Protection Services
Strengthen safe, confidential, survivor-centred protection services.
Survivor-centred case management, GBV response, child protection and referral pathways built on trust, confidentiality and dignity.
The Protection services lead BCC’s work in safeguarding the rights, dignity, safety, and well-being of vulnerable individuals and communities. The department focuses on prevention, risk identification, case management, safeguarding, referrals, rights awareness, and strengthening community-based protection systems. It works closely with women, children, youth, persons with disabilities, returnees, displaced populations, and conflict-affected communities to reduce exposure to violence, neglect, exploitation, abuse, and other rights violations.
- Prevention of Harm and Abuse: Protection focuses on preventing all forms of violence, exploitation, neglect, and abuse by addressing risk factors at household, community, and institutional levels. It promotes safe environments, awareness, and early action to reduce vulnerability.
- Identification and Response to Protection Risks: Protection systems ensure early identification of at-risk individuals, including survivors of violence, children at risk, women, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. It provides timely response and immediate safety interventions.
- Case Management and Referral: Protection ensures structured case management and referral pathways to specialized services such as legal aid, psychosocial support (MHPSS), health care, and shelter services. This guarantees continuity of care and coordinated response.
- Promotion of Rights and Safe Access to Services: Protection promotes awareness of rights, dignity, and safe access to services across all sectors. It ensures that services are inclusive, non-discriminatory, and accessible to the most vulnerable groups.
- Community-Based Protection Systems: Protection strengthens community structures and actors (leaders, volunteers, committees) to detect risks, prevent harm, and respond to protection concerns at the local level. This builds sustainable community ownership of safety mechanisms.
- Risk Reduction and Safe Programming: Protection ensures that all programs (including MHPSS, education, and livelihoods) are designed and implemented in a way that does not expose people to further harm, applying safe and ethical programming standards.
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
Clinical mental health care, community-based psychosocial support, and trauma rehabilitation — delivered through trained counsellors and local lay workers.
Education and Inclusion
Inclusive learning environments, teacher training and tailored support so children with and without disabilities can learn together.
Agriculture and Livelihoods
Seeds, tools, training and savings groups — so households can feed themselves, earn an income, and weather the next shock.
Research and Innovation
The Research and MEAL area is a cross-cutting technical unit that supports all Brain Care Consult (BCC) programs, consultancy assignments, and strategic decision-making through evidence generation, analysis, and learning.