Child Protection Rapid Assessment Report: Central Mindanao, June 2014

Following the Government of the Philippines-Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (GPH-BIFF) armed conflict in late January 2014, initial assessments were done, but none were focused on Child Protection, hence the Child Protection Rapid Assessment (CPRA). In the third week after the incident, the process of conducting CPRA took place. The CPRA was based on the CPRA Toolkit, which was developed by the Global Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) and piloted in the Philippines during the Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) and Zamboanga Crisis in 2013. The CPRA Toolkit was modified in the context of Central Mindanao. The instruments used were the desk review, key informant interview (KII) tool, direct observation tool and site report tool. Because this CPRA is the first to be conducted in Central Mindanao, this report includes lessons learnt, which can be helpful in future CP-related assessments. A big lesson for CPWG Central Mindanao was how to pursue the CPRA with limited resources. Other lessons learnt were on the tools used, the selection of respondents and the process of conducting the CPRA.