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I. Project Brief

Project Title Protect Children in CAMANA

Duration March 2024 to December 2025
Geographical Coverage Southern Caloocan, Malabon and Navotas
Intended Directly will benefit children who are victims and
Participants/Beneficiaries at risk of OSAEC and their families in
communities of Southern Caloocan, Malabon and
Navotas; local government units at the
city/municipal/barangay level particularly the
Social Workers or Staff of Social Service
Department, Local Council for the Protection of
Children including local legislators
Proposed Budget 7.7 Million Pesos
Project Proponent Balay Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Contact Person/s Josephine A. Lascano
Contact Information Mobile 09175094606; email address:
balayrehabctr.ed@gmail.com; Office address: 16
Makisig Street, Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City

II. Project Background and Rationale

A. Child Rights Situational Analysis

The Philippines signed the UN CRC in January 26, 1990 which was ratified by the
Philippine Senate on August 21, 1990. This clearly shows the strong commitment of
the government to the Rights of the Child.

In its 2022 report in the implementation of UN CRC, the government, through the
Council for the Welfare of Children reaffirmed its strong adherence to the
Convention1. In fact, in that same event, the Philippines was hailed as pioneer in
child’s rights protection especially in children’s participation including efforts to
increase the resources allocated for children’s rights and child
policies.2. Moreover, in its Cycle 5 and 6 Joint Concluding
Observations, the UNCRC noted of the several laws enacted such
as Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10627), Republic Act No. 11930,
prohibiting online sexual abuse or exploitation of children, the Philippine Plan of
Action to End Violence against Children (2017–2022), the Child Online Safeguarding
Policy of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the
Child Protection Policy (Department of Education Order No. 40, s. 2012), aimed at
monitoring and alleviating cases of violence against children, as well as other
1
Philippine affirms strong adherence to UN convention on child’s rights, Joyce Ann Rocomora,
Philippine News Agency, Sept 14, 2022
2
UN treaty body hails PH on child rights protection, Presidential Human Rights Commission
Secretariat, Sept 24, 2022

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measures taken in this regard. However, despite that, the Committee expressed its
concerned about the high prevalence of all forms of violence against children,
including corporal punishment, bullying and abuse in schools, domestic and sexual
violence and exploitation, particularly online including the increase in online sexual
violence and exploitation of children, especially in the context of the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and the lack of efforts to address it.

This observation was a validation of the National Baseline Study on Violence against
Children and Youth in the Philippines that says that eighty percent of the 3,866
respondents experienced any one form of violence in the home, school, workplace,
and community3.

The issue of violence against children was further discussed in another study with
focus on the unfolding challenges on technology involving children. In 2021 the
Department of Social Welfare and Development and UNICEF jointly undertook a
National Study on Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children in the
Philippines. It was aimed to inform the development of prevention programmes,
policy advocacy, and/or review of existing policies by government and key
stakeholders that respond to the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children
(OSAEC) in the Philippines while it broadens the understanding of such unfolding
situation and challenges on children’s rights in the context of the technological
advancement and in the midst of pandemic.4

As emphasized by the Committee on Children’s Rights in its combined 5 th and 6th

Concluding Observations, it reminded the government of the indivisibility and
interdependence of all the rights enshrined in the Convention and emphasizes the
importance of all the recommendations contained in the present concluding
observations. Taking from that, as adults and duty bearers, the issue of OSAEC
should not only be seen as a mere advanced technological concern considering that
the number of cases rose to a staggering 280 percent in 2022.

There are main drivers and contributing factors to its continuing increased can be
attributed to the high use of internet and poverty that affects families Filipino
especially children during the period of lacked down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sexual exploitation of children has been a consistent problem since earlier on, but
digital technology has enabled the perpetrators of such crime to enable it to become
something more disturbing.

Dr. Roberta Sinclair emphasized that technological advancements have changed the
ways through which children are sexually exploited. Further, “online child sexual
exploitation (Osec) continues to grow exponentially with hotlines around the world
reporting a consistent and continual increase in the number of cases every year,
report.5 Specifically, 1 in 100 Children are Sexually Exploited in Livestreams and this
are mostly driven from foreign countries. This claim was supported by the study
conducted by the International Justice Mission and University of Nottingham in
2022 entitled Scale of Harm that is estimated that nearly half a million of a million

3
National Baseline Study on Violence against Children and Youth (NBS-VAC) in the Philippines, Laurie S.
Ramiro, MA, MMSC, PhD, Bernadette J. Madrid, MD, and Patricia Luna; ACTA MEDICA PHILIPPINA, Vol 56.
No 15 2022
4
M. Tarroja, M.A, Lapeña, E Ong, R. Resurreccion, M.D.G Roldan; UNICEF Philippines 2020
5
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/philippines-global-hotspot-for-online-sexual-child-
exploitation; Accessed: 06/02/2024: 2:05 PM

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Filipino children, were trafficked to produce child sexual exploitation material

(CSEM) for profit.

If we look into the finer details of our contention that children’s exposure to internet
and poverty situation are the driving force of OASEC, Datareportal, reported that
there were 76.01 million internet users in the Philippines at the start of 2022, when
internet penetration stood at 68 percent6. At the start of 2022, the Philippines
population was 111.57 million7. From that data, there were 35.9 percent children
whose age ranges from 0-17 years old with 30.34% of that are children below 15
years old8. On the other hand, by end of 2021, the poverty incidence was pegged at
18.1 percent that can be translated to 19.9 million poor people9 of this number of poor
people, around 6.8 million are children.

It is an alarming situation which calls for “emergency” action as the Philippines was in
the top position in terms of OSAEC globally leading to the current President Marcos to
declare a “War on Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children10 But then again
beyond the walls of the houses in some urban or rural communities, we are not yet
familiar. While there are a lot of studies undertaken, steps have to be taken also to
combat this by prevention, and assist survivors through a rehabilitation and
reintegration program and we have yet to test the waters of doing projects related to
OSAEC.

An ongoing baseline study is being undertaken to look into the area-specific OSAEC
data on OSAEC in Southern Caloocan, Malabon and Navotas, but this should not
stop us to start a project as dipping more to the realities will give us the learning,
experience and wisdom.

Taking a closer look at the three areas in terms of the general socio-economic and
demographics, they are all belonging to a densely populated cities of the National
Capital Region mostly in blighted communities vulnerable to floodings and fire
hazards. Most of the areas are considered as urban poor communities with high
number of informal settlers and crime rate.

It should be noted that the local governance leadership in the three project areas
belonged to the traditional politicians whose family or clan have been an established
“politico”. Nonetheless, there are surprising initiatives that have been undertaken f or
children’s welfare, and protection

The Senate of the Philippines has recognized the City of Malabon as one of the two
LGUs In Metro Manila effectively running a Bahay Paga-asa and among the only r5
LGUs with functional child-care institutions throughout the country. There are also
notable Barangay Chief Executives that are ardent supporter of BCPC strengthening

6
https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2022-philippines; Accessed: 06/02/2024: 11:44 am.
7
https://www.statista.com/statistics/578726/total-population-of-philippines/
8
https://www.statista.com/statistics/578779/age-structure-in-philippines/
9
Poverty and equity Brief, Philippines, World Bank, April 2023
10
Sundy Locus, Marcos admin declares 'war' against child exploitation, GMA News Online, August 23, 2022;
Accessed: 6/02/2024 11:10 AM

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and expressed disagreement in the lowering the age of criminal responsibility of

children from 15 to 9 years old.

B. Internal Capacity

Balay Rehabilitation Center was established in 1985 during the Martial Law
period. Its founding leaders include the late former DSWD Secretary Dr. Mita
Pardo de Tavera and the late Sen. Jose W. Diokno who headed the first
Presidential Human Rights Committee now called Commission on Human Rights.
Its current set of board members have distinguished themselves as human rights
defenders and as professionals working in the field of, among others, medicine,
psychosocial programming, community development, disaster risk management,
education, and peace advocacy. Balay’s program staff have academic and
practical background in the areas of prison work, peace and humanitarian
response, case management, mental health and psychosocial support, human
rights advocacy, and child’s rights development and programming.

Balay is deeply rooted working with vulnerable, poor and marginalized populations
and communities affected by human rights violations and organized violence by
promoting psychosocial recovery, empowerment, access to justice, humanitarian
support, and protection for individuals and communities while simultaneously
advocating for human rights and peace. Its commitment to fostering psychosocial
well-being, promoting human rights, generating and sharing knowledge, strengthening
organizational governance, ensuring organizational sustainability, and achieving a
national presence to drive positive change is strongly manifested in its strategic
direction for five years starting 2024. At the heart of its work is the children – the
next generation as well as women who serve as anchors. They are our clients and
partners at the forefront.

In the last five years, Balay’s work was focused on the following arena:

1. Healing, empowerment, and access to justice and reparation with victims of

the war-on-drugs (WOD) in urban areas.
2. Protection, psychosocial recovery and development of victims of authority-
based violence against women and young people in urban neighbourhoods in
Bagong Silang, Caloocan City.
3. Humane treatment, torture prevention, and psychosocial support for persons
deprived of liberty, including the political prisoners, ex-detainees, children on
conflict with the law and their family members.
4. Development of Women Self Help Groups and its institutionalization in armed
conflict areas in Central Mindanao in pursuit of Children as Zones of Peace
and Child’s Rights Programming
5. Supporting the Normalization Process through Psychosocial Accompaniment
and Healing of Decommissioned Combatants in the Eight MILF Camps in
Mindanao
6. Addressing protection gaps through localized strategies and transformative
approaches to empowerment of Environmental Human Rights Defenders in
South Cotabato, Zamboanga del Norte, Antique and Zambales

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It is worth mentioning that the organization has responded to major conflict and
natural disasters in the past. It has piloted several projects that remain replicable
such as Mainstreaming Children’s Rights in Governance, Childs Rights Programming
in Emergencies, Promoting Children as Zones of Peace and Learning Institutions as
Zones of Peace, Well-Being Behind Bars for both adult and children in detention.

Balay also provided capacity building upon invitation of partners in both international,
government and local organizations. Notable among them were the Training for
Social Workers in Region 6, 7 and 8 on Psychological First Aid Post Haiyan, Child
Protection and Education in Emergencies Post Typhoon Pablo and during
Zamboanga Siege and Marawi Siege and Mainstreaming Mental Health and
Psychosocial in Schools affected by Armed Conflict.

Balay also provided training on MHPSS for Social Workers of the BARMM’s Ministry
of Social Welfare Office and among the Frontline Responders to the War on Drugs
under the project of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines. It also
conducted mentoring for the personnel of the Bahay Pagasa of the Caloocan City in
relation to the Juvenile Justice Welfare Law compliance and have introduced Torture
Documentation among the Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (JJWC).

It has developed modules and conducted workshop, seminars and training that are
culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, and gender and conflict sensitive and with a
strong reference to Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Social Ecology and the Child’s Social
Emotional Learning.

We see that we can contribute in implementing and further enhancing startegies and
approaches to responding to OSAEC as we are open to pack and unpack our
conceptual hold, enhance further our skills, document experience of the project
innovate and share our , skills and field experience to accompany OSAEC survivors,
their families in their journey to healing and work hand in hand with other duty
bearers and other relevant adults in building an safe and enabling environment for
children.

C. How project relates to Save the Children’s priority areas and objectives
in the Philippines

The project contributes to attaining the Save the Children’s vision of a world in which
every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation
through upholding the Children’s Rights and Protection from all forms of violence.
The project Protect Children in CAMANA is a response to the OSAEC by way of
strengthening the Child Protection Systems that will address OSAEC in the said
localities.

It will be realized by:

 Changing attitudes and practices

 Mobilize children and adults in communities and schools in preventing and
addressing OSAEC
 Transformative engagement with the government to provide resources that
can be accessed for preventive and responsive services and programs

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 Enhancing the capacity of service providers to support the children and their
families
 Document good practices for knowledge generation and sharing for replication
of good practice and contribution to

The project

D. What groups or stakeholders were involved in the analysis and

development of the project concept? How will the project engage them?

The children’s rights situational analysis (CRSA) is being conducted and participated
by adults and their children in the said communities. Their inputs are relevant to be
able to provide guidance to the project They will take an active role in the planning,
implementation, monitoring and assessment of the project. As the project will amplify
the children’s right and protection issues and concerns of children especially on
OSAEC, it will be amplified further as they will also engage the local government units
and community or school authorities for any policy advocacy or support that is
needed. Hence, building champions among government officials and providing
technical assistance and capacity building for service providers will be a tall order for
Balay while also documenting experiences of each city/village for cross-pollination
and enhancement of the culture of practice towards innovation.

III. Program Framework

Figure 1: The logical framework

Content Indicators Means of Assumptions /

Verification Risks

Impact: Children of all ages and Percetage of reported Year-end Gathered enough
gender in the target communities of cases of OSAEC assessment and support and
CAMANA are protected from OSAEC data cooperation from
Baseline study local government
units, and
community and
other stakeholders
so as to suppress
any evolving
technology used
for OSAEC.

Unreported
incidents or cases
that will leave us
data blind.

Project outcomes
and outputs will be
used by politicians
during the coming

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elections.

Outcome 1: Strengthened capacity of 80% of trained service Attendance Lack of

service providers and enhanced providers who passed the sheets coordination
mechanism to prevent and respond capacity assessment Pre and post between social
to OSAEC, reintegrate survivors, and scorecard Test service providers
to establish and use referral Completion of that might dilute
trainings the outcome.
Activity Reports
Post
Assessment
Survey

Number of reported Referral report Naming or

OSAEC/VAC cases shaming of
referred to proper families that will
authorities through the lead to non-
Child Protection reporting or
mechanisms underreporting for
fear of backlash
and disunity of
community.

60% of Child Protection Consolidated Security concern

reporting and Referral report on of those who
mechanisms (CPRRM) in feedback reported for fear or
the community and received form retaliation.
schools strengthened with
positive feedback from
clients.

Output 1.1 40 RSW and Non RSW Attendance Changes or turn

Local Social Service Providers such Service Providers trained sheets overs due to
as social workers para counselors, Pre and post election or transfer
BCPC members, law enforcers, test therefore affecting
health workers, teachers and child Activity report the continuity and
protection workers are trained to Training sustainability of the
deliver, prevent, respond, reintegrate completion project.
programs and services report It is important that
a monitoring and
evaluation
including
supervision and
coaching are part
of the activities so
as that the training
translates into
improved services
and programs.

Number of service Post test Continuity and turn

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providers assessed (long assessment overs

post)

17 CPRRMS with >=20% QOS Tool Service providers

increase in QOS score utilization/applicati
on of training in the
LGUs.

Activity 1.1.1 40 service providers (local Attendance Participants

Training for local service providers social welfare office, sheets completion of the
for both RSW and non RSW on barangay social welfare Pre and post training and its
prevention, response rehabilitation office, BCPC members, test application later.
and reintegration BNS, BHW, teachers, Activity reports Ensuring
PTCA reps and boundaries and
NGO/CSO/POs) who ethical
attended and completed considerations
the training and skills especially if the
enhancement sessions. local service
providers are
Number of mentoring and community-based
coaching sessions held

Activity 1.1.1.A Assessment of At least 80 % of the Post training Pls refer to Output
Trainees after one year participants of the training assessment tool 1.1
reached for assessment

Output 1.2 17 CPRRM Referral Services are

Referral pathways established or pathway written provided as lack of
strengthened and included in service will
the protocols discourage people
to use it.

Activity 1.2.1 17 CPRRM in the QOS tool Ensuring that the

Assessment of CPRRMS of partner community and schools Referral report referral pathway is
schools, barangays using Quality of strengthened Feedback owned and widely
Service (QOS) tool) IEC materials for accepted and
Number of referral referral informed to the
pathways for prevention pathways community people
and awareness-raising of and service
anti-OSAEC-CSAEM provider are
initiatives knowledgeable
about it.
Ensuring that a
case management
approach is used
in the referral
pathway.

Output 1.3 Number of participants Attendance Familiarity or

Child protection service providers who attended and sheets knowledge of all

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trained on and provided technical completed Pre and post members of CP

assistance on case management tests mechanism on
Training case management
completion
report
Case
conference
report

Activity 1.3.1 Number of participants Attendance Availability of

Training for members of Local who attended and sheets target participants
Councils for the Protection of completed the training Pre and post and consistency of
Children on addressing OSAEC tests attendance
Training
completion
report
Case
conference
report

Outcome 2: A Social behavioral Written Inconsistencies in

Gender & child sensitive and trauma change plan/design programs on applying gender
informed child protection and developed. OSEC and child
OSAEC related services are Reports sensitivity and
disability inclusive, available, and Number of Local Feedback forms trauma informed
accessible to children and their Government Units (LGUs) Social and inclusivity
families that have additional LGU Behavioral practices among
programs and services Change plan stakeholders in the
that are gender sensitive, and assessment government
child sensitive, disability tools
inclusive and OSAEC
responsive.

Number of LGUs that have

newly established
consultation and feedback
mechanisms for getting
the input of children on
existing programs and
services

Initiatives/undertaking of
and number of LGU on
disseminating information
using IEC materials and
using social media such as
FB in informing residents
about services for
OSAEC-CSAEM incidents
or cases.

Media/IEC Materials
developed and social

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media posted by LGU to

inform residents related to
OSAEC-CSAEM
incidences or cases.

The number of LGUs that Reports of the Inconsistencies in

have newly established consultation applying gender
consultation and feedback Changes in the and child
mechanisms for getting services as sensitivity and
the input of children on written in their trauma informed
existing programs and brochures or and inclusivity
services official practices among
communication stakeholders in the
channels government

Output 2.1 Child-led groups are Four child-led groups in Activity report Children silenced
involved in development of plans for the 3 project sites involved Documentation by adults during
the protection of children in in development of plans process
community decision making in the 3 for the protection of
project areas. children in community
decision making
processes

Activity 2.1.1 Number of participants Attendance Openness of

Training on Public Investments in who attended and sheets community on
Children for partner LGUs in 3 areas completed the training Pre and post these concerns
3 LGUs Attended tests
Training
completion
report
Case
conference
report

Activity 2.1.2 LGU/Local Child Number of participants Attendance

Protection Mechanism Assessment- who attended from 3 LGUs Activity
Planning Workshop Child Sensitive Number of LGUs Assessment
Planning and Budgeting and Report
Feedback Mechanism Plan and
assessment of
LCP Mechanism

Activity 2.1.3 Number of sessions held Session

Mentoring and coaching on child Number of participants documentation
protection and OSEC integration in who attended and activity
of LGUs report
Attendance

Activity 2.1.4 Number of Plan on LGU prioritization

Local advocacy for prioritization of policy/resolutions drafted advocacy and or lack of it in child
OSAEC in policy development at and finalized on OSAEC- messaging protection related

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municipal and barangay level CSAEM Draft including OSEC in

policy/resolution/ policy/resolution
ordinance ordinance
Activity reports development
Identification of
local champion
who will pursue.

Outcome 3 Number of children who Case study Resources for

Families and communities have reported reduced risk of report livelihood
increased resources to protect OSAEC among assistance are
children from OSAEC Households (HH) who limited/not enough
were given livelihood for them not to
program assistance involved anymore
to OSEC

Involvement in
established groups
and practice of
instant money.
The importance of
doing psychosocial
processing and
reframing should
be underlined.

Number of Local Activity reports Popularization of

businesses/community Documentation CP and OSEC
groups were mobilized to issues among
support interventions business owners

Output 3.1 Community-Based Self- 4 Self-Help Groups formed Activity reports Availability of the
Help Groups are formed as part of that has plan Documentation adults
protection and support system

Activity 3.1.1 (A, B, C) Orientation, 4 Self Help Protection Plan of Self-Help

Goal Setting, Formation and Value Groups formed in 3 areas Group
Clarification of Community and its members are
Protection/ Self Help Group: Value oriented and their values Activity reports
Clarification Workshop related to self-help groups Attendance
clarified composed of sheet
parents and care givers

Output 3.2 Partnerships made with 36 families have been Referral forms Availability of
the government agencies for support referred to government t Case study resources
intervention and referrals for social social protection programs report
protection programs
Target: 36 HHs

Activity 3.2.1 Conduct of Vulnerability Number of households VAT Vulnerability

Assessment in Target Communities with reduced OSAEC VAT Programme and Assessment is

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scores design of the used in the

200 participants VAT activity planning and
underwent VAT Results of the identification of
vulnerability target participants
assessment VAT results are
Results of the used to make
Vulnerability intervention
Assessment appropriate
Tool
Over time
changes

Activity 3.2.2 Barangay-LGU- A total of 150 people Activity report

Community Meeting attended the activity Attendance
Points/Orientation on Government sheet
Services Programs/Services for
OSAEC

Activity 3.2.3 Mobilization support 26 Households were Referral form

provided to 36 Households for provided support and was and report
referral to LGUs for social protection referred

Activity 3.2.4 Engagement of 24 Community activities Activity report

Households to Community OSAEC were conducted where Attendance
Activities through Self-Help Groups households were engaged sheet

Output 3.2.A 36 households who are at- Referral reports Under reporting or
Families who are at risk or who have risk and those who may non-reporting for
previously been involved in OSAEC have been previously fear of being
are referred to existing government involved in OSAEC stigmatized
social protection. referred to social Criteria are set for
protection programs families availing of
the services

Activity 3.2. A.1 Number of family Activity reports Unforeseen or

Mobilizing family members for child members who participated Documentation unknown family
protection related community in child protection-related Attendance dynamics that may
initiatives community initiatives. sheets lead to other family
not cooperating
Familiarity of
family members to
the project staff
and project itself
requiring rapport
building at the
Community and
understanding its
social ecology.

Output 3.3 110 Number of Activity reports Appropriate or

Employable family members receive households who Pre and post relevant skills

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livelihood skills training and/or seed completed the livelihood training training and
or start-up capital support fund trainings assessment entrepreneurship
assistance/IGP Opportunities Attendance of engagement
20 Number of households participants identified
who accessed start-up Completion
capital report

4 community groups and

business mobilized

Activity 3.3.1 Discussion of protocols Representatives from the Attendance Participation to the
and guidelines and criteria Self-Help Groups, sheet process and
Children’s Groups and Activity report ownership of
LGUs attended Final guidelines community
members on the
guidelines and
protocols

Activity 3.3.2.b 110 households attended Attendance The training is

Livelihood skills training 80% f households who sheets based on the need
completed the training Activity reports of the participants

Activity 3.3.2.c 20 Number of HH who Activity report If the individual

Start up or seed capital/Income accessed and received Listing was not still unable
Generation Activity start-up capital for Feasibility study to get work that will
entrepreneurship Contract of dampen the spirit
understanding
Other pertinent
documents

Activity 3.3.2.d Number of sessions held Masterlist of HH Participation of the

Mentoring and Monitoring of the 110 households Update reports HH in the Self-
Livelihood Activity of HH through Self participated Attendance Help Group to
Help Groups Tracking of ensure that
individual project livelihood project
funds is used
accordingly and
diligently

Output 3.4 4 local business and Documentation Conflict of interest

Engagement with the local business community groups tapped Attendance when engaging
or community groups to support and generated support for sheet with private sector.
OSAEC-CSAEM initiatives OSAEC-CSAEM Activity design It is important that
vetting process will
Involvement of the Self be undertaken and
Hep Groups to strengthen the principles of
engagement with other business and
community groups human rights is the
prime unity.

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Activity 3.4.1 Number of businesses Activity report Openness of small

Orientation-round table discussion reached Documentation business to
with money transfer business and Directory list engage
other similar small business in
relation to RA11930

Activity 3.4.2 Self Help Groups are Activity report Community

Talakayang Komunidad re CSEM- involved in the design and Documentation acceptance
OSAEC-CP Strengthening mobilization Attendance
Other community sheet and
organizations participated directory list
A community level plan of
action is identified during
the Talakayang
Komunidad

Outcome 4 566 Children reached by Activity report It is assumed that

Children and their parents and the the project who became Documentation there is a multi-
communities have increased involved in prevention and Masterlist stakeholder’s
capacities to prevent and respond to response interventions Documentation support and
OSAEC. leadership from
the local
government to be
able that children,
parents and
communities
sustain its work on
OSEC.

288 parents reached by Activity report Same as above

the project who became Masterlist
involved in prevention and Documentation
response interventions on
OSAEC

4 community support Non-involvement

groups/self-help groups Activity report due to work or
reached by the project Masterlist income generation
who became involved in Documentation activities or house
prevention and response chores.
interventions

3 child-led groups (CLG) Activity report Chil-led groups are

are involved in Attendance consulted related
development of plans for to the income
the protection of children generating activity
in community decision
making processes

Output 4.1 Attendance Present enabling

Children understand their rights and 566 of Children mobilized sheet environment or

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how to protect themselves by the project in Pre and post lack thereof where
prevention and response test they can apply
interventions Activity reports their learning
List
272 of children
demonstrating
improvement in OSAEC
KAP (knowledge, attitude
& practice) scores

Activity 4.1.1.A 566 children attended, Attendance Completion of

Series of learning session on child’s completed and capacitated sheet training due to
rights, child protection and online and demonstrated ‘applied Pre and post other equally
protection learning’ on CRCP and test important tasks in
OSAEC Activity reports family or school
List
272 children improved
KAP

Activity 4.1.1.B 4737 children trained on Attendance Children are

UNCRP and OSAEC training UNCRP and OSAEC sheet allowed by parents
Activity reports to attend training
Documentation
Report of child- Trainings will not
led organization interfere schooling
Pre and Post or other important
test schedule of
children

Output 4.2 288 children are part of the Attendance Ensuring that child
Children are participating in of 4 child-led groups sheet participation is
community initiatives on OSEC participated in OSAEC Activity reports meaningful and not
prevention and relevant community related community Documentation an act of tokenism
decision making processes as a activities in 3 areas Master list or for publicity
result mechanism in children gimmick only.
participation in community initiatives Number of children who
and decision-making processes are participated in community
created or maximized initiatives on OSEC
prevention, CSEM and
other decision-making
process.

100 children trained using Attendance Children are

4.2.1 iKnow Training of Trainers iKnow modules sheet allowed by parents
Activity reports to attend training
Documentation
Report of child- Trainings will not
led organization interfere schooling
Pre and Post or other important
test schedule of
children

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Output 4.3 Child-led groups

participated in community initiatives
on OSAEC prevention and relevant
community decision making process
as a result

Act 4.3.1 Supporting/organizing 288 children are part of the Attendance Ensuring of adult
CYOs/ CLGs in the implementation child led organizations in 3 sheet accompaniment
of their advocacy plan per areas. Activity reports along the way to
barangay/school Documentation assist child led
Percentage of increase in Master list of organizations.
the membership of members and Criticisms from
established child-led officers adult will either
organization lead to children
Number of newly Listing of participate in a
established child-led children- led confrontational
organization organization pre engagement or to
and post project be silenced or to
Number of children who activities on this be seen as
became members of the endeavour boastful.
newly established child led Pre and post
organization test

Increased number of
memberships of child- led
organizations.

Percentage of active
members.

Increased number of
children who have
improved KAP re UNCRP
and OSAEC, facilitation
and leadership

Activity 4.3.2 Number of opportunities Attendance Mentoring and

Facilitation of child participation in that children was able to sheet coaching and
child protection related community participate in activities Activity reports regular checking in
initiatives or advocacy Number of initiatives Documentation of children are
Planning of CYO undertaken by child-led Report of child- regularly done
organizations led organization
Pre and Post
test

Output 4.4 288 parents and Attendance Adult and children

Parents/caregivers understand and caregivers reached by the sheet dialogues are held
apply children’s rights and child project who became Activity reports to hear out each
protection in their day-to day lives involved in prevention and Documentation other sides and
response intervention Pre and Post express it in a safe
Test space.
243 parents and caregiver Social

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applying learning and Behavioral

demonstrating Change Plan
improvement in OSAEC and Assessment
KAP Tool (to
measure the
Community perception on application)
the perceived change of Community
parents feedback

Activity 4.4.1 2193 parents trained in Attendance Availability of

Series of learnings and UNCRP and OSAEC sheet participants and
psychoeducation sessions for Activity reports access to such
parents/caregivers on UNCRCP and Number of parents who Documentation platforms
OSAEC have increased Social
understanding on behavioral
CRP/OSAEC based on the change
Pre and post test assessment
Pre and post
Changes in the behavior test results
and attitude of parents
towards children,
children’s rights and child
protection.

Output 4.5 50 parents or caregivers Attendance Willingness or

Parents are trained on positive trained who completed all sheet openness to
parenting Positive Parenting Activity reports positive discipline,
trainings and Documentation to learn and
demonstrated an Masterlist tolerance for
understanding of PP Pre and Post change.
Test Training should
include
underpinning and
reflection of own
childhood and
experience on
being a child to
understand the
childhood within.

Activity 4.5.1 50 parents and caregivers Attendance Unable to

Training on positive parenting participants who attended sheet complete the
and completed the training Activity reports sessions due to
Application of learning Pre and post pressing concerns
test in family
Documentation
Feedback from
children

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Outcome 5 Management capacity of Pre and post Changes in the

Balay staff are capable of managing, staff in handling the project assessment staffing
monitoring and mentoring the Activities undertaken and Minutes of the
project, clients and beneficiaries attended meeting
Assessment and
summing up
report
Narrative and
Finance Report

Output 5.1 Internal plan and staff plan Design of the If there are several
will provide guidance and activities activities
A plan for two years for the project anchor. Assessments undertaken at the
Tools for assessment and planning and individual same time (volume
used reflection and vs quality of work)
Reporting is undertaken in a regular reports
basis Narrative and
Monitoring of project is updated financial reports
Narrative and financial report is
updated

Activity 5.1.1 Better planning and Copy of Plan Pls see above
Inception Planning implementation Minutes of the
Refresher/ training on CRC and Less burn out meeting
OSAEC/CSEM and other SC Clarity of work and plans Activity Report
initiated and sponsored training g Regular Staff
attendance Assessment
Behavioral Change Communication Results
Campaign Planning
Regular Assessment, Reflection and
Re-entry Planning and
Mentoring/Coaching/Staff Care
among Staff

Activity 5.1.2 1 para social recruited per Recruited Lack of qualified

Recruitment of local para social area/municipality - a total person person based on
worker of 2 para social worker criteria set and
recruited and put on board turn over
Perceived to be an
additional task
requiring additional
remuneration for
the project
deliverables
Decision making in
the recruitment
process should not
only rely on
recommendations
of influential
community people

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IV. Description of Major Strategies and Activities

1. Community Training for OSAEC Prevention for Duty Bearers particularly

the Service Providers (Outcome 1 and 2)

The work package is focus on enhancing or strengthening the capacity of service

providers both in the government and in civil society to be able to provide preventive
intervention for at risk children and families and rehabilitative services for victims and
their families for their reintegration in the community.

This work package includes adapting and contexualizing the Save the Children
modules and making the preparations more participatory. The training design will be
reviewed and revised based on the training needs assessment and profile of the
participants. The topics that will run for 2 to 3 days shall include review of Children’s
Rights, Child Protection and OSAEC. However, Balay intends to include also a
reflection session of their childhood and views of children so that biases will be
unpacked. This will also introduce them to psychosocial activities that they can
incorporate later on to their work. Following training module will focus on the Case
Management and relevant skills in handling caseloads which will include psychosocial
skills and techniques and managing individual crisis situation just like OSAEC. If
resources will allow, a staff/self-care will also be included in this work package. It
should be noted that gender, disability and child participation and social inclusivity will
be given premium in the process and during discussion. Therefore, providing the
participants with tools of analysis and participatory and developmental principles will
let them mirror and challenge their views and practices individually and as a service
institution.

This strategy will also require participatory review of existing OSAEC reporting and
case management flowchart and referral pathways that is being used by both the
local social welfare offices and NGOs on the ground. This will be part of the
workshop in the training that was mentioned above. As there is a scarcity of
resources, there is also a need to establish or update a mapping/directory of
resources. Within the said agency point person can be identified that can be a
champion within the agency which can take part later on in a Working Group for
CP/OSAEC cases.

As case management approach is relevant in the work, developing unified protocols is

necessary including scheduling if a regular meeting specially to review cases/monitor
progress or undertake case conferences. It is also in a way of establishing a multi-
disciplinary working group. Balay will also take this as an opportunity to follow up,
monitor and provide mentoring/coaching among training participants.

Said strategy is in a continuum with the strategy of transformative engagement with

the LCPC as it is important that systems building also has a capable workforce to
push for change and for development to happen and also to be able that people can
access the available services.

2. Community Training and workshops for children and parents/care givers

(Outcome 2 and 4)

This said work packages under this strategy underlines the importance of engaging
the child and family at risk or victim as part of their healing and empowerment. It will

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include community-based seminars on Children’ Rights, Child Protection, OSAEC that

will help them understand and navigate the community challenges and issues on
Children’s Rights and Protection and OSAEC and how such issues can be
addressed. In particular the session will also be an opportunity to teach children skills
to protect themselves online and for parents to identify red flags.

Also, since a Positive Parenting Seminar will be undertaken, parents will not only be
given inputs and tips in communicating and handling teenagers and kids but also
reflect on their parenting and disciplining their children and how it might affect them.
If resources and time will allow, a parent-child dialogue based on the heart-to-heart
module. This can ensue to strengthen communication and bond among them. Balay
always make it a point that if there are concerns that require follow up psychosocial
assessment and processing session it will be undertaken.

It is expected also that this strategy will provide input to the families and children to
know that there are groups and people who could they turn to for assistance
especially if they have CP or OSAEC concerns. It is assumed that the reporting
flowchart will be popularized among them and in the communities so that they know
where to report or go to.

3. Community engagement and public awareness raising on OSAEC and

online safety (Outcome 4)

It takes a village to raise a child and to combat OSAEC, community members should
also take their part to protect the child.

The work package under this strategy reinforces the work that project will be doing
with the service providers, the elected officials, the family and the child, however,
there are current mindset, attitudes and practice that prevents the community’s full
capacity to child protection and nurturance. It will utilize the Social and Behavioral
Change in its campaign and communication that will look into community norms, the
layers of influence and motivations of targeted key actors and their ability to act to be
able to come up with a positive message for change.

Raising the awareness on children’s rights and child protection is one thing that has to
be amplified but another thing is allowing that the children and other groups that
requires special protection such as women, LGBTQI and persons with disability will
also engage with and speak on community issues including OSAEC. However, the
more challenging part is how can the group of people who might economically benefit
individually from OSAEC or people from the private sector who are just minding their
own life and doing their usual work which to their ability and understanding is their
contribution to the society and economy.

Hence, the public awareness and community engagement should use social and
behaviour change campaign that will promote positive norms, calls for individual and
collective actions and demonstrates that actions can be taken and are being taken to
address the issue. It also challenges individuals, communities, family and decision
makers to critically examine the usual child protection and internet use practices and
how these can contribute to the OSAEC and child abuse. Balay will develop the
messaging for this community campaign along with SC and the partners (children’s
organizations, people’s organizations, LCPC) in the communities.

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A community safe helpline will be initiated by training community members, parents

and youth on managing this and how to respond and refer OSAEC-CSEM cases to
the LGU and other NGOs. An assessment will be conducted to see the sustainability
of this undertaking.

4. Transformative engagements with the government by strengthening the

Local Council for the Protection of Children (Outcome 1)

Strategy 1 deals with duty bearers among service providers while Strategy 4 is
intended for the Local Council for the Protection of Children that include the barangay
or municipal/city chief executive and other elected officials. This strategy is key to the
sustainability and support in terms of policy development or enhancement and
financial/ material and workforce support that relates to child protection and OSAEC.

Apart from the training that will be conducted related to UNCRC review, Child
Protection and OSAEC, a sustained LGU engagement should be undertaken and
person-to-person rapport-building and accompaniment with champions within the
LGU so that our advocacy in relation to children’s rights, child protection and against
OSAEC are on the table. It is important that the social and behavioral change
campaign messaging are clear and intended so that the transformative engagements
are based on principles and mutually agreed decisions and not constructed for self-
interest. It is hope that an enduring policy or budget allocation can result to the project
partnership with the LGU and that children and basic sectors representation voice in
the Development and Protection Councils are realized.

5. Putting premium and mainstreaming child participation in the project.

Child participation will be mainstreamed in the project as a principle, a process and

also expected result. This will ensure that the voice of the children is magnified and
taken into account to be able that their views are counted in important decision
making in their day-today lives. This will be made possible through a series of
capacity building to be able that they can be agents of change themselves in their
family and communities. However, much effort will also be given so that
responsibilities to be good citizens will also be highlighted along with providing safe
space and also working towards an enabling environment for them so that they will
flourish

6. Building resilience and coping through Psychosocial and Livelihood

support service for children and families who are at risk or victims of
OSAEC using case management approach (Outcome 3)

Work packages under this strategy 5 are intended for both at-risk as a prevention and
who have become victims as a mitigation and rehabilitation. As much of the activities
involved money, a diligent consideration should be made especially on setting up
guidelines, protocols, criteria, and even “heart contracts” and developing simple
feasibility study and personal finance management skills.

As in any project that has money, we do not want that people are supporting or
accessing the project services because of money. More so, we do not want that the
project become the source of disunity in the community. Hence, Balay is proposing

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the formation of self-help groups that will serve as support system and OSAEC
monitoring group in the community. Balay has formed Self Help Groups in some of
its project sites in the past. It focuses on building (or rebuilding) strong and just
communities by bringing in people and empowering them by highlighting the
restoration of values and redefining it and instilling it in the community. Formation of
SHG can restore and enhance value as and instil it in the community. SHGs also
define group direction and contribute to changing the narratives and also support
community undertaking especially if it involves money. However, if there are already
established people’s organization that has been a partner to SC, PO members can
form part of the SHGs.

The activities comprise of skills training to enhance employability, support for fees for
employment requirements or financial support for a start-up capital for small
entrepreneur initiatives. It may also include cash support such as cash for training
grants and referral for job opportunities.

A strong engagement with the private sector will be done to seek support for the
campaign to combat and prevent OSAEC and for possible resource complementation
for services needed of victims.

Lastly, psychosocial support are activities that can be incorporated in the trainings as
part of group dynamics, process or deepening of reflection of practice or attitude. It
can also be a need for individuals or families who are facing psychological distress or
crisis situation that requires specialized attention or if still needed referral for mental
health expert. The objective is not to “clinicalized” the problem but to help the person
and the family to understand their situation so that they will be empowered to know
how to deal with it, to learn from the others who may have the same situation how
they dealt with it and thus widening their perspectives of the problem, and, to teach
skills or technique on managing the psychosocial problem. Thus, psychosocial
activities is tend to develop the coping capacities in making oneself functioning,
productive and thriving. It can also build strengthening resilience to face adversity.

V. Phase-out/Transition and Sustainability Strategies

The design of the project is in itself speaks of sustainability as it involves multifaceted

partnership horizontally (different stakeholders) and to a certain degree vertically
(national, city and barangay level). Nonetheless, local governance, policies and
community support are key to making it sustainable alongside with a clear plan of
phasing out and handover.

At the local governance side, protocols, work manuals, process and flowchart should
be written and in place and a culture of mentoring is ensured for second liners in the
workforce of service providers. On top of local policies related to prevention, response
and rehabilitation and reintegration on OSAEC are legislated so that LGU programs,
services and funding allocation for such is ensured beyond the elective post of the
current administration. The project will try to work on it.

Organizations for both children and young people and adults should be strengthened
so that it will be institutionalized so that they can continue working on issues that
affect them and the community. A long-term plan for organizational strengthening

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and development should also be on top of our concern even while doing the project
as we should consider the project as an entry point to strengthen people’s
participation to community development. Likewise, we have to utilize the capacity
development we are doing with the as an investment to developing their leadership
skills and changing mindsets for change. This can happen towards the last quarter of
the last year.

Lastly, if SC or Balay can still strategically support the partner organizations in

accessing t funding, it should be for project borne out of their problem identification,
innovation development and design and planning.

VI. Environmental Impact Assessment

No foreseen environmental impact. To make it sure, information educational and

campaign materials should not use tarpaulins or plastics and trash should be
segregated and recycled.

VII. Strengthening Civil Society Partners

As training for service providers will also include civil society, Balay shall initiate the
formation of Civil Society Netwok for Children’s Rights and Protection which it has
initiated in the past in North Caloocan. Said network will be the platform for
coordination, monitoring, advocacy on children’s concerns.

VIII. Gender assessment

Gender intersects with other issues of inequality and inequities in our society such as
age(children), ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability and sexual orientation.

While OSAEC affects both girls and boys, Balay still need to navigate the gender
assessment in relation to OSAEC. At the onset, a lot of communities, even in
urbanized villages does not give premium to the voice of the girls or women or even
LGBTQI due to norms and practices. The social preparations, review of baseline
study which is being conducted right now, workshops during the training where we
incorporate GEDSI in the topics will give us more defining gender assessment related
to the concerns of the project. We will focus on understanding how gender influences
the vulnerability of children to OSAEC, what particular gender and their behavior put
them at risks, knowledge and attitude about danger online, what gaps we have in
terms of services, programs and policies with a gender lens, among others.

IX. Conflict Analysis

Just like the gender analysis. We will undertake conflict analysis with a consideration
that possible conflict within the community might erupt due to contending interests.
Unless being considered by the baseline study, Balay shall develop this as part of
baseline.

X. Budget Summary (Detailed Budget11 to be attached)

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(Please make sure that you include Save the Children monitoring costs—monitoring
visits of and kick-off meetings with Save the Children staff and their participation in
project activities; as well as capacity building costs for your organization/staff.)

X. Cash Flow Summary

Do we need to send this? Is this in a quarterly basis?

XI. Detailed Implementation Plan (to be attached)

Pls see along with the Budget

XII. Attachments12

▪ Budget Proposal
▪ Detailed Implementation Plan

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