Striving to protect children from abuse and exploitation before,

during and after conflict or protracted fragile political contexts by allpersonnel deployed during Peace Support Operations in Africa

• To utilize a knowledge and information management systemthat strengthens child protection interventions in Africa

• To institutionalize mandatory and standardized training standardsfor the Africa Standby Force

• To pilot the child rights and protection training toolkit in troopcontributing countries

OBJECTIVES

Save the Children works with partners to deliversustainable actions for children by entrenching child

protection mechanisms within the AfricanPeace and Security Architecture

With support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

STRENGTHENING CHILD PROTECTION IN AFRICAN UNION PEACE SUPPORT

OPERATIONS IN EAST AND WEST AFRICA