tribute to strengthening the overall system. Save the Children’s Child Protection Systems Guidance for Country Offices, produced in 2019, is of particular relevance in supporting Save the Children staff and partners to work with child protection systems. It provides a definition, and overview of key components and their interrelatedness, pulls together lessons learned in Child Protection Systems programming in both humanitarian and development contexts, key principles, cross cutting issues and details of the eight components. The guidance supports country offices in determining the most relevant strategies and roles they can play to strengthen the child protection system in their context and provides guidance on monitoring and evaluating their work in this area.1e:T4db,

As children remain exposed to conflict, violence, neglect and abuse in various parts of Sudan, Community-Based Child Protection Committees and Networks (CBCNs) are essential to mobilize community responses, enhance referrals, raise awareness on child rights, and ensure communities take part in creating a protective environment for children. This Handbook was developed under the guidance of the Child Protection Working Group in Sudan in a joint effort to help move forward the system-strengthening agenda in the country. It is designed to assist programme and field staff in the establishment, capacity building and support of CBCNs with their child protection work. Divided into eight technical sections, the Handbook guides you through the following topics:

Introduction to child protection
Child development and child participation
Children’s rights and legal situation
Roles and responsibilities and community based child protection
Mobilizing communities to protect children
Communicating with children and communities
Assessing the situation and protection needs of children
Skills for facilitating trainings and group work with communities.