Child Protection Philippines Project #61632

Create More Child Safe Schools in the Philippines

by ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc.

Project Report | May 26, 2025
2025 Quarter 1 Child Safe Schools Report

By TRISHA MANDAP | Resource Mobilization Officer

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2025 Q1 GlobalGiving Report – Child Safe Schools Project

About the Project

The Child Safe Schools Project, under the Child Safe Philippines Campaign of Bantay Bata 163, aims to capacitate schools in creating and implementing localized child protection policies and programs. This is primarily anchored on national level Child Protection Policy of the Department of Education (DO No. 40 s. of 2012), and is geared towards strengthening the capacity of school-based Child Protection Committees to establish and implement preventive programs, protocols, referral pathways, and response mechanisms for child protection concerns.

In 2024, Bantay Bata 163 scaled up the project and partnered with DepEd Schools Division Office of Oriental Mindoro to train all 27 public schools in the Municipality of Pola, Oriental Mindoro. This ensures that all children in Pola – at least those in schools – will have easier and increased access to child protection mechanisms. From August to September 2024, the school partners underwent a series of rigorous training, workshop, and revisions to their localized child protection policies and programs.

Project Accomplishments

Five high school partners participated in the initial Monitoring and Evaluation of their Child Safe Schools Project.

All five schools have presented the current progress of their project implementation. Most notably, the schools have already cascaded their projects to relevant stakeholders, and have started incorporating child protection in their existing programs and/or activities, such as homeroom or PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) meetings, children’s month celebrations, and student orientations.

From November 2024 to February 2025, all 27 school partners (100%) have separately launched their Child Safe Schools Projects. During the launching activities, schools have introduced their newly approved policies and programs on child protection to their key stakeholders, including but not limited to students, parents, teachers, barangay councils, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, Municipal Police Station, and the Municipal LGU.

Summary of Total Reach

A total of 7,731 children and 405 school personnel in Pola, Oriental Mindoro continues to benefit in the localized child protection policies of their schools.

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Jan 30, 2025
The Journey Towards A Child Safe Philippines Continues

By TRISHA MANDAP | Resource Mobilization Officer

Oct 7, 2024
Empowered Youth and Child Safe Communities and Schools

By Trisha Mandap | Resource Mobilization Officer

The Child Safe Schools Project emphasizes the crucial role of schools in creating and maintaining safe learning environments for children. For the 2024 implementation of the project, the foundation partnered with the Department of Education (DEPED) - Schools Division Office (SDO) of Oriental Mindoro. All 27 public schools in Pola, Oriental Mindoro were identified as the school partners of CSS 2024

All twenty-seven (27) public schools in the Municipality of Pola, Oriental Mindoro were capacitated to create localized child protection policy and programs during the Child Safe Schools Training, held last August 27-30, 2024.

The school partners from Pola, represented by a total of sixty-four (64) participants, attended the Child Safe Schools Guided Writeshop, held last September 16-17, 2024

A total of seven thousand seven hundred thirty-one (7,731) learners will benefit from the localized child protection policies and programs of the twenty-seven school partners (total population of the learners).

The Child Safe Communities project is a four-phase project that aims to capacitate community leaders, particularly the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC), in developing localized child protection policies and programs.

Last August 19-23, 2024, the Child Safe Communities Project launched its first run, accommodating a total of 27 participants, including nine representative form Young Focus Philippines.

A Guided Writeshop activity was conducted last September 10, where five (5) barangays presented their initial outputs, marking a key milestone in the development of their localized child protection policies

This year, the foundation, in collaboration with Young Focus Philippines and Manila Doctors Hospital, conducted workshops and training for six barangays to enhance their ability to develop localized child protection policies and programs, strengthen community referral systems, and promote children's rights through advocacy efforts.

A total of seventy-seven thousand three hundred sixty (77,360) individuals, including children, parents, and community members, are expected to benefit from the localized Child Protection Policy and Programs, which aim to ensure a safer environment for children in the community.

The Children and Youth Advocacy Council, a project that highlights the importance of child participation in the development of programs for and by the children. It is comprised of selected children/youth members from various regions—Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and NCR.

CYAC successfully completed a training program designed to enhance their knowledge and skills in key areas of Child Protection, Advocacy, and Project Management. The trainings covered Child Protection and Mental Health, with a focus on the UNConvention on the Rights of the Child, defining who children are, understanding the National Situation Analysis of Children in the Philippines, and exploring Child Protection LawsandMentalHealthforChildren.

In July, CYAC welcomed two new members-one from Luzon and one from National Capital Region (NCR). Currently, CYAC comprises a total of eight members.

Thank you for your relentless support in building safe spaces where Filipino children are safe and empowered!

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