Asia Pacific Regional Update

Regional Representative for Asia Pacific

Contents of the Session

• Introduction of the Regional Representative for Asia Pacific

• Update from the Supervisory Board

• Asia Pacific regional update

• Challenges

Update Supervisory Board

SB meeting 27. March 2009:• Hand-over from the outgoing to the incoming board

members and up-dates from the Secretariat.  • Annual report & financials for 2008;• Annual plan & budget for 2009;• Membership processes for new members and other

membership related issues. • The sponsorship protocols for CHI events;• Approval of “Telefono Anar” from Spain as host for the

International Consultation 2010.

Update Supervisory Board

SB meeting 30. October 2009:- Network philosophy; need to get sufficient

rotation from members, taskforces and the Supervisory Board – to be discussed with General Assembly IC

- Financials: in good order – assured funding until 2012 – need to coordinate better between secretariat and regions on planning and fundraising, comprehensive fundraising strategy with long term plans and diversified funding necessary

Update Supervisory Board

- Fundraising DGIS: CHI joined 2 coalitions in the Netherlands (Plan NL/ War Child) 2011-2015.

- Answer April 2010 – Secretariat/SB to continue process

- Membership: major challenges with 3 membership criteria. remedial measures in 2010

- Free data software now available for members (English)

- 3 criteria remain (data submission, PSP checklist and fee)

Update Supervisory Board

- Approved new members: Kazachstan, Brazil, Suriname, Mauritius, China.

- Member stocktake: 108 full members, 25 associate members, 55 potentials

- New strategy 2011-2015: draft to be sent to members Q1 2010Feedback SB:

* Further development on data collection and analysis, involve regional research institutes & focus on new technologies

Update Supervisory Board

* Strive for minimum quality standards• Change in child protection systems is core

outcome• Restore data task force• Advocacy at all levels

Asia Pacific update (2008-2009)

• The Asian Pacific region has 22 full members, 6 associate members and 8 potentials

• New full members 2008/2009: Kazachstan, China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

• Launches in 2008/2009: Kazachstan, Sri Lanka, Maldives

• Expected launches 2010: Malaysia, Cambodia

Asia Pacific update

Full members (22)Australia (Kids Help Line), Bangladesh (Aparajeyo), Brunei (Helpline 141), China (CAPAC, ISPCAN Xi'an Philanthropic Child Abuse Prevention and Aid Centre), China Hong Kong (Hotline Against Child Abuse), China Taiwan (113 Hotline), India (Childline India Foundation), Indonesia (TESA 129), Japan (Childline Support Center Japan (NPO), Kazachstan (Balaga Komek), South Korea (1577-1391 Child Protection Hotline and Youth Hotline 1388), Mongolia (Frineds 1979), Nepal (CWIN), New Zealand (Kidsline, Youthline adn What’s Up?), Pakistan (Madadgaar Helpline for Children and Women Suffering from Violence and Abuse), Philippines (Bantay Bata 163), Singapore (Tinkle Friends Helpline), Thailand (Childline Thailand), Vietnam (Child Helpline Vietnam)

Asia Pacific update

Associate members (6)Buthan (National Commission for Women and Children), Cambodia (ChildFund Cambodia), Malaysia (Childline Malaysia), Maldives (Department of Gender and Family Protection Services), Sri Lanka (Lama Sarana), Uzbekistan (Children & Families Support Association of Uzbekistan)

Potentials (6)Afghanistan (War Child UK), Fiji (Save the Children Fiji), Kyrgyzstan (?), Laos (Plan Laos), Myanmar (World Vision Myanmar), Samoa (Tausala O Samoa Organisation)

Asia Pacific update

- Peer exchanges India to Egypt and Canada Kazachstan and Cambodia to the Philippines New Zealand to Vietnam (counsellors training)

- Trainings and conferences * Counsellor Training for Central Asian countries, by Child

Helpline 150 (Kazachstan) and Russian child helpline, for 18 participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

* Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (APCCAN) 2009: Looking through the Lens of Prevention- Perth, Australia - “Using Data to Advocate for Holistic Prevention”

Asia Pacific update

• Strategic planning workshop Indonesia by child helpline from Egypt & signing MoU by key stakeholders from TESA 129 to enhance coordination amongst partners of the child helpline, to improve the quality of referral and intervention services

• ISPCAN Conference on ‘Towards a Caring and Non-Violent Community: A Child’s Perspective’’, Hong Kong, organised by both ISPCAN and CHI’s member helpline in Hong Kong, Against Child Abuse (ACA)

• South Asia Forum Regional Preparatory Consultation, Nepal, for the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (Child helplines in recommendations)

Asia Pacific update

-Toll free status• Bangladesh: during a scale-up meeting in Dhaka, the

government committed itself to designating 1098 as a toll-free number to Aparajeyo

• Telecom Cambodia officially allocated a 3-digit toll-free phone number, 115, for the child helpline Childfund Cambodia

Challenges

• Securing sustainable (long-term) financial support

• Political unrest, natural disasters and bureaucracy hampering

progress in the establishment of child helplines in some countries

• Cultural attitudes towards children

• Developing partnership and synergy with other child protection

agencies and how to curb competition

• Finding sponsorship to take part in CHI activities

• Long term partnerships with private and public sector (donors,

regional bodies and governments)

Challenges - Technological

• The high cost of communication services that continue to

inhibit the uptake of services and their usage by child

helplines.

• Poor connectivity – Poor bandwidth situation

• The pace of change – new technologies and how to keep up

with the pace.

• Aquiring a 3 digit toll-free number for all child helplines and

the harmonisation of numbers in the Asian Pacific region to

one common number, 1098 - Toll free status not always

acquired

Thank you for listening!

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