparing the return of the most affected Ebola countries under the management of the Regional Office. Hussein Mursal – also known as the ‘godfather’ of the region as he has opened so many of the Country Offices – is leading the transition. We are now on track to take over the

management of Guinea and Liberia on June 15th and Sierra Leone mid-September.

We were very excited this month to welcome Jasmine Whitbread to the region. Jasmine used to be the West Africa Regional Director for Oxfam so she has a deep understanding of the chronic issues we face.

One of them is highlighted in the State of the World’s Mothers report launched this month. This is an annual report produced by Save the Children USA. This year Somalia was ranked the worst place to be a mother or a child. However, the other countries at the bottom of the ranking are in West and Central Africa – joined by Haiti. If Save the Children

wants to deliver on our breakthroughs and attain our 2030 goals, we need to have a special approach and special focus on this region. Let’s hope that this year’s report will focus the attention of our members.

As usual, there are lots of interesting and insightful stories from the field in this month’s issue. Please do not forget to send us your stories. We want to hear from you!

Natasha QuistRegional Director, West and Central Africa

CEO JASMINE WHITBREAD ATTHE REGIONAL OFFICE

Regional Office welcomes CEO Jasmine Whitbread!

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Breaking News

Despite the flight delays, Save the Children International CEO Jasmine Whitbread managed to reach West and Central Africa. She was in the region for a 4-day 4-country tour of the Ebola most affected countries. Unfortunately a flight delay didn’t allow her to attend the ceremony organised for the end of the emergency in Liberia. She could however visit Guinea and Sierra Leone and pass by the regional office in Dakar, where she met with the Senior Management Teams of the regional and the country office. She also met with all functional heads and with the participants in the training on awards and finance.

Regional Director joins ceremony on end of Ebola in Liberia Afi Vossah, Executive Assistant-Interim

Save the Children Liberia Country Office hosted on 26th May a ceremony to acknowledge the work of donors and partners in the fight against Ebola.

Speaking at the event, Acting Country Director Mercy Gichuhi reminded that during the outbreak Save the Children built two Ebola Treatment Units, trained community dwellers and health workers, and supported the Ministry of Education on its back to school program for students across the country.

“I want to praise our donors and partners for the support to Save the Children, especially when Liberia was fighting Ebola,” she said. She then called on donors not to only support the health sector but all sectors during the recovery.

Natasha Quist spoke on behalf of Save the Children International CEO Jasmine Whitbread and congratulated Liberia for defeating the virus. She pointed out that Save the Children “has over 2,000

staff operating in the sub-region to make sure that the wellbeing of children is taken care of ”. She confirmed the commitment to the government and local partners to ensure children needs are met. Partners represented at the event included the European Union (EU), USAID, the British Embassy, the Paul Allen Foundation, UNICEF, UNHCR and Child Fund.

“I was particularly moved by the IMC representative who outlined if we had not built the Magarbi facility, they could never have saved so many lives,” said Natasha Quist. “Liberia is aware that this is just the end of the beginning and now we need to focus on rebuilding, but it was a joyous event.”

On her part, Jasmine Whitbread wrote: “I had really been looking forward to seeing you all after hearing so much about your great work throughout the Ebola response. I and all of Save the Children hugely appreciate your commitment during this incredibly challenging time.”

Looking back, Ebola is finally over in Liberia Abieso W. Gono, Advocacy & Policy Officer, Liberia


After almost one year and the combined efforts of the government, local and international NGOs and the international community, Liberia was finally declared Ebola free by the World Health Organization on May 9, 2015.

In the packed conference room of the National Ebola Command Center, the WHO Representative, Dr. Alex Gasasira, said the interruption of the transmission is a monumental achievement for a country that reported the highest number of deaths in the largest, longest and most complex outbreak since Ebola emerged in 1976. Dr. Gasasira warned, however, that

transmission persists in Guinea and Sierra Leone.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf requested a moment of silence in memory of the 4,000 people who died due to the virus. As she remembered the critical days, she thanked all Liberians who fought Ebola and expressed appreciation to international partners and others around the world whose hearts were with Liberia. “What we have done, we’ve done it for love of country, love of people,” she said noting that perhaps the most difficult task has just begun. She urged Liberians not to get overzealous but to continue the precautionary measures.

President Sirleaf led an array of government officials, international and local partners on a tour to health facilities, including Ebola treatment units, an interim care center for Ebola orphans, and met with widows and other survivors.

An official day for celebration and thanksgiving took place on May 11, 2015. In the photo, outgoing Minister of Health, Dr. Walter Gwenigale presents the WHO Ebola-free Declaration to President Sirleaf during the event.

Ebola

T-shirts qui passent le message Amanda Azzali, Child Protection Coordinator

Le bureau Pays du Sénégal travaille en partenariat avec Enda Tiers Monde - équipe Jeunesse Action - pour accompagner et renforcer le Mouvement Africain des Enfants et Jeunes (MAEJT) à travers des financements de Save the Children Finlande et Save the Children Suède au Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Sénégal et Togo.

En 2014, lors du resurgissement de l’émergence Ébola, le bureau Sénégal a décidé d’augmenter la résilience des organisations partenaires.

Les coordinations nationales des pays concernés avaient ainsi ciblé des messages pour les enfants et les jeunes, pour les sensibiliser par rapport à des défis rencontrés par les AEJT dans le travail de prévention sur le terrain, notamment: la légende qu’Ébola n’existe pas en réalité, les informations incorrectes sur les moyens de transmission, le stigma qui pèse sur les survivants et les proches des malades.

En collaboration avec l’équipe communication d’Enda et de Save the Children, l’équipe communication du MAEJT a réalisé des maquettes avec des illustrations et des messages pour les activités de sensibilisation. Une de ces maquettes a été ensuite transposée sur T-shirt par l’équipe communication de Save the Children et produite en 2000 exemplaires.

Un rencontre à Dakar tenu en mars a été l’occasion de remettre les T-shirts aux délégués et aux coordonnateurs nationaux du MAEJT de la part du Directeur des Operations, Ismael Zina.

HR prepares hand-over of most affected Ebola countries

At a meeting at the regional office in Dakar from 11th to 15th May, the HR team welcomed Annie Mackllow Smith, Clinical Recruiter, Gaby Schembri, Training Manager, Claire Hudson, Staff Health Manager, Wilfried Okanda, HR Director of Liberia, Jean Chris Ndamuzeye, HR and Admin Manager of Guinea and Beatrice Owino, HR Director of Sierra Leone. On 15th June Guinea and Liberia will be handed over to the regional office, while the date for Sierra Leone is September 15. The main objectives of this meeting were: to review the Ebola response and the HR situation also considering staff health, to draft a plan of what needs to happen from mid-June onwards and to define an action plan based on the experiences gathered in this period.

What it takes to be a leader Aida Niang Diedhiou, Finance Assistant, Save the Children Senegal


Motivation and a pinch of ambition can take you far, and this is were Aida Niang Diedhiou (photo) wants to go. Currently Finance Support Assistant at Save the Children Senegal, she started as intern in 2011 and switched to her current role in 2013. She deals with payments and financial transactions for the country office and manages the petty cash for the regional office. With a Masters in Finance, she had previously been intern with Excaf Telecom Sénégal. Save the Children has been her first job.

“I love working here, I like that I can contribute to improve the situation of children and I enjoy the way of working.”

She joined in the midst of the transition of the country offices to the region, not the easiest time. But she enjoyed the change: “They let you work in your domain, the job is result-driven and there is a team to support you.”

Perhaps also because of this, she feels strong in her role and she wants to keep growing, “Here you can always learn from colleagues, there are tools,

trainings and support to help you become a good manager. Of course, it is a long way to go, it will take years and there will be a lot to learn, but I am ready for that.”

She has taken as a model the current regional leaders – most of them women – and her line manager, Richard Fossou.“He coaches us, we can see the results of a better organisation and how our work fits with the overall structure and this is very motivating, I believe everyone can grow and move forward with a good coach,” she says.“I also want to thank Bamba Niang and Achille Meneun.”

In the past, an inspirational figure for her

has been one of her high-school teachers. “She was a woman full of energy, determined to deliver results and committed in her way of working. She was rigorous but listening to us and encouraging to move beyond our limits.”

Aida is just married and in the area where she lives in Dakar, she sees the need of more concrete actions to help children. “Every year there are floods, with children drowning and families in distress. Not many organisations work in this domain and those that do, are not very effective. I believe more could be done to manage floods and protect children in this area.” With this belief, she has been part of an association involving women in development and in floods. She also thinks that intervention to improve the life of children in each country should pay more attention to the specific local realities.

Overall, she feels more women are necessary in leadership positions. In Senegal, some obstacle are the social pressure and the expectations placed on women in the family context. “But this is part of our reality,” she adds. “A woman need to know how to manage the situation, have the strength to meet the challenges and be self-confident to go forward. The battle will be won with the results achieved.”

Breaking News

Leading African Women

Save the Children & other NGOs meet Prime Minister of Niger Xavier Joubert, Country Director Niger

On 25th May the Prime Minister of Niger granted Save the Children and other organisations a hearing to discuss safety nets in the country. Save the Children has been working on this strategy of interventions for years as part of the FSL alliance grouping 5 NGOs (Save the Children, Oxfam, ACTED, Concern and ACF Spain) together with the World Food Program and with ECHO funding. The group co-ordinates responses during the lean season and carries out joint evaluations. Save the Children’s role is to assist the other agencies in their monitoring and acceptance of the Household Economy Approach. The exchange allowed to continue the advocacy work for resilience and an effective social protection policy in Niger.

State of the World’s Mothers: West & Central Africa at the bottom


Save the Children's report, State of the World's Mothers 2015: The Urban Disadvantage, looks at the real story behind the bright lights of the big city.

"Our new report reveals a devastating child survival divide between the haves and have-nots, telling a tale of two cities among urban communities around the world, including the United States," said Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children US. "For babies born in the big city, it's survival of the richest."

For the first time in history, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. But many cities are unable to keep up with the pace of urban growth, leaving one-third of all urban residents—including hundreds of millions of mothers and children—to live in slums, where a lack of clean water, basic sanitation and health services can equal death.

In developing nations children living in big cities are surviving at higher rates than those living in smaller towns or rural areas. But these numbers mask the fact that a child's survival in the city too often is dependent on the family's wealth.

The 10 countries with the greatest survival divide between wealthy and poor urban children are: Bangladesh, Cambodia,

Ghana, Kenya, India, Madagascar, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda and Vietnam. In these countries, children from poor families are 3 to 5 times as likely to die as children from wealthy families.

However, the report has also identified a number of cities that are making significant gains, including Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Cairo (Egypt); Guatemala City

(Guatemala); Kampala (Uganda); Manila (Philippines) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia). These cities are working to increase access to basic maternal, newborn and child services; raise health awareness and make care more affordable and accessible to the poorest urban families. The full report is at: www.savethechildren.org/mothers

World Affairs

Edwin, across the Mediterranean from Nigeria

Edwin is 17 years old, from Edo State in Nigeria. When he was one, his father died and a few years later his mother left, as she

suffered from a serious mental illness. Edwin had a 15 year old sister and two brothers, only one of whom is alive. He went to primary school, but he could not pursue his studies due to money problems. He and his two brothers were looked after by the neighbours in their village, and he survived with small jobs in supermarkets. Edwin’s story, in his own words:

"I left my country on 2nd October, the day I saw my brother die. He was 20 years old and he died in an explosion. The moment I realised he was dead, I didn’t think twice and I left for Niger. I got in touch with local smugglers and I left with them on a pick-up truck which transported 28 people. It took us three days to cross the desert, without food or water. Once we got to Gatron, the first

Libyan state after the Sahara, I was kidnapped because I didn’t have money. They told me to call my family so that they could send it to me, but I didn’t have anybody I could call. So, they continuously gave me electric shocks using rods."

"After a month I managed to escape with some Gambian guys. We got to Sebha and there, some Chad militants captured me and took me to a subterranean prison. They beat me up on the chest, the legs, everywhere, they wanted money, but I didn’t have any. After nine weeks I was very sick and they left me in the middle of the road. Somebody picked me up and took me to hospital, but there, they don’t treat black people. I was helped by a pharmacist who gave me medicines and let me recover a bit, but I still suffer from chest pains. In Segha I worked at a restaurant to save money to go to Tripoli, where I worked for a month in a car-washing facility. I slept alongside other guys in the open air".

"Life in Tripoli is very dangerous. You see children carrying rifles and shotguns in the middle of the streets. When the airport was bombed, I went to Zuwarah, where I waited in a camp, with hundreds of other people from Eritrea, Somalia, Senegal and a few from Nigeria, to get on a boat. When we boarded, the sea was very agitated and I was scared but determined to leave so I could have a future somewhere else, and to be able to help my loved ones.”

Edwin arrived to a Sicilian harbour in Italy and is now in a rescue facility on the island.

Photo: A fishing boat carrying 300 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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L’Ambassadeur USA mesure les succès du projet Victoire sur la Malnutrition (ViM) Emmanuel Badiel, Burkina Faso


Burkina Faso Special

Le traditionnel road show de l’Ambassade américaine au Burkina Faso a mis le cap sur les interventions de Save the Children cette année. Mercredi 13 mai 2015 une délégation a visité le Centre Nord avec le Gouverneur de la région, la Directrice des programmes et de la qualité de Save the Children et le Programme manager du projet Victoire sur la Malnutrition (VIM). Objectif: apprécier les acquis et mesurer l’état d’avancement du projet que depuis trois

ans offre des moyens de lutte contre l’insécurité alimentaire aux communautés rurales. Le gouvernorat du Centre Nord a accueilli l’ambassadeur des Etats Unis Tulinabo S. Mushingi et sa délégation pour la cérémonie de lancement du Programme des Petites Subventions (PPS) qui fait partie du projet. 19 micro-projets ont reçu des subventions en équipements allouée par USAID à la hauteur de 40 millions.

Un don de matériel médical Valérie Sorgho, Chargée de Communication et de plaidoyer

Une mission de Save the Children a entrepris une remise de matériel médical dans les districts sanitaires de Barsalogho et Boulssa. D’une valeur totale de 6000 euro (4 million FCFA), ce don est le fruit d’une collecte du personnel de l’hôpital de Tagorritu en Espagne.

A Barsalogho, c’est le Médecin Chef de District (MCD) fraichement installé, Dr. Boureima Kouraogo, qui a procédé à la réception du matériel composé de l’extension du réseau d’oxygène, de deux aspirateurs à pédales, d’un oxymètre de pouls avec capteurs adaptés aux nouveau-nés et aux nourrissons, d’une ventouse obstétricale à cupules plastiques, et de seize boites d’accouchement complet.

A Boulsa, le Dr. Désiré P. Nikièma a réceptionné un aspirateur électrique, un concentrateur d’oxygène et une ventouse obstétricale à cupules plastiques.

De l’avis du gestionnaires des subventions de Save the Children, Kanyi-Folly Aboussa, l’achat de ces matériaux s’est fait en fonction des besoins exprimés par les différents MCD. Le Dr. Nikièma a exprimé sa satisfaction au nom du MCD et du personnel. Ce matériel « va permettre la prise en charge des pathologies d’urgences médicales notamment au niveau des enfants. Le centre de santé était confronté à un manque crucial d’oxygène et le concentrateur permettra de prendre en charge ces urgences-là ».

DFID et ECHO visitent aussi le Centre-Nord

Les projets de Save the Children à Kaya, dans le Centre Nord du Burkina Faso, ont reçu le 22 avril une visite des partenaires financiers ECHO et DFID. La visite a été conduite par la Directrice des Programmes et de la Qualité, Téné Kinda. La délégation a voulu appréhender l’avancement des activités et contribuer à la réussite du projet « d'appui aux populations structurellement très pauvres dans le but de prévenir et de réduire la

malnutrition aiguë sévère des enfants vulnérables ».

Le projet prend en compte 5 volets: le cash transfert, l’élevage et le WASH pour les ménages très pauvres et vulnérables, la nutrition pour les enfants de moins de 5 ans et les femmes enceintes et allaitantes et l’exemption pour les enfants de moins de cinq ans. Au total, plus de 132 213 bénéficiaires seront touchés.

Journée citoyenne de consultation sur la stratégie pour la santé


Niger Special

Améliorer l’environnement d’apprentissage des enfants Amadou Alhadji, Education Manager, Niger

Le lancement du projet d’éducation ‘’Dadin yara tare da yara‘’, mis en œuvre par Save the Children Niger dans la région de Zinder a eu lieu le 9 avril 2015. Financé par Save the Children Norvège avec des fonds de l'Agence norvégienne de coopération pour le développement (NORAD), ce programme d’une durée de quatre ans (2015-2018) a pour objectif d’assurer à tous les enfants, en particulier ceux exclus et marginalisés, de vivre dans un environnement sûr et d’avoir accès à une éducation de base de qualité tout au long de l'année. Il couvrira 40 écoles pour une cible de 9500 élèves et sera réalisé en collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Enseignement Primaire, de l’Alphabétisation, de la Promotion des Langues Nationales et de l’Education Civique, à travers ses services déconcentrés et décentralisés de Zinder et des organisations de la société civile.

La cérémonie de lancement a été présidée par le Directeur des Opérations de Save the Children Niger, qui a remercié les bailleurs et tous les partenaires. Auparavant, le Directeur de la Qualité et des Programmes a tenu à dire que ''ce projet contribuera à l’atteinte des objectifs que s’est fixé le gouvernement dans sa stratégie de scolarisation accélérée. Il permettra également le maintien des filles et des garçons les plus vulnérables dans le système éducatif pour lutter contre la marginalisation et l’exclusion’'.

Le 22 avril s’est tenue à Niamey une journée citoyenne de consultation des acteurs et partenaires sur la Stratégie mondiale pour la santé de la femme, de l’enfant et de l’adolescent(SRMNEA).

Ayant regroupé une cinquantaine de participants des ministères, de l’ONU, de la société civile et du monde académique, la finalité de cette consultation était de déterminer une feuille de route consensuelle en vue de mettre fin au Niger, à tous les décès évitables des

femmes, des enfants et des adolescents d’ici 2030.

Il s’agissait aussi de contribuer à l’amélioration de l’état de santé en général de la population et du bien-être des groupes cibles, notamment les femmes et les enfants, en se basant sur la Stratégie mondiale 2010-2015 lancée par le Secrétaire général de l'ONU en 2010. En fin de travaux des suggestions et des recommandations ont été formulées.

UNOCHA at the nutrition centre in Diffa UNOCHA’s Operations Director John Ging visited the Save the Children-supported Centre de Récupération Nutritionnelle en Interne (CRENI) on 1st May, accompanied by government representatives and heads of UN agencies. The 32-bed centre has experienced a surge in admissions by nearly 90% compared to this time last year, highlighting the unabating needs in health and nutrition in the region. The major reason is the lapse in humanitarian assistance at the beginning of the year for security reasons, as well as the start of the lean season which pushes already-vulnerable families into crisis. Malnutrition far surpasses the World Health Organization-imposed emergency threshold of 15%. Mr. Ging was impressed by the work led by Save the Children in Diffa and reiterated the call for greater funding and humanitarian attention on Niger.

Inspired by the Children without appropriate care learning event… Amanda Azzali, Bruce Luaba, Lydia Moore, Bernard Ngamo, Moussa Traoré

As the Children without Appropriate Care Learning Event (PLE) organised by the Child Protection Initiative (CPI) came to an end in Addis Ababa last month, the team representing West and Central Africa returned to the region with a lot of new ideas, learning and inspiration.

Held from 20th to 23rd April, the PLE aimed at reinforcing knowledge and skills of Save the Children staff and partners, as well as a drawing the main strategic orientation to lead the Appropriate Care Reform across Africa.

For many attendees, the session on the men involvement as fathers has been one of the most significant, eye opening and captivating. Bruce Luaba, Child Protection Advisor in Mali and Amanda Azzali, Child Protection Coordinator in Senegal are considering ways to mainstream the involvement of positive father figures in existing protection programs. Moreover, for Bruce, the experience of the trans-border program in Zimbabwe and South Africa provided new perspectives on how the team in Mali should strengthen the case management coordination of the “children in move” project which covers 3 countries (Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire)

Another key session has been the “effective case management” model, that Bernard Ngamo ,Technical Advisor in DRC, has already included in CSP to enhance impact.

Lydia Moore, District Protection Supervisor in Liberia, has drawn inspiration from some of the speeches, especially “the momentum created by caring and compassionate people speaking with one powerful voice for a better world for children”. Lydia is determined to drive change in her programs: “Comprehensive documentation of our child protection work enabling us to show the case will be our priority in the child protection programme in Liberia”.

Similarly, for Moussa Traoré, Child Protection Coordinator in Burkina Faso, the speeches were a highlight of the event. He found that the “place to be given to the family and to the community in the care reform regarding prevention needs to be strengthened”.

A series of projects targeting children without appropriate care is featured in these pages. Photos of the Children without appropriate care learning event.


Child Protection

STEER in Nigeria, delivering resultsDorcas Amolo, Chief of Party, Nigeria

Systems Transformed for Empowered Actions and Enabled Responses for Vulnerable Children (VC) and Families, is a 5-year project sponsored by USAID/PEPFAR. It is implemented in 5 Northern states in Nigeria.

The goal is to ensure that all orphans and vulnerable children access and utilise comprehensive services and are able to realise their full rights. The project target is 525,000 vulnerable children and 125,000 caregivers in 5 years.

So far these are the achievements:

• Reporting system established.

• Critical issues affecting vulnerable children discussed at the meetings of the coordination structures.

• Plateau state with an approved child safeguarding policy.

• Kaduna state reviewing all laws affecting child rights.

• Sokoto State discussing resource mobilization at its VC TWG meetings.

• Social Workforce strengthened using an adapted curriculum for training volunteers as para social workers to attend the needs of vulnerable children and families within communities.

• Income generation of households increased through economic strengthening activities.

Under child protection, 846 children (428 boys and 418 girls) have obtained birth registration certificates through the National Population Council, with responses for an additional 972 children being expected.

A new PEPFAR USAID project entitled REVE – Resources for the Elimination of Child Vulnerability - is starting in Côte d’Ivoire. The 5-year, $22 million project will be implemented by a consortium comprising IRC, Jhpiego and Futures Group, with Save the Children as a lead.

The focus is on reducing vulnerability to HIV, strengthening the capacity of families and communities to ensure the well-being of their most vulnerable members, including orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), people living with HIV and adolescent girls. The project comprises four mutually

reinforcing results: (1) Increased utilization of HIV and health services among vulnerable groups; (2) Increased capacity of local governments and communities to protect and provide for their most vulnerable members; (3) Increased education and empowerment among vulnerable groups, especially girls; (4) Increased economic security of HIV-affected households.

REVE will be implemented across 23 health districts by a total of 61 staff. The team is looking forward to linking up with colleagues running similar OVC projects elsewhere in the region.

New PEPFAR project in Côte d’Ivoire Hannah Newth, Deputy Chief of Party REVE

More children without appropriate care projects: SAFE in DRC Celina Jensen, Chief of Party SAFE, DRC

Soins Appropries pour les Familles et les Enfants (SAFE) is a $8.1 million project funded by USAID in the DRC. SAFE aims to reduce unnecessary separation of children from their families (2012-2017). Implemented by a consortium of Save the Children, Care International and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, SAFE will directly benefit 7,000 children and 6,000 adults.

In this framework, government’s social assistants carry out activities related to case management. SAFE supports the government at multiple levels, providing material, training and confidentiality procedures. Social assistants indicated during the mid-term evaluation that all activities have helped carry out effective case management. Many families reported

that they were able to stay together as a result of the support received. Children appreciated the linkage with social assistants, saying they were helpful, pleasant and supportive.

“Thanks to the multiplication of visits to reunified children, we do not see reunification failures,” said a Social Assistant in Mbuji Mayi.

In the mid-term review, 99% of income generating activity (IGA) beneficiaries explained that the project has had positive consequences. 84% of beneficiaries stated they had increased confidence in their ability to pay for healthcare and medicine as a

result of the livelihoods support. 97% of village saving loan association (VSLA) participants said that being a member of a VSLA had positive impacts and the majority added that they could now access services for their children.

Despite the success, it was questioned whether the project reaches families living in extreme poverty. Interventions such as VSLAs assume that participants have some disposable income to contribute to the VSLA each week, thus excluding the most vulnerable. With regard to the design of future projects, a lesson from SAFE is to assess the country context to ensure that interventions are appropriate.


Child Protection

Senegal partnership with Enda Anta Fall & Amanda AzzaliThe Senegal country office in partnership with Enda works with the African Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY) in 7 countries in West Africa.

The AMWCY aims at reaching out for the most deprived children with a rights-based approach. Organised in grassroots groups, AMWCY members help children migrating for better opportunities.

After the PLE, the case management practices of the project will be strengthened, especially in inter-country cases. The follow up will be extended to children currently or formerly in institutions in order to reinforce their protection and to inform advocacy work.

Reinforcing resilience for children affected by conflict in MaliBruce Luaba, Child Protection Advisor, Mali

Many children in the Northern part of Mali since 2012 have been affected by the conflict. In response to this situation, Save the Children developed a child protection program based on the resilience of children.

The program used a holistic approach involving parents, school teachers and child protection committees within school program. Save the Children staff trained teachers as facilitators to conduct resilience program in schools.

12 schools were involved in the program and 36 teachers were trained. 288 resilience workshops were conducted with the support of Save the Children staff and teachers for

1189 children (591 girls and 598 boys) aged 10 to 12. The final evaluation showed a positive impact on school attendance and contributed to the children wellbeing.

Among the lessons learnt, it was understood that the involvement of parents and school teachers is the best way to facilitate the implementation of resilience program even after the school year. The involvement of teachers as co-facilitators of workshop is the opportunity to sustain the program in the community. The resilience program in a school is one of the ways to promote school attendance and retention.

Le plaidoyer contre les punitions physiques et humiliantes en Côte d’Ivoire Lucette Andoh, Communications Officer, Côte d’Ivoire


Child Protection

L’atelier de Bamako, pour le maintien de la paix, continue en Côte d’Ivoire

L’atelier de Bamako qui s’est tenu à l’Ecole de Maintien de la Paix pendant deux semaines, du 2 au 17 mars 2015, avait pour objectif de tester la pertinence des modules révisés pour la confection d’un nouveau document relatif aux opérations de maintien de la paix. Le document servira à la formation du personnel militaire en attente d’être envoyé en mission sur le plan panafricain (dans les pays de la CEDEAO et de l’Union Africaine qui en ont besoin).

L’atelier de Bamako a fait suite à l’atelier de révision des anciens modules relatifs aux droits et la protection des enfants avant, pendant et après les conflits armés, au niveau des 15 pays de la CEDEAO. Ce processus a été initié par Save the Children à Dakar en juin 2014, avec les experts en droit et protection de l’enfant au profit des militaires.

L’atelier a débuté par la présentation du nouveau manuel et a permis aux participants d’en identifier les insuffisances et suggérer de nouveaux éléments et outils à ajouter à la formation.

A la suite de cet atelier des formations pilotes étaient prévues pour 2 pays africains, un pays francophone (le Côte d’Ivoire) et un anglophone (le Nigéria). La formation en Côte d’Ivoire a eu lieu à Yamoussoukro du 13 au 17 avril 2015 avec 25 personnels militaires.

Le Programme Protection de l’Enfant a entamé un processus de plaidoyer dont le but est l’adoption d’une loi sur les punitions physiques et humiliantes par l’Assemblée Nationale de Côte d’Ivoire.

Ce processus, en collaboration avec les acteurs de protection de l’enfant d’Abidjan, a débuté par un atelier qui s’est tenu le 26 mars 2015 dernier. A la fin de l’atelier, des perspectives clarifiées dans

des délais précis ont été déterminées, à savoir: la mise en place d’un comité de travail, la conduite d’une étude sur les PPH en général, le plaidoyer envers les ministères techniques et les populations, la rédaction du projet de loi ou décret, un atelier de validation du projet de loi par le comité technique et enfin la soumission au MSFFE et le suivi.

Partenaires en formation sur la protection de l’enfant au Burkina Faso Un atelier de formation a été organisé par Save the Children en faveur de ses partenaires dans le cadre du projet de protection des enfants en situation de catastrophe au Burkina Faso. L’atelier, avec une vingtaine de participants, visait à renforcer les connaissances des partenaires et promoteurs des radios locales afin de pouvoir contribuer à la protection des plus vulnérables.

In Dubai for the kick-off the emergency communications strategy Moustapha Sall, Regional IT Manager


Operations

Reward for an excellent program The Rapid Response to Movement of Populations has been selected as one of 13 programs that will be highlighted in the “What does Excellent Programming Look Like?” session at the Members Meeting in Johannesburg. “There were nearly 50 program nominations, almost all of which were excellent, so it is a real testament to the program that it was chosen,” said Tory Clawson, Associate Vice President at Save the Children US. “Some of the aspects of the program that led to its selection include its excellence in reaching the most deprived in insecure contexts and using needs-assessment evaluations and evidence to target these populations.”

Training to strengthen awards & finance Ousseynou Samb, Regional Awards ManagerA 3-day workshop with Save the Children US on“Strengthening WCA’s Awards, Compliance and Finance Management on USG Funding” was held from 27th to 29th May. Country Offices have been invited to present an overview of their USG funded portfolio and highlight challenges they are facing to ensure maximum learning.

I had a chance to attend from 26th March 26th to 3rd May 2015, in Dubai, the Emergency Communication Cluster (ETC), which is a global network of organisations working together to provide common communications services in humanitarian emergencies. The event was followed by a conference organised by the Working Group for Emergency Technology (WGET – pronounced “Widget”) to validate the Strategy 2020.

Over the next 5 years, the ETC will increase the volume of what it does and expand into new areas. The new strategy starts off with the following vision statement: “By 2020, the ETC in partnership with leading edge technology companies and local telecomm providers, will create an environment for emergency response which allows humanitarian responders,

citizens and governments to have a seamless, resilient and principled communications experience in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. The ETC will be seen as innovative, visionary and a leader in convening the humanitarian technology community, and brokering full service communication solutions between private industry, governments, humanitarians, and communities.”

To achieve this vision, the ETC will focus on services to affected populations, working with governments to build resilience, response readiness, partnerships, connectivity and services to the humanitarian community. The UN and NGOs have been criticised for duplicating efforts and being inefficient during emergency responses and this new strategy will address those issues.

INTERVIEW: Subhani Gatemurutha, Roving Financial Controller by Afi Vossah, Executive Assistant-Interim

Subhani Gatemurutha (in the photo with Natasha Quist and Gordon Kihuguru) is at the regional office for three months coming from London. Here she talks about her work.

What is your role in the organisation? I am one of the Roving Financial Controllers who will assume country office or regional finance roles (up to director level) for temporary periods to cover resourcing gaps and ensure that adequate financial management is maintained. This includes line managing finance and awards staff within the remit of the post, identifying any capacity gaps and proposing appropriate solutions, implementing financial policies, standards and procedures, coaching and mentoring

staff and colleagues. It is an interesting role as you get to work with different people and cultures on different issues.

Which actions will you prioritize in your first month in the office? Closing out 377 pre-closed awards, taking care of the transition of Ebola countries to the region and introducing key performance indicators for them.

How do you find your new environment and the colleagues? It is my first time in Senegal but I have been in the region before to support CAR and DRC. I find colleagues friendly and very supportive. The office environment is cheerful and I like the gym class! And Dakar is the most fashionable of the West African capitals!

First impressions of the region by the new Global Health Pfizer Fellow


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Through a two-year partnership with Pfizer, Michael Cavaliere joined Save the Children in April for a six-month Global Health Fellowship. A project manager at Pfizer’s head office in New York, he will help the Senegal country office develop a strategy to position Save the Children on health and design a set of advocacy and communication tools to support the engagement with strategic partners. Here are his first impressions.

“I would describe my first few weeks at Save the Children International in Senegal as a crash course in international development. Just minutes after arriving at the office on day one, we were all shuttled over to the Hotel Diarama for an eye-opening training on child safeguarding. The next week, I attended three days of water, sanitation and hygiene training with colleagues from

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. We learned about everything from building rainwater collection systems to designing educational programs on hand hygiene for children. Not to mention an illuminating series of thematic inductions and an impressive body of literature to dive into: articles,

reports, statistics, log frames, capacity statements, concept notes and proposals! It’s absolutely clear to me now just how high the stakes are for children in Senegal.

It didn’t take long to establish a good rapport with colleagues, thanks to the warm welcome from all the staff in the country and regional offices and support functions (not to mention the monthly team breakfasts!). I’ve already learned so much about Save the Children’s work in Senegal and the region, and I’ve been impressed and inspired by the level of passion, intelligence and commitment in evidence throughout the office. I look forward to building relationships and collaborating with my colleagues here and across the Save the Children community on strategic programs that will improve the health and wellbeing of children and mothers in Senegal.”

Dates for the calendar! 4-8 June: International Members and Country Directors meeting, Johannesburg (RLT on 2-3 June)

15 June: Liberia and Guinea hand back to Regional Office

18 June: Start of the Ramadan 15 September: Sierra Leone hand back to Regional Office

21-30 September: Budget and IPSMT meeting, London

7-9 October: Regional Leadership Team Meeting, Dakar.

CCG Meetings 2015 26-29 May, Senegal25-30 May, Mali6-10 July, Burkina Faso

Le bureau pays de Save the Children en Côte d’Ivoire a reçu Suparna Biswas, Directrice Régionale Adjointe, du 20 au 28 avril. La visite s’inscrivait dans la volonté du bureau régional de soutenir l’équipe en Côte d’Ivoire et renforcer leurs capacités, notamment du SMT, après les changements qui ont eu lieu récemment.

A cet effet Suparna a eu des séances de travail avec Alassane Cissé, le Directeur Pays intérimaire à cette période, Ange-Sylvie Koua, Directrice des opérations et a rencontré les chefs de projets tels que REVE et le Projet financé par Jacobs Foundation. Elle a pu avoir quelques

échanges avec le membre (SC US) sur un nouveau projet en perspective.

Pendant la reunion du staff, elle a partagé des informations sur l’arrivée de gros projets comme celui financé par The Global Fund qui impliqueront l’augmentation de la complexité des programmes et de la charge de travail.

Elle a demandé que tout le staff s’inscrive dans cette culture d’excellence et que chaque département fasse son travail, gardant à l’esprit l’image de Save the Children et “en restant conforme à nos valeurs. “

Soutien du bureau regional à l’equipe en Cote d’Ivoire


Arrivals

Vacancies Finance Director, CAR. Closing date 6/10/2015. https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2147

Child Protection Coordinator (Roving), CAR. 6/10/2015. https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2148

Regional Head of Logistics Operations, Senegal. Closing date 6/10/2015. https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2149

Logistics Manager, CAR. Closing date 6/9/2015. https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2142

Award Manager, CAR. Closing date 6/9/2015. https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2141

Finance Manager, CAR. Closing date 6/9/2015 https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2140

Compliance Manager, CAR. Closing date 6/9/2015. https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2138

HR Manager, CAR. Closing date 6/9/2015, https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2137

Change Manager, CAR. Closing date 6/9/2015 https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/2136

Leopold Bahutu joined as Finance Manager, Central African Republic. He has 17 years with NGOs in international development and

a Degree in Finance.

Agnès Billot commence en tant que Proposal and Report Writer au Niger. Elle a 7 ans d’expérience dans la gestion internationale des projets de

coopération à Madrid et dans plusieurs pays en développement.

Basile Ebede-Ema joins as Regional Operations Advisor (with humanitarian focus). Originally from Cameroon, he lived and studied International

Law and International Relations in France. He has experience in humanitarian and development aid in several countries, including teaching and coaching multi-national teams.

Jacques Kachuka Byamungu rejoint l’équipe en République Centrafricaine. Licencié en Psychologie, il a travaillé pour Save the Children et IRC en

RDC dans le domaine de la protection de l’enfant.

Naizaire Lath a commencé en tant que Safety and Security Manager-en République Centrafricaine. Originaire de la Côte d’Ivoire,

il a travaillé avec Save the Children pour la réponse à l’urgence à Abidjan en 2011

ainsi que pour le Conseil Danois pour les Réfugiés en RDC et Handicap International au Mali.

Jean Chris Ndamuzeye joins the Guinea team. A practitioner with 10 years of experience in HR and administration management

within international organisations, he has worked in humanitarian emergencies and development programs.

Wilfred Okanda has joined the team as HR Director for Liberia.

Ali Parfait Hebie has been appointed Awards & Compliance Manager in CAR. He started 15 years ago at the Ministry of Finance, then

moved to the National Forestry School and worked with the Millennium Challenge Account.

Also joining this month, Charles Dago. With several years of experience in various capacities in West and Central Africa, Haiti and South Sudan, he has a background in general medicine, public health, health economics and humanitarian action. Dr. Dago is working as HHTA providing backstopping support for countries in West and Central Africa and other region where technical support is needed. He is the Health backstop for CAR, Mali and worked on the Ebola preparedness.

Departures Mikhael leaves after 2 years as Regional Logistics Manager. In his time with Save the Children he has been able to rationalise and standardise the logistics work in the region, so thanks for that!

Also leaving, Aftab Hamed Khattak: Finance Director, and Chrisphine Omondi, Field Manager Province Orientale in the DRC. Very

best wishes to all!

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PUBLICATION DIRECTOR: Natasha Quist

EDITOR: Claudia Delpero

CONTRIBUTORS: Amadou Alhadji, Dorcas Amolo, Lucette Andoh, Amanda Azzali, Emmanuel Badel, Suparna Biswas, Michael Cavaliere, Astrid Chitou, Seynabou

Diagne, Claude Diwouta, Anta Fall, Clare Feinstein, Enyo Gbedemah, Abieso W. Gono, Celina Jensen, Xavier Joubert, Bruce Luaba, Madeleine Manet, Djuma Mitima, Lydia Moore, Florimond Ndjaou, Hannah Newth, Bernard Ngamo,

Moustapha Sall, Ousseynou Samb, Valerie Sorgho, Faly Tall, Moussa Traore, Afi Vossah, Natalie Zryd.

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