National Child Protection Working Group, (NCPWG) Bi-Monthly Regular Meeting

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1 Date 14 March :25AM-12:40PM Executive Director, Brenda S. Vigo Chair Chairperson, NCPWG Participating organizations and Representatives Location Secretariat Deputy Executive Director, Patricia B. Luna, CWC Ms. Susan Prosser, National Child Protection Coordinator & Co-Chairperson- NCPWG Ms. Rodeliza Barrientos-Casado, UNICEF Ms. Jan Chavez-Arceo, IACAT-DOJ Ms. Miramel Garcia-Laxa, DSWD-Protective Services Bureau Ms. Lita Orbillo, DOH-National Center for Disease Prevention and Control Ms. Sorayda Rangiris, Department of Education PCINSP. Mary Ann Imus, PNP-Women and Children Protection Center Director Lei Orioste, Childeren International Ms. Corazon Siya, National Council of Social Development Ms. Brenda Maricar Edmilao, Save the Children Ms. Selena Fortich, Plan International Mr. Erwin Yamsuan, Plan International Dr. Ines Danao, Asian Social Institute Ms. Niña Lunar, SOS Children s Village Philippines Ms. Visimar Mimay, Open Heart Foundation Ms. Florinor Felicisimo, World Vision 3 rd Floor, CWC Office 10 Apo Street, Sta. Mesa Heights Quezon City Ms. Adelaida Chavez Coordinator, NCPWG Provisional Agenda Agenda Items 1. Call to Order 2. Acknowledgement of Members 3. Approval of the Provisional Agenda 4. Minutes of Meeting (MoM) Review 4.1 Minutes of Meeting-27 February 2014 Agreement and Action Points 5. Supporting Service Delivery- Updates 5.1 Updates from NCPWG members: Child Protection (CP) Needs, Response, Gaps/Constraints 5.2 Updates on CPWG Coordination hubs: Manila, Tacloban, Ormoc, Roxas, Borongan and Guiuan 5.3 Updates on other clusters (i.e. Protection, Education) 6. Accountability and Performance 6.1 Update on CP Monitoring 6.2 Update on 5Ws Analysis 7. Early Recovery-Transition 8. Current Agenda Items 1

2 5.1Draft Philippine Guidelines in the Implementation of Child Friendly Space 5.2 Strategic Planning Workshop of the NCPWG 5.3 Finalization of Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Regional Child Protection Working Group, (RCPWG) 5.4 Local Council on the Protection of Children, (LCPC) Strengthening in TY Yolanda areas and Communities of Practice, (CoP) in Child Friendly Local Governance, (CFLG) 5.5 Proposed Capacity-Building re: Social Work Case Management Coaching and Mentoring 5.6 Proposed staff augmentation of 4 th year social work students 6. Other Matters 7. Schedule of the next NCPWG meeting Previous action points Status Responsible AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSIONS / AGREED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS Agenda Item Main Points of Decisions Agreed Follow-Up Actions Responsible 1. Call to Order: Director Vigo called the meeting to order at around 10:25 in the morning and thanked the presence of the majority and in spite this was a rescheduled date from Thursday to this date on a Friday. 2. Acknowledgement of the presence of the NCPWG Members: Director Vigo requested that a participatory manner be made for the introduction to ensure that everyone knows each other even for those first timers to attend the meeting. Every member had the chance in introducing themselves and those from their respective left and right sphere. 3. Approval of the Provisional Agenda: Director Vigo requested the group for a quick review of the agenda presented, with the following amendments, and later was moved for approval by Director Lei Orioste. Items #2: Supporting Service Delivery Updates and #4: Early Recovery-Transition were moved and will be included in the agenda for the next NCPWG meeting because of the long list of items under the Current Agenda Items. Under the Current Agenda Items, 5.1 was added on: Survey Questionnaires for the Outcome Results on the Strategic Response Plan-Periodic Monitoring Report, (SRP-PMR). 4. Discussion of the Current Agenda Items: 4.1 Review of the Minutes of Meeting, (MoM)-February 27, 2014-last NCPWG regular meeting a. The group went over the MoM and there were some corrections raised for as follows: -Ms. Jan Chavez-Arceo expanded the details mentioned on the updates under the initiatives of the DSWD on establishing Local Councils Against Trafficking, that this initiative is also being undertaken with the assistance of UNFPA. -Director Vigo, noted the incorrect use of the name of ERDA Foundation, thus, need to be corrected as it is indicated: EROA Foundation, Inc. These initial corrections were noted and will be integrated in the final MoM. To ensure that enough time is given to review the MoM, everyone is given five working days to comment. Timeline: closing of business hour Friday, March 21, Electronic copy will be sent through all the NCPWG Chavez-CWC 2

3 4.2 Current Agenda Items Survey Questionnaires for the Outcome Results on the Strategic Response Plan- Periodic Monitoring Report, (SRP-PMR) -Director Vigo cited the discussion under Child Protection Transition Plan, on the issue of large number of training thus creating a fatigue for the officials? The group found this discussion very factual and a concern that the NCPWG could address. This kind of experience always happens in the ground were the same people are involved of the multiple activities that are being implemented by different agencies / organizations. This should be a lessons learned for everybody, in fact, the concern that is not being addressed is the need for Human Resource Augmentation because what is always the practice is that everyone doing the training to the same people in the city/municipal level (i.e. MSWDO, MPDO, MHO and this is only one and the same person that is being involved). -Ms. Susan Prosser informed that group at the regional coordination hubs, there is an on-going initiative to have a masterlist of the schedule and the kind of trainings that are to be implemented, this is to address the fatigue of the officials in the ground. -Due to time constraints, the group did not proceed with the review of the MoM, but agreed that everyone will still be give the opportunity to review the said document. Ms. Susan Prosser presented to the group the Concept Note and the content of the survey questionnaire, that is to get evidenced information as getting information on the status of the affected population in respond to the SRP 5: Affected people quickly regain access to community and local government services including basic education and a strengthened protective environment and the Humanitatarina Monitoring Framework and Child Protection Component Indicators, respectively. This will be carried out by concerned NCPWG members in the ground, namely: Child Fund, Save the Children, UNICEF, Food for the Hungry, World Vision and SOS Children s Village-Philippines. Target date of the survey implementation: 1 st week April The intention of the presentation was to get comments from the members on the survey questions. Initially, the following were cited for consideration in the finalization of the questionnaire: Dr. Ines Danao clarified, if this survey will be pre-tested before it conducted? If a pre-test is to be done, to involve both children and adult groups Director Lei Orioste asked on the target age group that will be the subjected of this survey? in the afternoon, immediately after this meeting. It was agreed that if no comments willbe received, the MoM is considered approved. This concern on the systematic training activities will be put forward as one of the agenda items for the Protection Cluster and not only within the NCPWG or GBV levels, this is also a concern of the other clusters. Update on this will be shared in the next-ncpwg meeting. Timeline of the submission of comments is on or before Friday, 21 March 2014 and will be submitted to Chavez s [email protected] Having listened presentation, it was agreed that CWC will send to all the NCPWG members the e- copies of the Concept Note and the Survey Questionnaires, immediately after the meeting today. Timeline of the submission of comments: on or before 5PM, (or closing of business hour) of March 17, They will submit to Ms. Adelle Chavez s [email protected] CWC Ms. Susan Prosser All NCPWG members Chavez, CWC 3

4 4.2.2 Draft Philippine Guidelines in the Implementation of Child Friendly Space Ms. Susan Prosser, noted all the initial comments from the group and also reiterated the roll out schedule of the survey, such as: -Roll out of the questionnaire will be between: 1 April and 3 April, All survey questionnaires will be collected and collated 4 April, Data entry will be completed 5 April until 10 April, Analysis will be between April, 2014 Director Vigo informed the group that this document is a long-awaited accomplishment of the NCPWG that will address one of the major gaps that is on the absence of the standard guidelines on the CFS implementation. This presentation is a draft output of the Core Group on CFS that was assigned by the NCPWG, and for this first draft, the members of the core group were acknowledged, and these are from the following agencies/organizations, namely: Ms. Wilma Banaga, Save the Children (lead convenor of the core group) Ms. Selena Fortich, Plan Internation (presentor of the draft guidelines on this meeting) Dr. Yvonette Duque, World Vision Ms. Miramel Garcia-Laxa, DSWD Protective Services Bureau, (PSB) Ms. Niña Lunar, SOS Children Villages-Philippines Chavez, CWC Other members of the core group, that were not present in the first draft were: Director Lei Orioste (Children International-Quezon City), Director Fe Foronda (Philippine Children s Ministries Network), and Mr. Allan Nuñez (Child Fund). Ms. Fortich presented the whole document of the draft-guidelines with the caveat that this is the best effort that the core group completed given the short period of time and she highlighted the major sessions of the document, namely: a. Rationale (why the need for the standard guidelines on CFS, how it is addressing the child protection concerns, among others) b. Legal Basis (this include, international instruments, principles and national laws/policies and isuances that have particular provisions on CP) c. Objectives and Coverage d. Implementing Procedures -Social Preparation: (Assessment, Site Selection, Space Requirement and Lay-out) - Implementation Stage: (Service Providers to include staffing, capability building activities for CFS facilitators and supervisors, facilitator s allowance and session design and content), Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation e. Institutional Arrangements -NCPWG level: CWC as chairperson and secretariat, NCPWG members -Government Agencies: DSWD and RSCWC/RCPWG After the presentation, the group cited some of the initial comments, for consideration of the Core Group: Ms. Rodeliza Casado-Barientos recommended the need to have a minimum list of supplies. On the other hand, Director Vigo recommended that the UNICEF Gold Standard of supplies be the sample, although, it is difficult to transport given the heavy contents of the packaging and contents. Another suggestion was to also consider the need for culturally acceptable materials, thus, utilizing those indigenous materials for the toys and supplies to be used. Director Vigo suggested to refer the following references: story books, handbook on Early Years-ECCD learning materials, ECCD in emergencies. This was noted by Ms. Miramel Garcia- Laza of the DSWD-PSB being also a member of the ECCD Core Group. NCPWG-Core Group on CFS 4

5 Director Luna suggested on Guiding Principles should be a separate item from the Legal Bases Director Vigo raised a suggestion to the group, on the need to refer to the Core of Specialist the standard materials as one of the requirements in the CFS guidelines. For further discussion in the next meeting. CWC will send letter of request to the DSWD-PSB to have these documents (checklist of materials on CFS, among others) as reference in the next meeting of the core group prior to the scheduled validation-workshop. Timeline of the comments for the NCPWG members on the draft guidelines: on or before Friday, 21 March 5PM- (end of business hour), this will be the draft version that will be reviewed by the Core Group as basis for the validationworkshop reference. Comments will be sent to CWC through, Ms. Adelle Chavez s [email protected] Chavez, CWC All NCPWG members Chavez-CWC NCPWC Core Group on CFS, UNICEF and CWC Director Vigo informed the group that this draft guideline 5

6 will be subjected to a validationworkshop on April 2-4, 2014, at a venue in Cebu, where UNICEF will arrange NCPWG Strategic Planning Workshop Director Vigo announced to the group that finally, this activity will be conducted and the members were requested to choose their preferred date to be set, in agreement, this will be scheduled on April. This was supposedly to be conduct last year of November but with the Ty Yolanda, it was suspended and now it needs to be pushed through. UNICEF and CWC will co-share the funds to be used on this activity. -A total of around 45 participants will be convened, such as: Focal person on CPIE from the 17 RSCWCs/RCPWGs, and 10 LGUS from the regions that were severely affected by emergencies, namely: NCR, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, CARAGA, and ARMM -RP and Facilitators NCPWG Core Group on CFS. -After the validation-workshop, the draft guidelines will be endorsed to the DSWD for the corresponding issuance of a department order / memorandum circular, as appropriate. All NCPWG members are expected to attend and calendar these dates in advance. CWC will be sending the invitation and advisories on this activity. CWC Finalization of the Terms of Reference Director Luna requested Ms. Flordeliza Gultiano for a brief discussion on the process undertaken in coming up with the TOR. It was shared to the group that this TOR needed to be submitted to the Office of Undersecretary Parisya Taradji-head of the DSWD-Operations and Programs Group on March 15, 2014, being a Saturday, then, it will be sent morning of Monday, March 17, Ms. Gultiano shared to the group that this draft TOR was sent already to all the 17 RSCWCs/ RCPWGs in November 2013 for their inputs. At this period, eight RSCWCs, namely: I, II, V, VI, X, XI, CAR and NCR) provided inputs and have been already integrated in this 14 March 2014 version. As a parallel process, this TOR was also sent to the DSWD-OBSUs (Offices, Bureaus and Service Units) for more inputs on March 11, and with the timeline submission of their On the level of the NCPWG, their comments on the TOR was also requested and it was appealed that they review the document during weekends; Saturday and Sunday (March 15-16), to be able to meet the prescribed deadline of the DSWD-OPG. All NCPWG members 6

7 comments on March 13, E-copy of the TOR will be sent by Ms. Chavez to all the members, immediately after the meeting. Chavez-CWC Comments due: weekend, on March 15-16, 2014, and will be sent to the of Ms. Chavez LCPC Strengthening in Yolanda affected areas and Communities of Practice (CoP) in Child Friendly Local Governance, (CFLG) Proposed Capacity-Building re: Social Work Case Management Coaching and Mentoring Proposed staff augmentation of 4 th year social work students Director Vigo informed the group that a proposal is being prepared by CWC on this activity to be submitted to UNICEF for the needed funding assistance. This activity intends to capacitate the UNICEF LGUs-assisted to enrol through the CoP-CFLG course and the RSWCs on the LCPC strengthening sessions. Ms. Barrientos was requested by Director Vigo for a brief update on this, that, this activity is in the pipeline stage and this will be implemented with the support of UNICEF in partnership with the group of academe. There will be a series of capability building activities on case management that will focus on CPIE. Ms. Barrientos shared that this initiative is a proposal that the Region 8 is completing at the moment. It is about getting other para-professionals to work on CPIE-case management activities to respond the gap on the lack of professional social workers in the ground. Ms. Gultiano will consolidate all comments as soon as Ms. Chavez endorsed the submission of the NCPWG members comments, then, this will be submitted to the Office of Usec. Taradji in the morning of March 17, 2014-Monday. Update of the status will be shared in the next meeting Update of the status will be shared in the next meeting Update of the status will be shared in the next meeting Ms. Flordeliza Gultiano, CWC Ms. Flordeliza Gultiano, CWC Ms. Barrientos- UNICEF Ms. Barrientos- UNICEF 7

8 OTHER ISSUES TO NOTE Next Meeting Agenda Points Next Meeting National Child Protection Working Group, (NCPWG) Director Vigo informed the group that in the implementation of this project, to make sure that the focal person of Region 8 link with the NCPWG members who are already doing the same initiative, like: Philippine Children s Ministries Network, (PCMN), Plan International, and others. Director Luna emphasized that all of these actions that the NCPWG are doing and plans to undertake are aligned to the CWC s commitment to ensure that the strategic goal no: 1: Self-sufficiency state with these indicators: Family has regular employment or source of income, Access to basic and social services, Maintains a nurturing family situation, At least 1 family member is functionally literate and Participates in community activities and development. While strategic goal 3: Functional Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) are being responded too. Director Vigo shared to the group that she received an inquiry letter from an 8 th grader child from Jakarta, Indonesia that in the international news/reports, only UNICEF and Red Cross are mentioned to have supported and provided assistance during the Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) emergency that affected the country. The child would like to know, what the efforts of the government on this concern are. To be able to address this kind of impression, it was recommended that for the UN to give a balance reporting where it was negated by Ms. Barrientos. She even invited the group to refer to their website on the articles they have uploaded, there were none of those reports that UNICEF for that matter failed to recognize the government in their provision of support. Ms. Prosser mentioned that UNHCR is working on a report through a NEWSLETTER where it will be a back to back activity with the conduct of the needs assessment report. March 27, Advisory and other final arrangements will be sent by CWC to all the NCPWG members. CWC to look into the possibility of having a corner in the website on NCPWG activities, especially during emergencies. This is where most of the donors get access to for some support. In the next meeting, to discuss the need to have a core group to do the NCPWG write-up on the major accomplishments on CPIE concerns. The identified agenda items that were not covered in this meeting are some of the items to be included for the next meeting agenda, as follows: Updates: Agreed Action Points from the March 14, 2014-regular meeting Supporting Service Delivery Accountability and Performance Early Recovery-Transition CWC Annexes/Handouts Minutes of Meeting, (MoM) on the last NCPWG regular meeting on February 27, 2014 Concept Note for SRP-PMR Outcome Results Survey Questionnaire Draft_TOR for RCPWG Draft_CFS Guidelines (with sample checklists: sample _CFS quick checklist, CFS community sensitisation checklist, training menu and activity session 8

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