{"id":18365,"date":"2026-04-27T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/27\/strengthening-child-protection-khyber-pakhtunkhwa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:54:16","slug":"strengthening-child-protection-khyber-pakhtunkhwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/27\/strengthening-child-protection-khyber-pakhtunkhwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Child Protection in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A one-day advanced training held in Peshawar brought District Education Officers together to deepen their understanding of Gender-Based Violence and to build practical capacity for district-level child protection. The session emphasized actionable steps for prevention, identification and response so education administrators can make schools safer for all children.<\/p>\n<p>The programme explored core concepts of Gender-Based Violence, examined the causes and impacts of violence against children, and reviewed the legal framework that underpins child protection in the province. Participants discussed how clarity on law and policy supports stronger referral pathways and immediate protective measures when incidents are identified.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed discussion on the structure and functions of Child Protection Cells highlighted how coordination between education departments, social services and local stakeholders is essential. District Education Officers examined operational frameworks and responsibilities that can turn policy into practice, and worked with Master Trainers on field execution planning to ensure consistent implementation across districts.<\/p>\n<p>Attention to the role of DEOs featured prominently, with emphasis on leadership, monitoring and inter-agency coordination to sustain school-based child protection efforts. The training concluded with a closing session and certificate distribution, marking a step toward a coordinated and functional child protection system within the education sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n<p>By equipping district officials with practical tools and a shared operational approach, the initiative seeks to strengthen Child Protection across the province and ensure safer learning environments for children in every school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-day GBV and Child Protection training equips DEOs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to build functional child protection systems in schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}