HKCU ramps up responses for psychosocial support to Japan’s Children Building a true haven for children affected
2011-03-21
Hong Kong, 21 March 2011 –The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has immediately provided targeted assistance, especially to children, on the ground through its network of partners and local partners in the aftermath of Japan’s triple catastrophe. According to JCU, disaster-affected children are in great need of psychosocial care. Child protection and health specialists from UNCIEF have been deployed to Japan while the Hong Kong Committee for UNCIEF (HKCU) has launched an appeal to assist in this critical phase of therelief operation. Funds raised for the relief efforts will go to building a child-friendly space and providing other child protection, education and psycho-social support through JCU.
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A UNICEF field team were deployed to the affected prefectures last week in order to conduct an initial assessment and make critical decisions for the initial response, while UNICEF expertises in health, child protection and logistics from different country offices have been deployed to Japan to assist the relief operation. As of yesterday, 20 March 2011, half a million are living in evacuation centres. Among the evacuees, many children were unable to attend of their graduation ceremonies held in the affected areas yesterday. |
Many disaster affected children are expected to be in great need of psychosocial careafter the traumatic experience in which they lost their family, friends, homes and learning opportunities. After discussion with local education department, JCU has decided to set up Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS) to provide psychosocial support to children and their families through supplies such as school-in-a-box, recreation kits, Early Childhood Development kits. 10-20 sets of each kit and bulks of visibility materials will arrive at Narita Airport from Copenhagen Supply Division tomorrow afternoon and be distributed to shelters on 23 and 24 March. JCU Staff andUNICEF’s Chief of Health from Somalia will meet with the education focal point at the Miyagi Prefectural Government to consult and assess the framework ofcooperation today.
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