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RESILIENCE BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN LIBYA,
INCLUDING HOST COMMUNITIES, MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CHILDREN
2nd Annual Progress Report
T05-EUTF-NOA-LY-03-02/T05.144
UNICEF Libya
09 June 2017-08 June 2019
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UNICEF/
Field visit to Bayti Centre in Abu Salim in Tripoli funded by the EUTF
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SUMMARY OF THE ACTION
Resilience building programme for vulnerable children in Libya, including
Title
host communities, migrant and refugee children
Assisted Country and
Eight targeted municipalities in Libya: Janzour, Sebha, Misrata, Benghazi,
Location(s)
Sabratha, Zawiya, Zuwara and Murzuk
Expected duration
36 months
Implementation period of
09 June 2017-08 June 2020
the contract
Reporting period of the
09 June 2017-08 June 2019
progress report
Total Estimated costs
EUR 12,912,219
Total Amount of EU
contribution
EUR 11,000,000
Overall Objective:
To ensure that the most vulnerable children in targeted locations, whether
they are migrants, refugees, IDPs, returnees or from host communities,
have access to quality, inclusive and improved child protection and
education services, and thus ensure they attain their fundamental rights
Objectives of the Action
Specific objective:
To strengthen national institutions responsible for providing basic social
services, particularly child protection and education services to vulnerable
children, regardless of their status. [A focus will be brought on
strengthening the institutions in their services to migrant and refugee
children.]
Final Beneficiaries:
Results 1 and 2: at least 50,000 children (gender, age and migration status
disaggregated) will benefit from education and child protection services in
addition to 9,000 adolescents (gender, age and migration status
disaggregated).
Target groups and partners:
Target Groups and Final
Beneficiaries
¾ Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Local Government, and Ministry of Justice, Ministry of
Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Local
Governance
¾ Targeted municipalities
¾ Police academy, judges, and public persecutors
¾ Libyan non-governmental organisations that will be involved in the
programme delivery
¾ Teachers and social workers
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¾ Libyan academia – Tripoli University and others
¾ Girls and boys
1) Provision and quality of child protection services have improved,
and stronger and coordinated child protection systems are in place
and functional in the targeted locations;
Expected Results
2) Formal and Non-formal education are accessible and provided in
appropriate learning environments in the targeted locations, and
the quality of the education services has improved.
x During the reporting period UNICEF signed Annual Work Plans
with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the High Commissioner for
Children and the Ministry of Education for facilitating our
child protection and education work in Libya.
x UNICEF finalized an assessment which aims to raise
awareness and improve understanding of the challenges
Unaccompanied and Separated Children face in Libya. The
results of this study were presented to the Child Protection
Working Group in January 2019.
x UNICEF continued to provide integrated psychosocial support
(PSS) with non-formal education In the Abu Salim municipality
with UNICEF’s partner Multaqana at the first established
BAYTI centre for the programme. Accordingly, 18,899 children
(8,942 girls and 8,975 boys) received PSS and non-formal
education assistance during the reporting period and
continued to prepare to open BAYTI centres in 8
municipalities: Janzour, Sebha, Misrata, Benghazi, Sabratha,
Azzawya, Zwara and Murzuq. Additional information on these
BAYTI centres should be available in the next reporting
period.
Key Results Achieved So Far
x In March 2019 UNICEF received official approval from the
Department of Combatting Migration within the Ministry of
the Interior to accept unaccompanied and separated children
until 11 years old into a transitional centre in Janzour
Municipality for a period of up to three months
x In January 2019, UNICEF signed its partnership with the
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) which aims to support
5,600 Libyan and non-Libyan vulnerable children and
adolescents (6 to 17 years) in Tripoli and Benghazi for a
period of one year to ensure they have access to quality
education, including remedial and catch-up classes,
psychosocial support, teaching and learning materials, and
teacher professional development.
x Between June 2018-June 2019, 5,175 children benefitted
from improved learning spaces through rehabilitated Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Benghazi, Sebha,
Murzuq and Misrata.
x In the first half of 2019, UNICEF and its partner, Institute for
Arab Human Rights (IAHR), developed and finalized the
materials for Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE)
tailored for Libya context and needs, and had the materials
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translated into English and French.
UNICEF Contacts
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Table of Contents
I. Context
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II. Overview
on
Mixed
Migration
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III. Objectives,
Expected
Results and Planned Activities ........................................................................6
IV. Update
on
Progress
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V.
Multi-Emergency Response: Health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation and Non-Food Item Support
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VI. Advocacy
and
Communication
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VII.
Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................................ 22
I. Annexes
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I.
Context
After seven years of instability and insecurity, Libya continues to face severe political crises, social
division, economic challenges and ineffective governance. The protracted conflict has damaged vital
infrastructure and disrupted the provisions of basic services, especially to the most vulnerable groups.
Accordingly, the 2019 Libya Humanitarian Response Plan estimates that 1.1 million Libyans have been
impacted by the ongoing conflict of which 823,000 people, including 248,000 children are in need of
humanitarian assistance.1 The majority of people in need are living in urban areas.
The humanitarian needs have been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Western Libya which began
on 04 April when the Libyan National Army launched a military offensive on Tripoli and Western Libya
that was met by defence by the United Nations backed Government of National Accord and affiliated
armed groups. Now into its fourth month, the conflict in Western Libya has put up to 500,000 children
in Western Libya at risk and has resulted in 6,848 casualties including 106 civilian deaths.2
Approximately 105,000 people predominately living in areas in southern Tripoli have been displaced by
the conflict in Western Libya3 of which 3,890 are living in 47 collective shelters established by the Tripoli
crisis committee.4
The ongoing conflict in Western Libya has depleted health services and infrastructure and has increased
the risks of water borne diseases because there have been frequent electricity cuts an and a breakdown
of the waste management system. Child protection gaps and violence against children also continue to
be reported in homes, schools and communities. Since the inception of the conflict in Tripoli on 04 April
children are reported to suffer from psychosocial stress due to the ongoing conflict and children and
their families are reported to be at increased risk to unexploded ordnances (UXO) and explosive
devices.5
The protracted crisis in Libya also continues to impact children’s access to quality education. Though
Libya has traditionally had a high school enrolment rates, there has been a steady decline in enrolment
and the quality of education due to the limited investments toward teacher professional development
and school infrastructure. The conflict in Western Libya has further impacted Libya’s education system:
21 schools are reported to be used as collective centres to host displaced persons in and around Tripoli
and the high levels of violence led to the suspension of the school year in nine municipalities in and
around Tripoli impacting the education of some 122,088 school aged children. Many conflict-affected
and displaced children are suffering from psychosocial distress or trauma, affecting their ability to learn
and develop to their fullest potential.
II.
Overview on Mixed Migration
Libya has always been a migratory crossroads but in recent years mixed migrations, including children
on the move (i.e. asylum seekers, economic migrants, unaccompanied and separated children,
environmental migrants, victims of trafficking and stranded migrants) has increased.6 By May 2019
there were an estimated 641,398 migrants throughout Libya, including almost 58,000 children, 20,000
of which were separated or unaccompanied.7 The hardships that unaccompanied and separated
1 OCHA, October 2018, 2019 Libya Humanitarian Response Plan
2 Health Sector Working Group, 15 July 2019, Health Sector Working Group, Situation Report No. 35
3 Displacement Tracking Matrix, March-May 2019, Displacement Tracking Matrix, Libya’s Migrant Report, Round 35
4 OCHA Database
5 OCHA, 31 May 2019, Libya Tripoli Clashes Situation Update No. 26
6 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), July 2017, Mixed Migration Trends in Libya: Changing dynamics and
protection challenges
7 DTM, Libya’s Mixed Migration Report March-May 2019 (Round 25), 11 July 2019
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children face are reportedly higher than that of adult migrants and 93 percent of children interviewed in
a study have been held in captivity at some point along their migration route in Libya.8
Migrant children are subject to human rights violations and face protection gaps while cross through or
living in Libya. They do not have access to public services and several reports indicate that they are
exposed to abuse by smugglers and traffickers. Little is known about how unaccompanied and
separated children meet their protection and basic needs while in Libya but their coping mechanisms
are reportedly limited to their technical ability and their social networks in their country of origin.
Every year thousands of migrants are held in captivity across Libya in detention centres that are below
the international standards for detention.9 Children, including those who are separated or
unaccompanied are held with adults in these detention centres and are subject to inhumane conditions
that may amount to torture.10 Migrants and refugees risk to rest in detention centres in Libya
indefinitely or until they are returned through the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM)
Voluntary Humanitarian Returns Programme—a total of 3,890 persons, including unaccompanied and
separated children, have been evacuated to Niger (2,911), xxxxx (710) and Romania (269)11. Refugees
and migrants in detention also risk to be evacuated by the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees or forcibly deported by the Libyan authorities.12
With this, since the start of 2019, 3,905 migrants and refugees have been intercepted at sea by the
Libyan Coast Guard.13 Libya remains a dangerous place for disembarkation following the rescue or
interception at sea. Those returned risk being subject to serious human rights abuses, prolonged
arbitrary detention in inhumane conditions, torture and other ill-treatment.14
The situation facing refugees and migrants has been aggravated by the ongoing conflict in Western
Libya which began on 04 April. There are approximately 3,800 migrants and refugees being held in
detention centres in Western Libya close to conflict lines at increased risk.15 Access to food and health
services has also been a challenge for these migrant and refugees.
III.
Objectives, Expected Results and Planned Activities
Overall Objective: The overall aim of the proposed programme is to ensure that children in the targeted
locations, whether they are migrants, refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), returnees or from
host communities, have access to quality, inclusive and improved child protection and education
services and thus can attain their fundamental rights.
Specific Objective: The specific objective of this action is to strengthen national institutions responsible
for providing basic social services to children, regardless of their status.
8 UNHCR, June 2018, Mixed Migration Routes and Dynamics in Libya 2018
9 UNSMIL ,UNOHCHR, 18 December 2018, Desperate and Dangerous: Report on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees in Libya
10 Ibid.
11 UNHCR, 11 July 2019, Libya-Niger Situation Resettlement Update #69
12 Ibid.
13 UNHCR, 12 July 2019, UNHCR Update
14 Ibid.
15 OCHA, 31 May 2019, Libya Tripoli Clashes Situation Update No. 26
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Resilience building programme for vulnerable children in Libya Programme Structure
IV.
Update on Progress
x During the reporting period UNICEF signed Annual Work Plans
n with the Ministry of Social
Affairs, the High Commissioner for Children and the Ministry of Education for facilitating our
child protection and education work in Libya.
x UNICEF finalized an assessment which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding
of the challenges Unaccompanied and Separated Children face in Libya. The results of this
study were presented to the Child Protection Working Group in January 2019.
x UNICEF continued to provide integrated psychosocial support (PSS) with non-formal
education In the Abu Salim municipality with UNICEF’s partner Multaqana at the first
established BAYTI centre for the programme. Accordingly, 18,899 children (8,942 girls and
8,975 boys) received PSS and non-formal education assistance during the reporting period
and continued to prepare to open BAYTI centres in 8 municipalities: Janzour, Sebha,
Misrata, Benghazi, Sabratha, Azzawya, Zwara and Murzuq. Additional information on these
BAYTI centres should be available in the next reporting period.
x In March 2019 UNICEF received official approval from the Department of Combatting
Migration within the Ministry of the Interior to accept unaccompanied and separated
children until 11 years old into a transitional centre in Janzour Municipality for a period of
up to three months.
x In January 2019, UNICEF signed its partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
which aims to support 5,600 Libyan and non-Libyan vulnerable children and adolescents (6
to 17 years) in Tripoli and Benghazi for a period of one year to ensure they have access to
quality education, including remedial and catch-up classes, psychosocial support, teaching
and learning materials, and teacher professional development.
x Between June 2018-June 2019, 5,175 children benefitted from improved learning spaces
through rehabilitated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Benghazi, Sebha,
Murzuq and Misrata.
x In the first half of 2019, UNICEF and its partner, Institute for Arab Human Rights (IAHR),
developed and finalized the materials for Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) tailored
for Libya context and needs, and had the materials translated into English and French.
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CHILD PROTECTION
Result 1 (Child Protection): The provision and quality of child protection services have improved, and
stronger and coordinated child protection systems are in place and functional in the targeted locations
Result Indicators:
1. Number of Transitional Care Centres for
Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC)
supported (Baseline: 0 - Target: 3 - Minimum: 1).
Current value: None (work is in progress).
2. Number of children regularly participating in
structured, sustained community based
psychosocial support programmes (gender, age
and migration status disaggregated) - (Baseline:
NA - Target: 5,000 - Minimum: 4,500).
Current value: 22,035 children were reached
(10,725 female and 11,310 male). 16
3. Number of children supported with specialized
child protection services (gender, age, migration
status disaggregated - (Baseline: NA - Target: 2,700
- Minimum: 2,500).
Current value: 5,106 children (2,919 female, 2,187
male)17
Activity
Progress
Activity
Update June 2017-June 2019
Expected Result 1: The provision and quality of
child protection services have improved, and
stronger and coordinated child protection
systems are in place and functional in the
targeted locations Activity 1.1: Support relevant authorities and
It was agreed with the Ministry of Social Affairs on the
civil society organizations with capacity
different elements of the Annual work plan covering the
development initiatives to implement child
period 2019- 2020, including capacity development for
protection case management services for all
social workforce, provision of services to all children
vulnerable children in the targeted locations
(including non-Libyan children), however the formal
(including registration, referrals and family
signature did not materialize this quarter but the
tracing)
following one.
16 Due to the increase in violence in Western Libya which began in in April 2019, there was an increased need for psychosocial
support for displaced and conflict-affected children. This resulted in UNICEF scaling up this activity. Further
information can be found under activity 1.5
17 Similar to indicator two, due to the increase conflict in Western Libya which began in April 2019, there was an increased
need of specialized psychosocial support activities for children in western Libya which resulted in UNICEF scaling up
this activity. More information can be found under activity 1.5
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Moreover, a joint capacity building programme with IOM
was planned in March 2019, and had to be postponed to
April 2019, due to the logistical constrains and competing
priorities linked to the emergency response in Tripoli and
Western Libya. It was agreed to push it to the last
quarter of 2019.
Activity 1.2: Capacity development for child
Discussions and agreement with the Ministry of Interior,
protection actors, including justice sector
the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the High Commission
professionals (police, judges, public prosecutors
for Children on annual workplans covering the period
and others) and Ministry of Social Affairs
from 2019 until 2020, including different capacity
officials and staff, on issues related to children
development for actors for all children, was agreed
in contact with law
during the first quarter of 2019. Annual work plans with
High Commission for Children and Ministry of Social
affairs were signed, and implementation started,
however, there is encountered delay in the signature of
with the Ministry of Interior and Justice due to the
breakout of clashes in Tripoli Since April 2019.
Activity 1.3: Support Transitional Care
Following a long period of negotiations with the
institutions for Unaccompanied and Separated
Department of Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM)
Children (UASC)
within the Ministry of Interior, DCIM agreed to accept
unaccompanied and separated children between zero to
11 years old into a transitional centre for a period of up
to three months. In addition to other conditionalities
related to reporting to and monitoring by DCIM.
Following this acceptance, UNICEF with the support of
the European Union (EU) delegation held several
meetings and official communications with Janzour
municipality during the reporting period, namely Janzour
Mayor to obtain approval for opening the Municiple
council approval.
UNICEF also submitted a request to DCIM during the
reporting period to ensure that the agencies
partners have access to the Gathering and
Departure Facility (GDF) to provide services to
children located inside. UNICEF, however, was
informed by UNHCR that DCIM would only allow
UNICEF or LibAid to implement programmes aiming
to assist children inside the GDF. Official approval
from DCIM for our partners to access the GDF is still
pending.
Activity 1.4: Evidence based knowledge
During the reporting period, UNICEF finalized an
generation on protection gaps on UASC in the
assessment, which aims to raise awareness and
national system
improve understanding of the challenges
Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC)
face in Libya with regards to their day-to-day lives,
protection risks, support mechanisms and
migratory intentions in order to inform evidence-
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based programming for all relevant stakeholders.
This will also enable UNICEF to advocate with
Libyan authorities to ensure all UASC have access
to basic services, including child protection
services.
Moreover, this assessment responds to the lack of
information regarding UASC travelling through
Libya, who are recognized among the most
vulnerable groups among refugees and migrants
travelling along the Central Mediterranean route.
The assessment findings were presented to the Child
protection working group actors on 29th of January 2019
(see Annex 1: draft final report ‘Solitary journeys of
unaccompanied and separated children in Libya).
Activity 1.5: Support/Establish Child Friendly
UNICEF continued to provide integrated PSS services with
Spaces, including in existing structures and
non-formal education in Abu Salim municipality with
community centers
.
UNICEF’s partner Multaqana – the first BAYTI center
established by UNICEF within the framework of this
programme. In the reporting period, Multaqana reached
22,133 of children (10,690 girls and 11,433 boys) who
received psychosocial support and benefited from
recreational activities in schools, community centers or
child-friendly spaces, and 2,038 individuals were reached
by awareness raising activities - (Communicating with
Communities).
UNICEF continued to provide psychosocial support within
UNCHR’s social center for asylum seeker and refugee
children, in collaboration with UNICEF’s partner CESVI,
and referral to specialized services through UNICEF’s
partner Elssafa centre for mental health, reaching 5,106
children (2,919 girls and 2,187 boys) in Tripoli. In addition,
UNICEF’s partner CESVI continued the provision of
psychosocial support for internally displaced Tawerghan
children residing with their families in three IDP camps in
Tripoli.
In order to strengthen the capacity of BAYTI centers
partners, UNICEF is partnering with INTERSOS, to
establish a “Centre of Excellence” in Tripoli that will serve
as a model and a hub for capacity building for partners.
The centre was established in Souq Al-Gouma
municipality within greater Tripoli, however following the
clashes in Tripoli in April 2019, INTERSOS was obliged to
prioritize support and services for conflict-affected
children and their families hosted in collective centres in
Western Libya.
UNICEF has also identified a consultant to assist the
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partners in the targeted municipalities to scale up the
BAYTI center, using the existing methodology.
In July 2019, UNICEF has finalized the selection process of
partners to scale up BAYTI approach in eight additional
municipalities which are Janzour, Sebha, Misrata,
Benghazi, Sabratha, Azzawya, Zwara and Murzuq.
Activity 1.6: Implementation of UNICEF’s
UNICEF is hiring a Communication for Development staff
campaign entitled “Child is a Child” adjusted to
to implement the “Child is a Child” campaign within the
the Libyan context
Libyan context. UNICEF is also in the process of procuring
services required for the campaign.
Challenges and measures taken to overcome them:
Despite UNICEF’s effort to open a transitional centre for children ages 0 to 11 years old, it still remains
difficult to get relevant government authorities to discuss issues related to Unaccompanied and
Separated Children in Libya.
The conflict in Western Libya which began on 04 April also obliged UNICEF to significantly reduce its
footprint of international staff working in Libya. International remote management has presented
additional challenges in implementing protection programmes.
To overcome these issues, UNICEF has been sure to include issues related to Unaccompanied and
Separated Children in the Annual Work Plans with relevant government ministries.
UNICEF also is scaling up its work with national partners to overcome the challenge associated with
remote management.
Activity
Update June 2017-June 2019
Expected Result 2: Formal and non-formal education are accessible and provided in appropriate learning
environments in the targeted locations, and the quality of the education service has improved
Sub Result 2.1: Arabic Speaking School-Aged Children will have access to quality formal education programme Result Indicators:
1. Number of Arabic speaking school aged children (gender, age, and
migration status disaggregated) have accessed quality formal education
programme in school (Baseline: 0 - Target: 42,000 - Minimum: 42,000)
Current Value: 1,070 vulnerable Libyan children18
2. Number of Non-Arabic children (gender, age, and migration status
disaggregated ) have accessed to private community schools providing
accredited French or English curriculum (Baseline: NA - Target: 13,500 -
Minimum: 12,000)
Current value: 2,211 migrant and refugee children have been supported
18 Due to the difficulty in finding cooperating partners capable of implementing the action in addition to the increase in conflict
in Western Libya which began in April 2019, UNICEF had difficulties in achieving this target during the reporting
period. UNICEF expects this to increase during the next reporting period and through the completion of the action.
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with NFE opportunities. Development of the curriculum for non-Formal
Education activities is In progress, with relevant implementing partners. 19
4. Number of Migrants’ children (gender, age and migration status
disaggregated) in detention centers have accessed basic learning
opportunities (Baseline: NA - Target: 900 - Minimum: 800)
Current Value:(See Annex explaining why indicator no longer valid20)
4.Number of children (gender, age and migration status disaggregated) in
remote areas have accessed to non-formal education programmes with
strong element of psycho-social support in learning centers, BAYTI
(Baseline: 0 - Target: 3,000 - Minimum: 2,500)
Current Value: 21,18021
Activity 2.1.1 Reach out to the Arabic In January 2019, UNICEF signed its partnership with the Norwegian
speaking children (migrants, refugees, Refugee Council (NRC) which aims to support 5,600 Libyan and non-
IDPs, out of school children) and Libyan vulnerable children and adolescents (6 to 17 years) in Tripoli and
establish referral to facilitate the Benghazi for a period of one year to ensure they have access to quality
enrolment of children into Libyan education, including remedial and catch-up classes, psychosocial support,
public schools
teaching and learning materials, and teacher professional development.
During the first quarter of 2019, NRC conducted a needs assessment,
recruited teachers, and identified target schools in coordination with the
Ministry of Education (MoE). By March 2019, five schools (five out of
which three will be used for non-formal education support) have been
identified in Ain Zara, Abu Selim and Sayed Camp to benefit an estimated
1,500 children in Tripoli. However, just when NRC F was working on
referring children for enrolment in these schools, the armed conflict
started in Tripoli and the Ministry of Education closed schools in nine
municipalities in Tripoli – accordingly NRC suspended the program for
nearly two months from April to June.
As the MoE reopened some schools on 9 June 2019 in relatively safer
areas of the capital, UNICEF, through NRC, is preparing to resume the
program by supporting summer school to support the affected children
including IDPs who have missed out a part of the last semester in catching
up and starting the next academic year of 2019-2020 without delays.
In Benghazi, during the reporting period NRC established its new office
and launched an assessment to identify 5 target schools in Benghazi in
19 Please see information under Activitiy 2.2.2 for challenges related to providing Non-Formal Education
activities to non-Arabic speaking children in the country.
20 No progress against this indicator as per Annex explaining the suspension of this activity
21 This figure reflects the 17,899 through Bayti and 3,281 of children reached with education services.
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coordination with the local education authority.
Activity2.1.2: Provide training on
During this reporting period 76 teachers have been reached through
active learning and psycho-social NRC and AIHR.
support to certified teachers and
administrators in the selected public In the first quarter of 2019, UNICEF through its new partnership with
schools
NRC trained 13 teachers (nine females and four males) in Tripoli on
Child Safeguarding, Teachers in Crisis Context and Basic Literacy &
Numeracy to support non-formal education for children on the move.
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In addition, UNICEF and its partner, Institute for Arab Human Rights
(IAHR), provided training of trainers for Life Skills and Citizenship
Education (LSCE) to 63 teachers and education personnel (46 males
and 17 females) in formal education in May 2019, followed by another
training of teachers and education personnel of community-based
organizations engaged in informal education in the third quarter of
2019.
Activity 2.1.3:
Provide basic
During the reporting period, 1,409 school age children were reached with
teaching/learning materials for recreational kits and school supplies in Tripoli and Sebratha, through
children and teachers
partnerships with CESVI and AFAQ.
Activity 2.1.4: Rehabilitation of the During the reporting period 5, 175 children (2,133 girls and 3,042 boys)
school facilities including WASH
benefited from improved learning spaces in Benghazi, Sabha, Murzuq and
Misrata. UNICEF awarded all rehabilitation contracts in the eight targeted
municipalities: Janzour, Sebha, Misrata, Benghazi, Sabratha, Zawiya,
Zuwara and Murzuk. Depending on security and accessibility, UNICEF
used either an NGO or private contractors to rehabilitate schools.
By end of June 2019 UNICEF finalized the rehabilitation of
schools in Benghazi benefitting 892 students (466 girls and 426 boys); in
Sebha to support 1,557 students (817 girls and 740 boys); in Misrata to
support 1,576 students (320 girls and 1,256 boys) and in Murzuq 1,150
students (530 girls and 620 boys).
Activity 2.1.5: Provide Remedial
Support Programme
During the reporting period from June 2018 to June 2019, UNICEF
through its partnerships with CESVI, INTERSOS and Multakana
continued delivering remedial and catch up classes to 3,281 children
(1,841 boys and 1,440 girls) this figure includes 2,211 migrant and
refugee children from Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, Nigeria, Eritrea, and
Syria.
After the program was suspended for nearly two months from April to
June 2019 due to the armed fighting in Tripoli, UNICEF and CESVI
resumed the activities in late June after carrying out education
assessment at collective shelters in June. In order to respond to the
immediate education in emergency needs of children at the collective
shelters, UNICEF extended the partnership with CESVI for another
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three months from July to September 2019 where additional 133
IDP/refugee children will benefit from non-formal education and 200
IDP/refugee children will benefit from the provision of teaching and
learning materials (school in a box kits). This will be reported in the
next report.
Another partnership between UNICEF and its local partner Maltakana
reached 51 children (30 boys and 21 girls) from January to March
2019 through the provision of remedial and catch-up classes.
However, the activity has been suspended due to the armed fighting
in Tripoli. UNICEF is exploring a way forward with the partner.
In addition to the above, UNICEF concluded a partnership with Sabha-
based Al Safwa Charity Organization in May 2019. UNICEF aims to
reach out to 435 children in Sabha through this partnership - numbers
will be reported in next report.
Activity 2.1.6: Provide “Education UNICEF conducted a cash assistance scoping mission in January 2019 to
Grants” for the most vulnerable explore the use of Humanitarian Cash Transfers (HCT) as a modality for
migrant and refugee children if not education programmes. Following the mission’s recommendations,
provided by UNHCR
UNICEF is in the process of recruiting a technical specialist to further
potentially roll out a cash transfer programme in Libya. UNICEF has
identified a cash consultant to eva
Sub Result 2.2: Non-Arabic Children have the access to private community schools providing non-formal
accredit French or English curriculums. Activity 2.2.1: Outreach, mobilize UNICEF, through its partnership with NRC, aims to support 500 non-
migrants’ children and establish Arabic vulnerable children and adolescents (6 to 17 years) in Tripoli for
referral to facilitate the enrolment of one year with access to quality education, including remedial and catch-
children into Community Schools
up classes, psychosocial support, teaching and learning materials, and
teacher professional development. During the first quarter of 2019,
UNICEF launched a needs assessment to identify target schools in
coordination with existing Community Schools in Tripoli.
Through the assessment UNICEF has discovered the following
challenges: Arabic speaking families without legal documents do not
want to send their child to the same place multiple times, fearing
security; the administration of some Community Schools is fragile and
they are receiving little support from education authorities; the attitude
of some Community Schools is unfavorable toward new arriving migrant
children who have no access to school or any other learning
opportunities.
The above challenges as well as the armed conflict that stated in April
2019 in Tripoli has delayed the process of conducting an additional
assessment, however, UNICEF, though NRC, is exploring to find a way
forward to also launch the component from July 2019 onwards in
relatively safer areas of Tripoli.
Activity 2.2.2: Provide teachers’ The above-mentioned partnership between UNICEF and NRC aims to
training on French/English curriculum, support 500 non-Arabic vulnerable children and adolescents (6 to 17
activate learning and psychosocial years) in Tripoli for one year with access to quality education, including
support for teachers and
remedial and catch-up classes, psychosocial support, teaching and
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administrators at community schools learning materials, and teacher professional development. The first
quarter focused preparation for launching the programme including
needs assessment, recruitment of teachers, and identification of target
schools in coordination with existing Community Schools in Tripoli.
However, preparation was challenged for this programme targeting
Arabic speaking children due to the following findings from the
assessment: families without legal documents would rather avoid
sending children to one particular place due to security concern; the
administration of some Community Schools is fragile with little support
from the education authority; the attitude of some Community Schools
is unfavorable toward new arriving migrant children who have no
access to school or any other learning opportunities, therefore, the
most vulnerable.
Activity 2.2.3: Provide textbooks for In the first half of 2019, UNICEF and its partner, Institute for Arab
children (in French and English Human Rights (IAHR), developed and finalized the materials for Life
curriculum)
Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) tailored for Libya context and
needs, and had the materials translated into English and French. The
materials will be utilized for pilot life skills sessions targeting non-
Arabic speaking children in the latter half of 2019.
Activity 2.2.4: Provide basic
This activity is under preparation and is facing the same challenges
teaching/learning materials for
as activity 2.2.1
children and teachers
Activity 2.2.5: Ensure sanitation and This activity is under preparation and is facing the same challenges
hygiene facilities, structural integrity as activity 2.2.1
and gender neutrality standards are
available in the targeted schools
Activity 2.2.6: Provide Remedial This activity is under preparation and is facing the same challenges
Support Programmes
as activity 2.2.1
Activity 2.2.7: “Education grants” for This activity is under preparation and is facing the same challenges
the most vulnerable (mainly
as activity 2.2.1
unregistered) migrant and refugee
children
Activity 2.2.8: Provide transportation This activity is under preparation and is facing the same challenges
where required
as activity 2.2.1
Sub result 2.3: Migrant children in detention centres have access to basic learning opportunities
Activity 2.3.1: Assessment of the Sub result 2.3 has been suspended following discussion and an
existing population in the three agreement with the EU (see Annex 3)
detention centres
Sub Result 2.4 Children and adolescents in targeted municipality areas have the access to non-formal
education programmes with the strong element of psycho-social support in learning centres BAYTI,
community centres of partners (UNHCR, IOM) Activity 2.4.1: Establish safe BAYTI Further to Activity 1.5, In the first quarter of 2019, UNICEF and its
centers in remote areas where partner INTERSOS undertook an assessment, staff recruitment,
children and adolescents don’t have procurements of supplies, and identification of safe and accessible
access to FE and NFE
location to establish BAYTI centers which aim to benefit 900 children
Activity 2.4.2: Provide recreational and adolesc
ents through non-formal education program. In April,
activities indoors and outdoors.
UNICEF and INTERSOS were about to launch the non-formal program
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Activity 2.4.3: Provide life-skills activities including catch-up and remedial classes and life skills
training for youth
sessions, however, suspended the activities due to the on-going armed
Activity 2.4.4 Provide educationfighting in Tripoli that started in April 2019.
programmes designed for the needs of
migrant and refugee children, includingIn mid-May 2019, UNICEF and INTERSOS managed to start providing
life skills training
non-formal education activities targeting IDP children affected by the
Activity 2.4.5: Provide education accessabove-mentioned armed fighting at 4 collective shelters in Tripoli
grant for the most vulnerablethrough mobile education team from BAYTI center, and eventually also
undocumented migrant and refugeeresumed BAYTI center in Souq Al Jamaa area to receive IDP children. To
children (if not covered by UNHCR)
date, 148 children and youth (66 boys/males and 82 girls/females)
Activity 2.4.6: Provide non-formalaged 5 to 24 years old benefitted from non-formal education (catch-up
education opportunities in learningclasses and life skills) at the 4 collective shelters and BEYTI center, and
centres of the partners, IDP camps andmore to be reached in next quarter. At the same time, 102 children (49
other centres for vulnerable children boys and 53 girls) aged 5 to 17 years old also received, and learning
process was supported with teaching and learning materials (school in
a box kits).
In July 2019, UNICEF has finalized the selection process of partners
through a call for Expression of Interests to scale up Beyti program in
different areas of Libya beyond Tripoli. At the same time, UNICEF has
recruited the consultant that would work with the selected partners.
Challenges and measures taken to overcome them:
The ongoing conflict in Tripoli since April 2019 resulted in the suspension of education in affected areas,
impacting the education of about 122,088 children (Source: Ministry of Education) in nine
municipalities, and at least 21 schools in Tripoli were turned into collective centres hosting displaced
families. At the same time, UNICEF and its implementing partners had to suspend the program activities
at least for 1 month or more depending on the target location of the program activities, and needed to
adjust program activities according to the rapid assessment of education in emergencies needs among
children, especially, among IDPs despite the limited access by staff of UNICEF or the partners, thus, the
lack of reliable data due to security situation.
The unfolding crisis in Libya has significantly added more restrictions to the operational environment,
leading to restricted movement for some of the partners. UNICEF together with UN sister agencies had
to significantly reduce the presence of international programme staff in the country. This affected the
timely conclusion of new partnership agreements or implementation of education program activities
outside of Tripoli, although UNICEF was able to eventually launch new partnerships outside of Tripoli in
May such as in Sabratha and Sabha.
While two BAYTI centres have been established, the opening of the BAYTI centres has also been delayed
due to challenges in finding partners and because of the ongoing crisis in Western Libya. To mitigate this
risk UNICEF has hired a consultant to manage the BAYTI centres and has sent out an expression of
interest to recruit NGO partners to support in implementing programmes at the BAYTI centres.
The capacity of local partners and issues related to cash liquidity in Libya also remains a challenge for
programme scale up.
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In order to overcome the above challenges, especially in data collection and planning coordinated
response, UNICEF, as sector lead in education, are facilitating and strengthening coordination and
communication among the MoE and other education partners through different communication tools
including face-to-face meetings and IT tools in both Tripoli and Tunis in addition to the coordination and
communication with other sectors. UNICEF also, where appropriate, contracts service providers based
out of Tunisa or local service providers that have an account in Tunisia to overcome the cash liquidity
challenge in Libya.
V.
Multi-Emergency Response: Health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation and Non-
Food Item Support
Activity
Update June 2017 – June 2019
Interagency-Sectoral Emergency Response- Health and Nutrition
Activity 3.1 Procure and distributeNothing Significant to Report for the Annual Report covering the
essential nutrition supplies,period August 2018-30 June 2019. This was only done once, as a
undertake WASH activities andpart of emergency response in 2018 using the contingency budget
distribute cloths to vulnerableof EUR 500,000.
children
VI. Financial Review
Out of the total programme cost of Euro 12.9 million, by the end of the reporting period UNICEF has
used Euro 5.17 million, representing a utilisation rate of 40 percent. The low utilisation rate can be
attributed to the challenges in opening the BAYTI centres in addition to the transitional centres.
In addition, please note that the essential operating expenses for service delivery have been pro-rated
and included as part of the programmatic activities for which they were incurred. In addition, as a
suitable candidate for the Education Officer was found late in the project period (July 2018), a part of
this cost was used to support the ICT associate for three months when it was crucial to have sustainable
operations with two relocations in the second half of 2018.
Further, two partnerships with INTERSOS and the Arab Institute for Human Rights were not vialble
through Programme Cooperation Agreement due to Registraiton hurdles, to mitigate that the two NGOs
were contracted based on an “Institutional Contract” basis to implement the same activities, both
contracts are counted towards child protection and education transfers to counterparts (budget lines
5.1 and 5.2)
VII. Advocacy and Communication
Donor recognition is provided to the European Union Trust Fund and EU NEAR whenever possible
considering the Libyan context, its constraints and the sensitivity of the file with all the political
developments.
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The communication and visibility action plan include the links to the blog developed and the Facebook
mentions as well as snapshots of Instagram and Twitter posts. Development of a Terms of Reference
(ToR) for contracting a service provider to implement a three-years Communication for Development
campaign is undergoing to address violence against children and different programme issues including
the migrant and refugee vulnerable children. UNICEF is currently reviewing the workplan and budgets.
Below are key advocacy messages of UNICEF Libya and associated action plan:
In Libya, children on the move miss out on education and do not have access to health care and other
essential services. UNICEF calls for collective efforts by the government, non-governmental
organizations, communities and the private sector to provide children on the move with access to
education and health services. A child’s status should never be a barrier for accessing basic services;
End the Detention of children on the move in Libya. Detention centres undermine children’s survival
and development. UNICEF calls for appropriate and child friendly alternative solutions in line with
international standards to be immediately provided for all children. Under any circumstances, Children
should not be detained or separated from their families;
Children who are travelling alone or who have been separated from their families in Libya are more
vulnerable to violence and abuse. UNICEF calls for stronger policies to be put in place to prevent
children from being separated from their parents and other family members, and faster procedures to
reunite children with their families. At the same time, Children and families should never be returned to
face detention or life-threatening danger in their countries of origin or transit countries.
Advocacy Action Plan
Action
Target Audience
Who
Action Tracking
Public statement on the impact
Government
Country Office
Statements released with
of the situation on children,
Donors
Regional Office
media pick tracked
risks and consequences.
International
-
Multimedia assets to
media
support advocacy
UNCT
-
Updates:
-
Special Representative
Statement
-
Executive Director
Statement
To address xenophobia and
Opinion makers
Country Office
Launch of campaign
discrimination against children
Religious leaders
Social media updates
on the move in Libya, especially
General public
against those coming from Sub-
Host communities
Saharan Africa, UNCIEF in Libya
is developing a nationwide
campaign, based on “A Child is a
Child” campaign.
Bimonthly / quarterly updates
Government
Country Office
Timely release of updates
focusing on programme
Donors
interventions
International
media
UNCT
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Communication and Visibility Action Plan
Estimated
Planned Activity
Description
Indicator Target Audience
Comments
Timeline
Events and Social Media
Launching Ceremony
To mark the start of the
1
EU public
July/August 2017
To be held in
Action.
Tripoli if the
Libyan public
situation permits
Closing Ceremony
To mark the end of the
1
EU public
At the end of the
Action and communicate
programme.
on results.
Libyan public
Libyan authorities
Joint EU-UNICEF
To announce the EU
1
EU public
July/ August 2017
Press Release
funding
Libyan public
Joint media releases
To announce key
TBD
EU and Libyan
milestones during
public and
project implementation
institutions
Event in Brussels
Organise an exhibition in
1
EU public
TBD
focussing on migrants
EU premises.
in Libya
EU institutions
UNICEF Libya
To report on the Action
1
EU institutions
Could take place
Representative’s visit
and address relevant EU
at the same time
to the EU HQ in
institutions (for e.g. EP,
EU Membre States
as above-
1
Brussels
Council).
mentioned event
A/V material for social
Production of short
2
Social media
media
stories for dissemination
followers and
on social media
public audience
A/V spots for social
10 to 20 seconds video
3
EU and Libyan
media
clips for posting on social
public
media highlighting the
impact of the project
Social media posting
Social media posting
Social
Social media
Social media
media
posting
posting
posting
Human interest stories Human interest stories
3
EU public Libyan
For web
focussing on
Public
publishing and
beneficiaries’ lives
further
dissemination on
social media
Production of audio- visual material
Photo and video
Documentation of
documentation
activities through photos
and video to generate
material for an exhibition
Video feature story in
Produce three TV story
3
EU public and
Targeting
Arabic/English
featuring migrant
institutions
broadcasting
subtitles and media
children supported by
outlets for
placement plan
the EU and highlighting
Libyan Public and
dissemination
the impact made on their
authorities
could be inside
lives
Libya and also
inside Europe
Photo essays
Produce two phot essays
1
EU public Libyan
For web-
(by professional
public
publishing and
photographer) featuring
further
the programme’s
dissemination on
positive impact on
social media
children
Visibility Material Development and dissemination
Visibility Material
Production of visibility
EU public
material for use inside
Libya
Libyan public
For instance: Banners, T-
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shirts, caps, stationary
Twitter links
Facebook links
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1087778865852940288
https://bit.ly/2Lqd69M
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1085992869943541760
https://bit.ly/2JRWqVw
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1081978512850989056
https://bit.ly/2YV5hfH
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1141091874998038529
https://bit.ly/30APvqD
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1064462372562247680
https://bit.ly/2YXV5mm
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1092472891931852802
https://bit.ly/2xPl17N
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1094600630491144195
https://bit.ly/2LWEQ5C
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1144926713207513089
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1109182786546606085
https://twitter.com/UnicefLibya/status/1065973476324974593
Sample Designs with EU Logo
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ايبيل ،قزرم
يتسردم هنايص
و ليهأت
بورولا داحتلا نم ليومتبو ميلعتلا ةرازو عم نواعتلاب فسينويلا تاعوشم دحأ
Sebha - Libya
ةييخلا يوازلا ره اطلا خيشلا ةسسؤم ذيفنت
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Five Schools
A UNICEF Project in Cooperation with the Ministry of Education
Murzuk, Libya
Funded by the European Union
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Two Schools
A UNICEF Project in Cooperation with the Ministry of Education Funded by the European Union
Implemented by STACO
VII. Monitoring and Evaluation
Field monitoring is key for timely and informed decision-making, and UNICEF is committed to its
accountability and transparency to the affected populations, government and donors. The volatile
situation and the constraints posed by security and lack of access, however, prevent UNICEF staff from
undertaking regular field monitoring visits. UNICEF Libya, therefore, engages the services of a third-
party monitoring organization – ELKA- to carry this out. In addition, UNICEF Libya maintains regular
communication with its implementing partners and governmental actors at a decentralized level,
especially with municipality partners, whose role is essential in providing timely and updated
information on the situation of children and women inside the country.
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To ensure schools WASH facilities were properly rehabilitated, UNICEF’s third-party monitoring service-
ELKA- conducted three monitoring visits to schools that were rehabilitated: Benghazi (27 December
2018); Sebha (20 February 2019); and Misrata (19 March 2019.) Additionally, UNICEF recruited site
engineers in the east, west and south of the country to closely monitor implementation, quality and
progress.
IX UNICEF implementing partners
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I.
Annexes
Annex 1: Draft Report – Solitary journeys of unaccompanied and separated children in Libya
Annex 2: Financial report
Annex 3: Justification end of Result 2.3
Annex 4: Logframe
Annex 5: WorkPlan Quarter 3 2019- Q2 2020
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