Compassion International Achieves Level One Certification in Child Protection
Child development ministry exceeds requirements for global recognition in child protection standards
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Compassion International has achieved Level One Certification from Keeping Children Safe (KCS), an internationally recognized child safeguarding organization.
According to the certification announcement from KCS, Compassion has established a sound and robust framework for keeping children safe, as identified through a self-assessment, external review of key documents and interviews with key personnel. The framework identifies child safeguarding risks and describes the steps Compassion has taken to ensure that minimum child safeguarding measures are in place.
Burkina Faso - Research Brief - Migrant Debt - West and Central Africa (November 2020)
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This research study is part of the « Safety, Support and Solutions along the Central Mediterranean Route » programme, funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), whose Outcome 3 aims to improve governments, humanitarian agencies and national organizations’ understanding on migration trends in order to formulate responses tailored to the needs of the populations. Between 2018 and 2020, the programme’s Outcome 3 has enabled short-term research studies to be conducted in six countries in West and Central Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Senegal, The Gambia and Côte d’Ivoire).
Govts seek funding solutions to sustain donor-funded projects
Tuesday January 19 2021
The UK government suspended funding for the regional electronic cargo tracking system last year. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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The region has relied heavily on donor funding to implement several key infrastructure projects in the transport (rail, roads, and aviation), energy and water sectors amid persistent budget deficits, declining revenue collections and ballooning debt levels.
However, with a reduction in donor funding, countries need to rethink their financing options or else suffer setbacks due to stalled projects.
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East African governments have resolved to consider alternative ways of financing key donor-funded projects to ensure their sustainability after the British government suspended funding for the regional electronic cargo tracking system (RECTS) last year.