National Child Protection Strategy, Haiti, 2015-2020
Summary: This national strategy defines Haiti's multisectoral child-protection framework for July 2015 through June 2020. Led by MAST and IBESR, it sets objectives, institutional roles, strategic actions, coordination arrangements and monitoring mechanisms for protecting children.
Key Findings
- Sets Haiti's child-protection strategy for July 2015 to June 2020.
- Assigns coordination to MAST and technical implementation to IBESR with six key ministries.
- Links child protection to social protection and the Strategic Development Plan of Haiti.
- Defines strategic objectives on state commitment, norms, services, community capacity and monitoring.
Full Description
The strategy responds to child-protection vulnerabilities in Haiti by setting a common national vision for state institutions, civil society and partners. It links child protection to social protection and the Strategic Development Plan of Haiti, defines vulnerability categories, assigns implementation roles to key ministries and details objectives covering state commitment, legal and normative frameworks, basic services, community and family capacity, and monitoring and evaluation.
How to cite
Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MAST); Institut du Bien-Être Social et de Recherches (IBESR), National Child Protection Strategy, Haiti, 2015-2020, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/mast-ibesr-2015-strategie-protection-enfant