PROJECT PROFILE

BACKGROUND: Various armed conflicts and natural disasters such as cyclones and flooding have led to displacement of a number of people in Mindanao. As of the beginning of 2016, more than 167,000 people are internally displaced and remain in need of assistance. Protracted displacement has caused particularly severe effect on children, who comprise more than half of all the internal displaced persons (IDPs). Due to recurring conflicts, these children do not have access to safe learning space or facility. Many are in need of life savings assistance such as nutritional and psychosocial support. Initial assessment also revealed that local capacities need to be enhanced to enable safe and quality education for conflictaffected children.

NAME TIMELINE AREAS OF OPERATION NUMBER OF TARGET BENEFICIARIES

Safe and Quality Education Support to Conflict-Affected Children in Mindanao 18 months April 2016 – October 2016 ARMM (Maguindanao), Zamboanga Peninsula (Zamboanga City) CARAGA (Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur), Northern Mindanao (Bukidnon) Direct 29,711 | Conflict-Affected Children: 14,409* Teachers/Camp Managers: 1620 *school- and primary school-aged

The Safe and Quality Education Support to Conflict-Affected Children in Mindanao, Philippines (the “Project”) is funded by European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), and aims to contribute to the urgent need for child protection and resilience in conflict-affected areas by increasing access to, and sustain, safe and quality education. The proposed activities are: Provision of life saving services for conflict-affected boys and girls, including food aid, WASH, health and nutrition and psycho-social services; Repair and refurbishment of temporary or permanent learning spaces or structures, accompanied by provision of school supplies; Capacity-building activities for teachers and other educational personnel on education in emergencies, disaster risk reduction and other essential capacities to facilitate safe and quality education for children in the areas; Strengthening of local inter-agency coordination mechanisms to support the continuing education of children in conflict-affected areas; Promotion of public awareness of issues of child protection,

For more information, please contact: Mr. Samuel Cobrado, Acting Head of IOM Cotabato Office | Email: [email protected] | Telefax: +63.64.421.1366