World Vision at the 2021 ISPCAN International Congress

World Vision has been a proud contributor to the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) for many years.

More information about our 2021 presenters and their respective presentations can be found in the sections below.

General Child Protection and COVID-19

Utilizing system dynamic modeling to prevent community violence

Presentation by Matthew Stephens of World Vision and Dr. Judith Bass and Dr. Tak Igusa of John Hopkins University.

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Children's mental health and psychosocial well-being: The key to building back better from COVID-19

Presentation by Phiona Koyiet of World Vision on MHPSS and COVID-19.

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ACT NOW for Children: How a global pandemic is changing the lives of children in the Middle East and Eastern Europe Region

Presentation by Juliana Breidy of World Vision on a new piece of research about the stress that children face due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Adolescents and Child Participation

Adolescents Unite in Bangladesh: The power of youth clubs in the fight against abuse and violence

Adolescents Unite in Blangadesh: The power of youth clubs in the fight against abuse and violence

Presentation by Leen Decadt and Strala Rupa Mollick of World Vision.

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Piloting a scalable psychosocial expressive arts approach for adolescents

Presentation on the implementation of First Aid Arts in World Vision Jordan programmes by Julia Smith-Brake, Khaled Mashaqbeh, and Teresa Wallace.

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Children's voices in assessing the child protection system in humanitarian contexts

Presentation by Aimyleen Gabriel and Mike Kirakossian of World Vision, and Pia Vraalsen of Child Frontiers.

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Adolescent Girls Power Groups: Impact assessment and COVID-19 perception and practice analysis

Presentation by Asrat Dibaba Tolossa, Julius Sarker, Melanie Gillespie, and Merydth Holt-McKenzie of World Vision.

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Talk with me, not about me: Policy and practice of youth participation in Thailand

Presentation by Leen Decadt and Thanyathip Chatsawat of World Vision.

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Child Protection in Fragile and Conflict Contexts

Evaluating a multi-pronged Child Protection programme to strengthen the protective environment for children in fragile context

Presentation by Bill Forbes, Gabriel Mukoloka, and Khaled Mashaqbeh of World Vision.

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Evaluation of the World Vision Syria Response Strategic Plans and Country Programmes

Presentation by Juliana Breidy and Soha Karam on the evaluation of the World Vision 2018-2020 Syria Response Programme.

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Our Child Protection Experts

Aimyleen Gabriel

Senior Child Protection Programme Adviser, World Vision UK

aimyleen.gabriel@worldvision.org.uk

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Asrat Dibaba Tolossa

Chief of Party, ENRICH Program, World Vision Canada

asrat_dibaba@worldvision.ca

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Mike Kirakossian

Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Specialist, World Vision Lebanon

mike_kirakossian@wvi.org

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Gabriel Mukoloka

Operations Manager, World Vision Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

gabriel_mukoloka@wvi.org

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Bill Forbes

Child Protection & Participation Global Sector Lead, World Vision International

Bill_Forbes@wvi.org

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Juliana Breidy

Programme Effectiveness Advisor, World Vision Middle East & Eastern Europe Region

juliana_breidy@wvi.org

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Leen Decadt

Senior Child Protection & Participation Technical Advisor, World Vision International

Leen_Decadt@wvi.org

Leen Decadt

Julia Smith-Brake

Senior Adolescent Programming Specialist, World Vision International

Julia_Smith-Brake@wvi.org

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Matthew Stephens

Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor, World Vision United States

mstephens@worldvision.org

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Soha Karam

Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment, and Learning Advisor

soha_karam@consultant.wvi.org

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Teresa Wallace

Senior Child Protection & Participation Quality & Innovation Advisor, World Vision

Teresa_Wallace@wvi.org

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Nadine Haddad

Conflict and Fragility Senior Advisor, World Vision Australia

nadine.haddad@worldvision.com.au

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Phiona Koyiet

Senior Technical Advisor Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, World Vision International

Phiona_Koyiet@wvi.org

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What Works to End Violence against Children: 7 things we have learned

Preventing and addressing violence against children is an urgent and complex task, but it is possible. Over the past five years, a strong evidence base has emerged around a number of interventions and a set of strategies that can effectively reduce and eradicate this problem. This report looks at seven key lessons we've learned while working to end violence against children.

A System's Approach to Child Protection

World Vision uses a systems approach to address root causes of violence against girls and boys by empowering key actors to work together to create a protective environment that cares for and supports all children, especially the most vulnerable.