Welcome to the Introduction to Child Protection course. Protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse is at the core of UNICEF's mandate. This online self-study course describes what the UNICEF Child Protection programme does and why it’s important.
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Is this course for me? This module is suitable for humanitarians of any level of seniority, of either technical or non-technical background, who want to learn the basics about child protection, and about UNICEF's child protection work.
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How will I benefit from this course? On completion of this course you will be able to:- Explore some forms of violence, exploitation and abuse that children experience and/or are at risk of facing throughout the world.
- Describe what child protection means in UNICEF and why it is central to UNICEF's mission.
- Identify UNICEF child protection programming strategies.
- Illustrate what a child protection programme might look like and the result it can achieve.
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How long will it take? It should take you about 30 minutes to complete.
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How much does it cost? This course is free.
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Will I get a certificate at the end? Yes! You will be able to download a certificate after you have completed all the modules and the feedback form.
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How do I start? Click on Join button on this page. This will take you through to the course modules. Don't worry, if you stop a module halfway through, you can always continue later from where you left off.
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- Explore some forms of violence, exploitation and abuse that children experience and/or are at risk of facing throughout the world.
- Describe what child protection means in UNICEF and why it is central to UNICEF's mission.
- Identify UNICEF child protection programming strategies.
- Illustrate what a child protection programme might look like and the result it can achieve.
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