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Mobile teams delivering child protection and education in emergencies: A case study from the Nepal 2015 earthquake response
This case study describes how mobile teams deployed by Plan International after the 2015 Nepal earthquake provided critical information and emergency child protection and education services to young children and adolescents in the most remote mountainous areas.
In the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake, Plan International deployed mobile teams of community volunteers to reach the most remote mountain villages, isolated from humanitarian services due to landslides or distance to provide children, adolescents and their families with important information and multi-sectoral support to recover from the earthquake. A total of 59 teams of 4 volunteers were established. These mobile teams reached a total of 18,123 girls and 17,342 boys in the districts of Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Sindhuli and Makwanpur during the first 6 months of the response, from May to October 2015.
This intervention was fully implemented by the local youth and through engagement with the local community. Youth volunteers were selected and trained to work in their own community and local, village administration structures were involved in the planning of the mobile services. As their experience grew, the youth volunteers were important sources of information for the communities in these remote areas.
The teams successfully identified and referred the most vulnerable children and adolescents to appropriate services. They directly provided basic ECCD, recreational, child protection and psychosocial activities with children and raised awareness on themes such as safety during aftershocks, child protection, education, health and hygiene.