
31 May 2023 · MHA Protection Team
General & Child Protection — field photos (May 2023)
Photos from MHA’s child protection and general protection pictorial report, May 2023, covering Leer County and surrounding payams.
Activities include child-friendly spaces, community-based protection network (CBPN) training, individual protection assistance (IPA), stakeholder sessions on child rights, and protection monitoring with focus group discussions.
Field photos

Photo 1. Group photo after children’s indoor play activities at the child-friendly space (CFS) in Leer. 
Photo 2. A CFS animator works with children aged five and above in separate age groups — non-formal education and structured free play to build teamwork, peer relationships, and cooperation. 
Photo 3. CFS animators raise awareness on child protection and sexual exploitation-related issues at the CFS in Leer town, May 2023. 
Photo 4. Child protection awareness session with children at the child-friendly space, Leer town, May 2023. 
Photo 5. In Adok Payam: identification and registration of vulnerable persons for individual protection assistance (IPA). An elderly woman and a person living with disability sign in and receive cash-based protection assistance. 
Photo 6. On 20 March 2023: one-day capacity-building for community stakeholders in Thonyor Payam on child protection concepts, child rights, case identification, and referral pathways. 
Photo 7. On 2 March 2023: parents’ day awareness at Guat Primary School. MHA staff addressed child labour, exploitation, neglect, forced and early marriage, and children on the streets due to lack of parental care. 
Photo 8. MHA team conducts community situation assessments in Pamdhor, Leer town, speaking with household members including those relying on water lily for survival. 
Photo 9. Protection monitoring and community engagement in Leer County, May 2023. 
Photo 10. Focus group discussions with women and men in Guat Payam to assess community protection concerns — findings shared with the protection cluster and partners in Leer County.
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