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Relevant Background Information
Against the backdrop of major political changes brought about the civil war in the early nineties, Child-to-Child activities were introduced in Taiz, Aden, Lahej and Abyan, with support from Radda Barnen. In 1992, Radda Barnen supported the introduction of Child-to-Child activities in four schools in Taiz, a programme that was active until recently, with training support provided by the Child-to-Child Trust, London. In 1994, the Child-to-Child Association was formed with the same four schools (Zaid Al Moushky, Asma, Arwa and Mohammed Ali Othman) and was registered with the Ministry of Invalids, Social Affairs and Labor (MOISAL). The Association has been actively working in schools since then and has even adapted Child-to-Child Activity Sheets to produce their own materials. In 1995, Child-to-Child activities were also introduced in refugee camps for Somali refugees in Aden (See Note 1). Hence, the areas that Child-to-Child activities have and continue to focus on in Yemen are land mine awareness, children living in refugee camps and the inclusion of children with disabilities.
Radda Barnen Yemen Mine Awareness Association
Child-to-Child activities began in 1994 and are implemented through
local voluntary organisations and a group of schools. The children involved in the activities are based in urban, rural, and slum contexts. There are also children based in refugee camps who participate. Approximately 150,000 children based in schools in the Aden, Taiz, Lahaj and Abyan regions participate. About 218 schools (in Aden, Lahaj and Abyan governorates) participate in the Child-to-Child programme. Read more
Somali Refugee Camps – Al-Ghanin & Kharaz
When civil war broke out in Somalia in 1991, around 30,000 Somali refuges arrived in Yemen and refugee camps were established in Aden. In 1995, Child-to-Child was introduced in the Kharaz Somali Refugee Camp after teachers from the camp were exposed to Child-to-Child through a workshop organized by Radda Barnen and Child-to-Child Association, Yemen in 1995. In 1998, the Child-to-Child Trust UK helped to conduct introductory Child-to-Child training for the teachers of the school. Teachers translated some materials in Somali, including the Child-to-Child readers. Read more
Soul
SOUL for development began implementing Child-to-Child (CtC) in 2003 under the
auspice of the Ministry of Education and supported by Rad’aa Barren. In its initial stage the project focussed on training teachers in the CtC methodology but in 2007 the project expanded to include children. The activities aim to develop the children’s personal skills and to educate them in children’s rights and improving community hygiene. Read more
Note 1
Child-to-Child Association Aden
Since 1994, the Child-to-Child Association has and continues to actively serve the 3 districts of Hadramout, Lahej and Abien in Yemen. The programme promotes Child-to-Child approaches in schools and is currently working on decentralizing the association to have branches in the districts.
Date: 1996
Source: P. Chalker, Child-to-Child in The Republic of Yemen A Review, 1996
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