Partners in Action
CSO Responses to COVID-19
Disclaimer: The list below summarizes online/ messages response of select CSOs to COVID-19 crisis. The list focuses on website and newsletter and does not include social media. The list also focuses on the international body of a given organization and did not look into the national entities.
Better Care Network
Landing page dedicated to COVID-19 related information. The page focuses on children’s care and child protection during COVID-19 crisis, provides useful links to resources produced by BCN and others.
** Better Care Network, together with UNICEF and ACPHA convened a COVID-19 task team on alternative care, which Office of the SRSG-VAC is a part of.
ChildFund Alliance/ ChildFund International
Response page with fundraising drive and information on ChildFund responses.
https://response.childfundalliance.org/
Press release
Child Helpline International
Dedicated page on resources to support children during COVID-19 (keeping children safe online, resources for parents, entertaining children during school closure, resources for local child helplines, etc.)
https://www.childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines/tools/coronavirus/
Consortium for Street Children
Newsletter on COVID-19
https://www.streetchildren.org/news-and-updates/covid-19-and-street-connected-childrens-rights/
Lumos
Link to statement on the homepage.
https://www.wearelumos.org/news-and-media/2020/03/19/covid-19-pandemic/
Global Partnership to End Violence against Children
Plan International
COVID-19 specific page, Plan response with especial focus on women and girls.
https://plan-international.org/emergencies/covid-19-faqs-girls-women
Save the Children International
Fundraising drive on the landing page.
https://www.savethechildren.net/
Press releases and news articles: https://www.savethechildren.net/news?page=1
Protecting a generation from COVID-19: An agenda for action from Save the Children
https://www.savethechildren.net/blog/protecting-generation-covid-19-agenda-action-save-children
Scouts Movement
Advisory to all Scout organizations
https://www.scout.org/covid-19-advisory
SOS Children’s Villages International
Fundraising drive, news articles and statements on the landing page.
https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/
Appeal to authorities, care professionals and social workers
https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/news/covid-19-appeal
Q and A about COVID-19
https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/news/protecting-children-from-covid-19
Terre des Hommes
Fundraising drive, news articles on the landing page.
How does COVID-19 impact development aid?
https://www.tdh.ch/en/news/covid19-impact-development
Together ofr Girls
Staying safe during Covid19
https://www.togetherforgirls.org/covid-19/#1587083007220-fb8dfb85-6ba6
World Vision
The landing page of the website is now decimated to COVID-19 responses. Soliciting donations for various emergency programmes.
News articles regarding COVID-19: facts, status on WV programmes, and prayers.
Talking to children
#CovidUnder19
https://violenceagainstchildren.un.org/content/covidunder19
World Vision
https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/how-talk-kids-about-disasters-news
Plan International
https://plan-international.org/news/2020-03-27-guide-talking-children-about-covid-19
Faith Based Organizations
Joint Learning Initiative and Barkley Center for Religion Peace and World Affairs launched a platform on religions response to COVID-19
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLxwvN6ICTxWWYOwRiv9sBLgf7v0vstsSzV7_o_1-B8/edit
World Vision
Prayers
https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/prayers-people-affected-new-coronavirus
Religions for Peace
Multi-religious statement
https://rfp.org/statement-by-religions-for-peace-on-coronavirus-crisis/
World Council of Churches
Dedicated page (link on the homepage) that provides links on COVID-19, prayers, etc.
https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/covid-19
Global Network of Religions for Children
Press release mentions VAC/ CP aspects
https://gnrc.net/en/news/press-releases/4072-message-by-gnrc-secretary-general-on-the-covid-19