Protection

“I’m happy with what I’m learning now, I think it will help me in the future.”

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF
“We didn’t know much about his condition, and we were also struggling economically, so we weren’t able to properly attend to it.”

Sudan | 2023 | CERF
“I was wondering how I can guarantee the safety of my unborn child, my other children and myself.”

Chad and Sudan | 2023 | CERF and CBPF
“We have games in this place,” she says. “Every morning from 8 to 11 we come here.”

Lebanon | 2023 | CBPF
“I feel more secure. With these skills, I know I can protect my family if a fire breaks out.”

Venezuela | 2023 | CBPF
“As a translator, I help empower and support indigenous people here, especially the most vulnerable.”

South Sudan | 2023 | CBPF
“When I first arrived here, I had nothing and nobody but my children. Now I can help others.”

Burkina Faso and Niger | 2023 | CBPF
“Our garden used to provide us with enough food. But we lost everything.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Now children can study online, and adults can earn some money working online. It opens up a lot of opportunities.”

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF
“It’s not just a game; it’s like leaving all the tough stuff behind and just having fun with friends.”

“For the cost of two tents – which have to be replaced every six months – we’d like to provide a dignified shelter, providing more privacy, more durability and lasting much longer.”

Nigeria | 2023 | CBPF
“The impact of this project has been significant, bringing about positive changes in the community, empowering survivors, raising awareness and creating a safety culture.”

Colombia | 2023 | CERF
“What happens is that with indigenous women it is very difficult to talk about the topic.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Making the land safe and free of explosive remnants of the war is the first step to rebuilding resilient and prosperous rural communities in Ukraine.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I believe that my mission is to motivate people who have just left home to keep living on, not to close in and isolate, but help them try and adapt to new realities.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“You can be completely exhausted after a long day at work. Then, late at night, you receive a call from someone asking for help.”

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF
Recent reports have revealed alarming levels of sexual and gender-based violence in Somalia, primarily targeting women, girls, and marginalized groups. In 2022, the United Nations reported 340 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, primarily attributed to clan militias and Al-Shabaab: it’s likely to be an under-count of the actual levels of risk.

Peru | 2023 | CERF
“I am pleased to see that organizations like the United Nations Population Fund are fully committed to the realities we face as women every day. Through workshops and psychological and legal assistance, they provide invaluable support on our journey.”

DRC | 2022 and 2023 | CERF and CBPF
“If we had been in our village, I would not have  suffered this, and I would not have become a mother so early.”

Malawi | 2023 | CERF
“Some men take advantage of displacement, hunger and poverty to sexually assault women.

Ethiopia | 2022- 2023 | CERF
“We want to engage men and boys and change their attitudes towards these practices.”

Haiti, Somalia and Sudan | 2023 | CERF
“These safe spaces are important.”

“You are welcome, my people. We are all one people. I appreciate you too.’’

Sudan |2023| CBPF
In conflict and disaster, it is often local organizations who quickly and effectively respond to the needs of their community. Sudan Humanitarian Fund partner HOPE Sudan is one of many such examples.

Sudan |2023| CBPF
“[Another child] on his first day here …drew a military vehicle and wrote ‘Sudan is in danger.’”

Burkina Faso | 2023 | CBPF
“It helped me overcome the depression that was looming over me, and with the support I received for my business, it’s as though I have a new life,” she shared.

Burkina Faso | 2023 | CBPF
“When I arrived here, I was traumatized by the violence I had witnessed and the losses I had suffered. I was left with nothing because I couldn’t take anything with me when I fled.”

Venezuela | 2023 | CBPF
“Before the project started, the community was indifferent, and people would not leave their homes.”

Lebanon | 2022 | CBPF
“It is a heavy weight off my shoulders knowing that I am at ease with my family.”

Ethiopia | 2023 | CERF
“Life is not easy,” says Ugosa “, but with the support of the social workers and other women I met here, I  have found some solace.”

Yemen | 2022 | CBPF
“The sky was full of clouds, then, suddenly, heavy rain washed away our shelters. Everything we owned – personal documents, blankets, food – it was all destroyed.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“We strive to provide emotional, physical, legal protection and comfort for each survivor. Our mobile teams are premised in local communities, where the need for services is the highest.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“The biggest worries are that with more fighting, more elderly people will be left behind, isolated and in urgent need of food, water and health and mental health support.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“The dog’s presence alone helps improve the children’s [mental] state.”

CAR | 2022 | CBPF
“This session helped me to understand what different types of explosive devices look like and the five key actions to take: stop immediately, retrace your steps, mark the ground, inform the authorities and call the 4040 hotline to report the discovery.”

Central African Republic | 2022 | CERF
In June 2022, CERF allocated $15 million for the response to the crisis in the Central African Republic. The funding aimed to scale up emergency assistance for 200,000 with a multi-sectoral approach combining food assistance and other sectors, including protection.

Central African Republic | 2022 | CBPF
Because of persistent insecurity, one in five Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee in a neighbouring country. In October 2022, the number of newly registered displacements (29,300 people) was more than three times higher than the number of returnees (8,650).

Burkina Faso | 2022 | CERF
“The counsellor listened to me, [it] really allowed me to let off steam.”

Ethiopia | 2022 | CERF
“Our house was burnt to the ground and our livestock looted.  I lost everything in the blink of an eye.”

Lebanon | 2022 | CBPF
“Education is the most important thing in the world. It’s true that I am not working in my field, but my education has helped me a lot in my life. I can do advanced calculations to manage my small business. I can handle all of my family’s paperwork.”

Ukraine|2020|CBPF

Nigeria | 2022 | CBPF
“We went to sell oranges, and some of our friends went searching for scrap metal. They picked up something from the ground. The thing looked more like the usual scrap metal they sell in the market.”

South Sudan | 2021 | CBPF
She made a change in her own home, persuading her husband that all their girls should go to school. Today, her three daughters attend Pibor primary school, and she hopes they will go on to complete secondary.

Ukraine | 2021 | CBPF
“We have nothing here, nothing. We have to go to Avdiivka to get bread, salt and even matches. There is no public transport here. Nothing at all. We used to have a bus that went to Donetsk five times a day. We did not have any troubles then,” says another passenger.

Jordan | 2021 | CBPF
“Saif convinced me that school is important, and I will return to complete school. I will prioritize my classes because education is like a sword that cuts off ignorance and abuse.”

DRC | 2021 | CBPF
“Our field, our house and our livestock had gone up in smoke. ”

Lebanon | 2021 | CBPF
“I had forgotten what it feels like to be respected, and what it feels like to be a lady. You reminded me of who I used to be and who I am. You have given me the hope that I needed to keep going”.

Sudan | 2021 | CBPF
“Harassment and rape often occur when we fetch water and firewood,” she explains. “Before this training, we did not know where to seek help.”

South Sudan | 2023 | CBPF
“I am now able to move back into my home safely and with dignity, without fear of violence as the dispute was settled peacefully and according to recognized laws.”

Yemen | 2021 | CERF
“Since I was young, I’ve dreamt of becoming a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology because of the increasing number of deaths due to early marriage. When war erupted, and the conflict escalated, many families suffered, losing their jobs and becoming displaced. I moved with my family from another district near relatives in search of safety.”

South Sudan | 2021 | CBPF
“I am now able to move back into my home safely and with dignity, without fear of violence as the dispute was settled peacefully and according to recognized laws.”

Ethiopia | 2021 | CBPF
“The training [was] contextualized to our culture and current situation. This made it easy to understand the concepts and [apply them] to the displacement shelters where I work,” said Dawit Argawi, a Social Worker with OSSAD, a national NGO.

CAR | 2021 | CBPF
“I don’t have words to express it. I didn’t believe that I could find my child again alive one day.”

Bangladesh | 2021 | CERF
“I am so happy to see these arrangements for us. After the pandemic, we were scattered about, and we don’t have any income. I don’t even have a proper place to live at the moment, and the place where I am staying could go underwater any minute.”

CAR | 2021 | CBPF
“Our house was burnt down.When we fled, we lost everything. I don’t know in which direction my husband left.”