About us
Proteknôn is led by senior child protection researchers, practitioners and writers. We have worked in development, early recovery, post-conflict and humanitarian contexts, providing a range of services.
We are also
35+ MEMBERS
We are 35+ members.
100+ COUNTRIES
We have professional experience in 100+ countries.
10+ LANGUAGES
We are fluent or have working knowledge of 10 languages, including English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, amongst others.
40+ GRADUATE DEGREES
We have 10 doctorates, 6 PhDs in process and
38 masters degrees.
Vision
Our vision is a world in which every child and young person, without discrimination, is
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Protected from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect;
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Empowered to participate fully in matters that affect him or her; and
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Cared for and has access to basic services, essential to his or her wellbeing.
Every child has a right to a dignified childhood, valued and respected. We understand that this involves addressing the range of barriers children and young people face in claiming their rights, including discrimination and inequality; harmful social norms and practices; and the availability of and access to appropriate, quality services.
Approaches
Together, we work to strengthen child protection systems through collaborative, inter-sectoral partnerships at all levels, from the individual to the family, household, community, state and global. Our competitive advantage is the inter-disciplinary nature of our backgrounds coupled with extensive field work. Our approach is:
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Rights-based
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Equity-focused
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Gendered
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Intergenerational
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Locally-informed
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Environmentally-aware
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De-colonising the humanitarian and development space
Services
Proteknôn provides a full range of services related to the care, protection and wellbeing of children, including: technical support; assessment, evaluation and research; proposal development; learning and development; and design support.
Technical support
Collaboratively-designed programmes and user-friendly technical guidance on:
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child protection in humanitarian action
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child migration and forced displacement
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child protection systems building
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prevention and response to violence against children and child exploitation and abuse, including trafficking
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justice for children
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social welfare
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alternative care
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UASC
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children affected by armed conflict, including CAAFAG
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case management
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community-based protection
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social and behavior change/supporting social change
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mental health and psychosocial support
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child and young people's participation
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prevention and response to gender-based violence
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early childhood care and development; adolescent engagement
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cash and child protection
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children with disabilities
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inclusive education
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education in emergencies
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advocacy
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child rights-based, human rights-based approach and equity programming
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safeguarding
Design Support
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technical and copy editing
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infographic design
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video development
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web and app development
Assessment, Evaluation and Research
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child protection systems mapping and analysis
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desk reviews and legal-policy analysis through a child rights, human rights and IHL lens
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social impact assessments
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KAP studies
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child protection rapid assessment
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situation and response monitoring
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formative, summative, developmental, empowerment, impact and meta- evaluations
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quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research
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participatory and transformative designs
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action research
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child-centred and child-led research methods
Proposal Development
Proposals for:
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USAID
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USDA
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EC
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ECHO
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DFID
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CIDA
Learning and Development
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L&D needs assessment
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L&D strategy development
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blended learning development and facilitation
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individual and group coaching
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learning experience design
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instructional design
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ASSESSMENT,
EVALUATION & RESEARCH
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN SUPPORT
Reviews
Proteknôn has worked with many organisations including: Plan International, Family for Every Child, IRC, Save the Children, Terre des Hommes, UNICEF, War Child, Oxfam, DFID, and other child-focused non-governmental organisations and government ministries.
Plan International
Anita Queirazza
"I can confidently recommend Proteknôn as an innovative and reliable consulting group that will produce high-quality work."
UNICEF
Ilaria Favero
It has been a great pleasure to work with this team...Given my experience, I have no hesitation in recommending the same team for similar projects.
Girl Effect
Samantha Diouf
"Girl Effect Rwanda was very pleased with the high quality of the study, in terms of both the methodology used (innovative, gender sensitive and adolescent-centered) and the relevance of the recommendations provided."
Terre des hommes
Susan Wisniewski
"It was a pleasure to work with the team and we could not have been more pleased with the outcome."
HI International
Nidhi Kapur
"..they more than delivered what was promised with quality products.."
Save the Children
Rushini Perera
"Both deliverables were completed on time and far exceeded our expectations."
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