Save the Children Sweden was amongst the first INGOs to respond to the emergency in Nahr Al Bared by dealing with protection and education needs of children in both Nahr Al-Bared and Beddawi refugee camps.
We created safe play areas providing psychosocial support and remedial education to children affected by the conflict. Moreover, the Child Protection Network of partner organisations and other local NGOs was created to coordinate the emergency response. The network created an early detection and referral system identifying children at risk or survivors of child rights violations and referring them for specialised support and protection.
In 2009, a child rights violations monitoring and reporting mechanism will be established in the Nahr el Bared and Beddawi refugee camps through civil society organisations, to carry out evidence-based advocacy actions targeting national authorities and contributing to the UNCRC shadow reporting.