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Trapped Kachin Communities losing hope for the future

28/3/2018

 
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The displaced communities we work with in Kachin State Myanmar have displayed incredible resilience over the years. Despite living in harsh high altitude conditions in the camps, with no access to services, they have been gathering together to ensure safe spaces for their children to learn, play and recover from what they’ve been through.
 
Currently, the feel in the camps is one of despondence. It has been a year since the last round of peace-talks and there are none planned for the near future. The conflict in the area runs hot and cold, making it impossible for people here to ever settle or feel safe. The last military attack was just a month ago.
 
There are 100,000 displaced Kachin people on the borders, and after nearly seven years, they are still completely trapped. Their route home is littered with landmines, and even if they could survive the journey back, their land has now been sublet by the government to Chinese companies to use for banana plantations, or occupied by drug cartels.
 
Our Asia Regional Manager, John Littleton returned from visiting the camps here last month. He says “It’s the displaced civilians that pay the price for this conflict. They are caught in a political gridlock, and the pride and momentum that carried them through the first season of living in these challenging conditions is beginning to fade”.
 
Aid agencies are still not granted access to many conflict areas, leaving displaced communities cut off from adequate assistance. Children on the Edge remain the only international organisation providing early years support in the most remote camps along the border.
 
As the world’s attention remains elsewhere, this embattled civilian population are not only being forgotten, but beginning to resign themselves to their fate. It is vital that we maintain our support to the communities we are working with at this time.
 
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Spring has Sprung for the 1st Fetcham Scout Group

26/3/2018

 
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​Despite the recent snowy weather, local scout group 1st Fetcham Scouts have been busy potting up plants for their ‘Bring and Buy’ sale fundraiser.
 
The Scout Group, who had undertaken the task of fundraising as part of their World Challenge Award, planned the event for the 9th March as part of their ‘Team Work and Team Leader awards’.
 
The event included the sale of delicious home-made cakes, lemonade, raffle tickets and potted plants. The plants had been kindly donated from Squires Garden Centre and decorated by the Scouts themselves.
 
Anita Chamberlain, Scout Leader to the young fundraisers said; ’The Leaders were very proud of the Scouts for taking matters into their own hands when they learned about the people who are supported by Children on the Edge projects. They chose to organise an event to raise money to help children less fortunate than themselves- we think they did fantastically!’
 
The Scouts raised an amazing £270 for Children on the Edge and really made the fundraiser a success.
 
If you would like to get your local club involved in a fundraising event or take on a challenge then send us an e-mail letting us know, and we'll be happy to help you with all your fundraising needs.  
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How Ugandan slum communities are evaluating change

20/3/2018

 
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For the past three months, our Grants Officer Sarah Ndlovu has been in Uganda, working with the Children on the Edge Africa Team. They have been focussing on the development of an effective framework to monitor and evaluate the change that is happening in the slum communities where we work. Sarah got married in October, and her husband Ash went with her a month later for the trip, to volunteer his time supporting the project.

The team in Uganda work through voluntary Child Protection Teams (CPTs), to support communities in creating a protective environment for their children. Slum communities around Jinja face a multitude of challenges in keeping their children safe. Poverty, appalling living conditions, abuse and neglect are rife, but trained volunteers are bringing about transformation. They do this through offering support and advice, linking parents and children with local services, facilitating a huge variety of workshops and providing small business loans.

Piloted initially in Masese II and seeing great success, the CPTs were replicated into Masese I, Masese III and Loco communities a few years ago. As work expanded, the need to thoroughly evaluate its effectiveness became increasingly vital. After working together on creating a ‘Theory of Change’ last year, the team have been working over the last three months on how to monitor and evaluate this change.

Sarah says “The most positive element of the experience for me, was developing the whole Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E ) framework in a participatory way. We didn’t put this framework together in the UK office and then train people about it. We spent a lot of time observing and learning about how the whole Uganda team functioned, looking at the systems and processes they already had in place. We then worked together to create something more streamlined and productive, making the work of both the Children on the Edge Africa team and the CPT’s much easier.”

​This is not only being put in place for the existing communities where we work, but in the new areas where Children on the Edge Africa are identifying as needing support. Since November, the team have conducted both community and child-led needs assessments in Wandago and Katooke slums. As a result they are now looking to develop existing child protection structures in these areas, addressing issues like rape, neglect, poor sanitation and a lack of services.
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To begin the evaluation process in each existing areas where we work (Loco, Masese I,II and III), four groups were gathered in each community (children, those receiving business loans, community members and members of the CPTs) and they each discussed stories of change that have happened in their lives. They would do this through role play, discussion, or for the children, creative exercises like ‘Paper People’.

Each group would then vote for the story they felt was most significant and it would be videoed, either with speech or through role-play. Then the four groups would come together, watch the videos (see header photo) and pick the story which they felt represented the most change.

These discussions in all communities highlighted the positive impact of the loans and savings groups. Many people reported that alongside the practical elements (like being able to afford school fees, rent and food for the family) they now feel a great sense of hope for the future, and the future of their children. Many individuals described feeling happy, gaining confidence, having pride in what they have achieved and being admired within their community.

Going forward, using this ‘Most Significant Change’ technique will not only help us to see where change is happening and which issues need more input, but it will serve to involve communities in identifying this process, and participating in the change itself. This will happen every year for the course of the programme, as part of the overall M&E framework, helping us to build up a picture of how the communities are being impacted by our work or by other external factors in their lives.

Sarah describes how “I learnt that Monitoring and Evaluation doesn’t have to be an additional difficult task on top of everything the team already do, but something which can bring together everyone involved, to analyse the work in a more organised and effective way”.

​​Watch this space to learn more about some exciting new ways we are using technology to monitor all programme activities and to evaluate our impact.
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Bringing education to Rohingya Enclave Communities

18/3/2018

 
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After gaining experience in providing education for Rohingya children in mixed-population slum areas and fully-Rohingya refugee communities, we will be expanding our work to include a new and growing group of vulnerable Rohingya children, living in ‘enclave communities’ further inland from the border.

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​These settlements are slum areas, located a safe distance from the border area, where migrants seek refuge and new work opportunities. These communities are outside the closely-monitored ‘containment zone’ setup along the border by the government to hold new refugees. Consequently residents report less harassment from the police, army, and local officials.


While wages for Rohingya labourers remain exploitative and below national standards, migrants report how their wages are still better than what is available along the border and they are free to move around these communities with far less fear of check-points and extortion.

Rohiakar, a Rohingya mother we spoke to from the enclave said, “A few years ago we were living in a border town in Rakhine State in Burma. The military took our house as a station so that they could watch who was coming in and out of the border, they would just sit there and drink.  We left our home and crossed to Bangladesh and went to our cousins, but then the government destroyed the village. We tried other places but the Bangladesh people hated us and made our lives miserable, so we ended up at the enclave. There is no hate for us here so we can make a bit of a life”.

Our original baseline survey found that Rohingya children in these communities do not have access to formal education at all, and only a third of children from Bangla families are enrolled in school, due to cost and distance barriers. 96% of school-aged, Rohingya children surveyed, lack basic literacy and numeracy skills, without which they will struggle to find any employment other than menial, daily labor. Nine out of ten enclave community parents surveyed indicated that a desire for education was their primary concern for their children.

The survey also revealed that crowded conditions and a lack of resources in these communities result in significant health issues for the children. Surveyed children in the targeted areas found that nearly two-thirds (62%) report they ‘often’ do not have enough to eat and experience prolonged hunger. Furthermore, 93% of parents stated that their children frequently faced health issues such as skin infections, high fevers, diarrhoea, and chronic coughing.
There are no government health or education services available in the Dohazari slum area. Instead the majority of enclave community residents rely on private medical clinics in nearby areas for health care. While these clinics have no qualms providing services to undocumented migrants, their costs are prohibitive to enclave community residents.

On average, one visit to a private clinic will cost more than a typical Rohingya labourer can make in 5 days. A survey of the migrant community revealed that migrants have little choice when faced with a health emergency, as government health services are generally viewed as inadequate or inaccessible. As a result, predatory lending to cover health care costs has become a serious concern. A single illness can lead to a debilitating spiral of debt for an entire family, in the face of high repayment costs.​

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In the Dohazari enclave community, located about two hours from the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, we will develop the provision of education and protection for children.

After an initial pilot project for 
240 children, we will be establishing twelve classrooms for 600 children, within two communities either side of the river. Like our other schools, these will employ a government-approved curriculum, providing instruction in literacy, numeracy, and science, coupled with standardised exams.

The vast majority of the children here have never received any type of education before. Priority will be given to children from single-income homes, those with disabilities, and those from the most resource-poor households.

Within its classrooms, the programme will address some of the health needs described above. First Aid equipment and training will be provided to all teachers, and students with more serious problems are referred to local health professionals, with the programme covering costs as best it can. 

Additionally, students will receive both Vitamin A and iron supplements along with deworming medication. These are low-cost provisions, which yield high-impact benefits for the children whose diets often lack the key nutrients.

We aim to increase our support to these enclave communities in the anticipation of thousands more Rohingya refugees migrating inland from the border camps. Our partner organisation has been conducting a full needs assessment and focus groups. Already the population has swelled since the crisis escalated in August 2017.
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Paris and London - A Marathon Challenge

16/3/2018

 
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​James Watkins is no stranger to supporting Children on the Edge. Last year he took on the 2017 Brighton Marathon to support our work and this year he’s taking on the world-renowned London Marathon. James is well experienced in marathons as this one will be his 5th, but it is still a huge challenge. Having completed the Los Angeles Marathon, the Brighton Marathon and most recently the Leicester Marathon with his son Sam, he’s making it his personal mission to take on the London marathon for the second time and achieve a personal best by completing it in under 4 hours.
 
As James is a bit of a regular at marathon running we asked him for some tips on what helps when taking on running challenges. His advice was to get a running partner, which he says keeps you honest and accountable for your training. Luckily for James this year, he is training with his son, Sam who is also using his place in the Paris Marathon this year to fundraise for Children on the Edge. The father-son duo are helping each another to stay motivated, even in the most difficult running conditions.
 
The recent snowy weather, though beautiful, has caused some of their training to be moved inside as James glumly admitted that he ran 19 miles on a treadmill last week to avoid the icy roads. A massive achievement to any runner, he still can’t wait to get back outdoors to train in the Spring weather. They’ve also been helping each other to stick with a healthy diet which, though difficult at times, is helping them stay in peak condition. They said that these health benefits are of the best bits of training.
 
For motivation, he finds it helpful to remember that his constant challenges are raising funds for a great cause. He says;  “Children on the Edge is a charity which supports children who are literally on the edge, with no other way to escape their situation. They operate by working with local partners on the ground which makes the work sustainable. It’s admirable and I’m very happy to support it.”
 
Their current total is already over £2,000 and they are hoping to get as close to £3,000 as possible. £3,000 can fund the costs of educating 15 Syrian refugee children in one of our tent schools for an entire year in Lebanon.
 
We hope that all James and Sam’s hard work in training and fundraising gets them to that £3,000 target and below their 4-hour time goal.
 
If you would like to support James and Sam in their London/Paris Marathon fundraising journey then you can donate to their JustGiving page. 
 
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‘Blossoming in an environment of peace’ -  Schools for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon continue to grow

9/3/2018

 
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There is some good news from Lebanon as the tent schools we support for Syrian refugee children continue to grow. For the past few years we have been working with our local partner, led by Nuna Matar, to provide education in the camps for 430 Syrian children.

The need is so great, that when registration was opened for new classes in January of this year, an additional 180 children were queuing up to be enrolled. Nuna has created four new classes in February, with a plan to open three more in March, bringing the total number of Syrian children enrolled to 500, with a further 100 on the waiting list.

There are significant challenges ahead, however. With many Syrian children out of school for so long, they have often missed out on basic education. Even those who had had access to school have fallen way behind. Nuna said “We were shocked to see so many 10 years old who can’t even write a simple word. These kids have been going to formal schools but have not even learned basic reading or writing skills”. The Lebanese government has opened up classrooms for Syrian refugees, but not every child is able to attend due to lack of space, transport costs, harassment and language barriers.

This has made our tent schools very attractive for Syrian refugees, as they provide a safe environment for children and quality education. Teachers are trained from within the Syrian refugee community, rather than brought in from outside the camps, and this gives a vital sense of familiarity for the children.

Children have begun to feel safe again. One teacher described how they have begun to draw gardens and houses in their classes, a marked difference from the images of war and violence that were being drawn when they first arrived in the camps.

One of these teachers, Aisha, used to work as a teacher in Syria in an area occupied by ISIS. She told us how they were indoctrinating children into their ranks, describing how “They would put heavy weapons in the hands of kids who were 10 years old and younger, … promising all kind of things like money, luring young boys. Parents were not allowed to object”.

Aisha is now grateful to work in a school where she is able to teach in a peaceful and safe environment. Her four children are also enrolled in the school, where they are now blossoming in an environment of peace, without the threat of recruitment or violence.

​It costs just under £1000 to support a refugee teacher for a term at one of the tent schools, and provide them with full teacher training. The buses provided to get children to the schools cost £96 each to run each week. If you feel you can contribute, please click the donate button below. Every contribution, big or small makes a real difference.
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Ensuring choice and opportunity for women in Uganda

5/3/2018

 
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The 2018 theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressForProgress, with the organisers of the movement describing how “While we know that gender parity won't happen overnight, the good news is that across the world women are making positive gains day by day…there’s indeed a very strong and growing global movement of advocacy, activism and support”.

The UNDP Gender Assessment in Uganda states that “Attitudes, beliefs and practices that serve to exclude women are still deeply entrenched throughout the country. This means that unbalanced power relations between men and women continue to have a negative impact on women's agency, their human capital development, and their ability to contribute equitably to Uganda's growth and prosperity”.

Our local partners in Uganda have a strong focus on ensuring opportunities for women. Many women are involved in the running of the Child Protection Teams, which form the foundation of the work here, in a number of slum communities, mainly around Jinja. The teams deliver training on a myriad of issues, enabling local people to create a protective environment for their children. Workshops also include family planning, women’s rights and domestic violence.

COTE Africa Team member Winnie Biira says “The women and girls have become aware of their rights and have built up their self esteem and confidence to the point that they are bold enough to report domestic violence cases and child abuse cases to the authorities. This boldness I am certain will bring change to the communities and the world at large”. Social worker Nandawula Babra adds how “For battered women, I link them to different public offices which support women in need and train them on their rights. I know they can stand up for their rights if they are properly empowered”.

A recent report by UN Women stated that only 49% of women in Uganda make their own decisions about regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and health care. In Loco slum, Project Manager Edwin Wannabe describes how “…there can be a cycle of poverty and problems that follow families from one generation to the next. A child of a child mother is therefore more likely to become a child mother as well, and experience issues similar to the ones their mothers had. Additionally, once a girl is a child mother, she is more likely to experience more unplanned pregnancies since many child mothers are not financially independent and rely on relationships for support”.

Children on the Edge Africa has enabled 16 young mothers to attend a pilot programme that trains these them in hairdressing skills and financial management, whilst teaching on reproductive health and family planning. With these components, those involved are able to learn about finance and business, be encouraged in empowering themselves and other women and girls in the community, as well as becoming aware of preventative measures for unplanned pregnancies.

The majority of our hundreds of small business loans in Uganda go to women who are able to build a solid income and consequently afford to send their children to school. Winnie Mutesi is 25, and had finished senior level four at school, and completed a course in pharmacy and production before she moved to Nkere. After moving she was unable to find a job and her husband was often away fishing, leaving her unable to provide for herself and her two children.

After receiving a loan from Children on the Edge Africa, Winnie was able to begin her own pharmacy business in her home. She started by purchasing tablets, injections and some basic first aid equipment from the main pharmacy in Jinja, and now effectively treats up to five clients a week for illnesses such as malaria and typhoid. She also offers first aid to those who need it, and charges a small fee for treatment, which enables her to invest in further items.

​Winnie loves helping people and has become well known in her community. Her fees are far cheaper than treatment would cost at the health centre, people respect her and are grateful and appreciative of her work. She recently spoke to the drug inspector who told her to find somewhere permanent to work from, so she is currently saving any extra money she makes to try and rent a small shop in a nearby market community. With time, she would like to do more training and gain further certification. Winnie’s ultimate dream is to become a nurse.
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Supporting gender equality in Bangladesh

5/3/2018

 
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The 2018 theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressForProgress, with the organisers of the movement describing how “While we know that gender parity won't happen overnight, the good news is that across the world women are making positive gains day by day…there’s indeed a very strong and growing global movement of advocacy, activism and support”.

Bangladesh has recorded one of the largest declines in Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for women since 1997, and with poorer families struggling to support their children, child marriage is prevalent, vastly limiting opportunities for women in the future. Children in the slum communities of Cox’s Bazar struggle to access education, as their families often need them to contribute an income to the household.

The Learning Centres we support here ensure flexible access to education, with equal opportunities for girls. In the next year we will be doubling the number of classes from nine to 18. Most of our teachers are women, and express the difference this role makes in their lives and how it impacts perspectives in the community.

​Anika is a teacher at one of the Learning Centres, she says “Because of this role I am increasingly independent, and I don’t have to depend entirely on my husband anymore. Before this time I had no decision or say in how our money was spent and my opinion had no value in the family. Now, I take part in all decisions about preparing festivals, how to spend money, family issues etc. They all seek my opinion”.

​Parents are encouraged about the importance of learning versus the problems associated with child marriage. Each Centre also facilitates ‘child councils’ who work to address, among many issues, the problem of child marriage.

​Safiya is a member of the child council and says “If I leave the school my grandmother will marry me off, which I don’t like at my early age. I have decided to advocate against early marriage in my slum. If my neighbours don’t hear me I will bring my teacher to explain it to them, early marriage is a risk for health and life”. 
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Supporting progress for Dalit women in Bihar State, India

5/3/2018

 
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The 2018 theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressForProgress, with the organisers of the movement describing how “While we know that gender parity won't happen overnight, the good news is that across the world women are making positive gains day by day…there’s indeed a very strong and growing global movement of advocacy, activism and support”.
Despite significant economic progress in India, there are gaping inequalities, and these inequalities are further pronounced for women. A flagship report from UN Women shows that a young woman from a poor, rural household in India is 5.1 times as likely to be forced into child marriage and 21.8 times more likely to have never attended school than women from wealthier, urban areas.

The report goes on to say that the average Dalit woman in India dies 14.6 years younger than women from higher castes. The main focus of our work in India is to use education to break the cycle of caste discrimination for Dalit communities in Bihar State. The two partner organisations we work with are not only lead by women, but ensure that the women they work with are encouraged, supported and given positive opportunities.


Varsha Jawelgekar who leads the work of Parivartan Kendra in the rural communities outside Patna says “There are hundreds of women and girls who have come into contact with Parivartan Kendra (PK) and it has changed their lives. Half of our team are women and 98% are from Dalit communities. They were all mentored to become volunteers and slowly given the opportunity to work as staff”.

Sr Veena Jacob, founder of Navjeevan Educational and Social Welfare Centre (NESWC), heads up activities in the urban areas of Patna. She describes how “Women and girls believed that their situations couldn’t be changed but now, after working with them, they have begun to believe that if they are given the right opportunities, change is possible”.

​The work in Patna includes supporting Women’s Groups attached to each Learning Centre and ensuring Gender Equality classes which are creating a significant impact in areas of child marriage and discrimination against girls.


In some of the rural communities, we have seen how having women role models as teachers is broadening the perspective of the girls they teach. A group of older girls in Madhual Village described how they were previously not allowed out of the house, and often faced harassment on the way to wherever they were going. This would continue until they are married. They said ‘Now we go to school though, and we are no longer afraid because our teacher is a woman. The best thing was attending the summer camp in Patna as we had never left the village before. It made us feel free and now we dance in the open and at each others houses!’

With a third organisation on the border of Nepal, we also support women and children to escape prostitution and trafficking, by supporting the provision of vocational education. Without this type of training, the girls report that the overwhelming expectation upon them is to work in the sex trade by age 18 or sometimes younger. For this reason, the sewing skills programme provides a critical way out of prostitution for 30 women each year.
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The Edge on the India - Nepal border

1/3/2018

 
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Few people are aware that the India-Nepal border is one of the largest corridors for human trafficking on the planet. While the outside world pays little notice, the problem has reached endemic proportions with an estimate of nearly 200,000 Nepalis having already been trafficked into India.​

The vast majority of these victims are women and children who are subjected to forced labour, prostitution, and sexual abuse. The porous, 400 mile-long border between southern Nepal and Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, is an ideal environment for traffickers to operate within.

There has been a further spike in the trafficking of women and children since the devastating April 2015 earthquake in Nepal. The Indian government’s agency charged with protecting its border (Sashastra Seema Bal) reported a “massive spurt” in the forced movement of women and children from Nepal along the Bihar border.While exact numbers are impossible to attain, it is clear that what is already an appalling situation has been made even worse by this natural tragedy.

There are numerous causes for this problem on both sides of the border, but the primary reason is that Nepal is an agrarian country which lacks sufficient infrastructure and economic opportunities to support its population of nearly 23 million people.

​About 90% of its inhabitants rely on subsistence agriculture to survive. More than half of Nepal’s women are illiterate, poorly-educated and, therefore, easily targeted by traffickers.  
​​Each year an estimated 7,000-10,000 women and children are trafficked through Bihar, many ending up in de facto slavery in Bihar’s red-light zones. With nearly a quarter of those trafficked below the age of 16, the situation is particularly grave for children.
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Currently, the precedent for young girls in these communities is to follow their mothers into prostitution. ​Parents surveyed from the community say they would prefer that their children find other means of employment, but, with limited choices, many children are still drawn into the same line of work.
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