Towards Policies for Child Protection: A Field Study to Assess
Child Abuse in Deprived Communities in Egypt (2006)
Description
Child
protection is a key dimension in the Convention on the Rights of the
Child (CRC). Addressing child abuse, however, is one of the hardest
tasks that face those implementing the articles of CRC. The need for
empirical research is big and since 2001 CRC requested an in-depth
international study on violence, which is currently, carried out in
collaboration between the Office of United Nations High Commissioner
for Humans Rights, United Nations’ Fund for Children and World
Health Organization. SRC is carrying out a study with support from
UNICEF Egypt Country Office which is addressing the issue of child
abuse in Egypt. The study aims at providing much needed information
to guide local and national policy for child protection. The study
is carried out under the umbrella of the National Council for
Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), which is the national body
responsible for coordinating and monitoring child protection
efforts.
Collaborating institutions
Social Research
Center of the American University in Cairo
Sponsor
UNICEF:
LE 436,582
Objectives of the study
The study has two broad sets of objectives: 1. It attempts to build
a comprehensive knowledge base of child abuse in Egypt 2. It makes
an in-depth investigation of child abuse practices in a number of
selected poor localities
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