Towards Policies for Child Protection: A Field Study
to Assess Child Abuse in Deprived Communities in Egypt (June
2005 - May 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. 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
Funding Agency
UNICEF
Fund Amount
LE436,582
Researchers
Laila El Zeini
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