International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children Programme

2016,

7th - 10th February

International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children

Conference Programme

Monday, 8th February
Monday 00:00	PP Poster Presentations
PP.01 – Conflict Sensitivity/ "Do No Harm" in Child Protection » Gerald Ngaruiya (Transformative Global Solutions) PP.02 – The Implementation of Trauma Informed Care in Conflict Stricken Areas » Courtney Hull (Indiana State University), Lucille Gardner (Indiana State University)
Monday 09:00 - 10:30	Opening Ceremony Venue Mara Ballroom
Monday 10:30 - 11:00	Morning Break
Monday 11:00 - 13:00	PL-1 Plenary Presentation Chaired By: Dr. Rebecca Nyonyintono Venue Mara Ballroom
11:00 PL-1.01 – Child Protection at the time of armed conflicts and natural disasters – Some key issues » Tufail Muhammad (Pakistan Pediatric Association) 11:30 PL-1.02 – EU Approach to Children and Armed Conflict » Elise Thoen (European Union) 12:00 PL-1.03 – Progress on Global and Regional Commitments on women's peace and security rights in the Great Lakes » Jebbeh Forster (UN Women)
Monday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
Monday 14:00 - 15:50	S-1A Armed Conflict and its Impact on Children, Youth and their Families
14:00 - 14:20 S-1A.01 – Social and Religious Connections in Forced Conscription of Child Soldiers » Bernard Okpokwasili (ANPPCAN Sierra Leone) 14:30 - 14:50 S-1A.02 – Feasibility of psychosocial intervention for children exposed to ethnic conflict in Kenya » Elijah Getanda (University of Leicester) 15:00 - 15:20 Attacks and Military Use of Schools in Africa » Michael Lumor (Save The Children International) 15:30 - 15:50 S-1A.03 – Relations of care in international research and aid in the aftermath of conflict – Lessons from the CCVS practice centre in Lira, Northern Uganda » indra versmesse (Leuven University), Team CCVS-Lira (Centre for C)
Monday 14:00 - 15:30	S-1B Impact of Terrorism and Armed Conflict Chaired By: Dr. Tufail Muhammad
14:00 - 14:20 S-1B.01 – The Emergence of Terrorism and Its Impact on Children and Their Families » ntsang sharon forbanjong (University of yaounde 1) 14:30 - 14:50 S-1B.02 – The Impact of Terrorism on the girl child in Nigeria » Ojochide Atojoko Omovbude (S E Aruwa & Co) 15:00 - 15:20 S-1B.03 – 2015 Xenophobic Violence in South Africa and the Impact on Children and Families » Dumisile Nala (Childline South Africa), Joan van Niekerk (ISPCAN)
Monday 14:00 - 15:30	Sym-1 Symposium 1 - Refugee Children
Sym-1.01 – Refugee Children - A Symposium » Janis Ridsdel (United National High Commissioner for Refugees) Sym-1.02 – Refugee Children - Measuring Impact through a Child Protection Index » Janis Ridsdel (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), Sarah Meyer (Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University) Sym-1.03 – Refugee Children - Protecting at-risk refugee children and families in urban contexts » Janis Ridsdel (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), Kate Mahoney (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Sym-1.04 – Refugee Children - The Leadership Education and Empowerment Programme for refugee young people » Janis Ridsdel (United National High Commissioner for Refugees), Matthew Vincent (Scotties Place) Sym-1.05 – Refugee Children – A Regional Approach to the Protection of Refugee Children in the South Sudan Crisis » Janis Ridsdel (United National High Commissioner for Refugees)
Monday 15:30 - 16:00	Afternoon Break & Poster Sessions
Monday 16:00 - 17:30	S-2 Social and Psychological Responses to Armed Conflict and Terrorism Chaired By: Ms. Sharon Ahumuza
16:00 - 16:20 S-2.01 – Hear it from the Children, South Sudan: 'We Want to Learn - Even During War' » Hannah Graham (Save The Children International / Charlie Goldsmith Associates) 16:30 - 16:50 S-2.02 – Dynamics of Traumatic Stress, PTSD, and Family Violence among Families Displaced by war in Gulu, Northern Uganda » David Olema (Busitema University), Claudia Catani (Bielefeld University), Verena Ertl (Bielefeld University), Regina Saile (Bielefeld University), Thomas Lbert (University of Konstanz/Vivo International), Frank Neuner (B) 17:00 - 17:20 S-2.03 – Children and Armed Conflict- social and psychological responses to armed conflict and terrorism » George Warari (safeguarding children program-EA)
Monday 16:00 - 17:30	Workshop 1 Child Justice and Terrorism: Rule of Law Responses and Promoting Prevention Chaired By: Irene Ngungu
Monday 16:00 - 17:30	Workshop 2 Gender and Armed Conflict Chaired By: Ms. Jeddeh Forster
16:00 Workshop 2.01 – Gender Specific Effects of Armed Conflict in Africa » Irene Wali (Terre Des Hommes)
Tuesday, 9th February
Tuesday 09:00 - 10:30	PL-2 Plenary Presentation Chaired By: Dr. Florence Muli-Musiime Venue Mara Ballroom
09:00 PL-2.01 – Grave Violations against Children in Armed Conflict: Best Practices and Lessons Learned » Ilan Cerna-Turoff (Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict) 09:30 PL-2.02 – Trebled costs of conflicts on public investment in children in selected African states » Bob Muchabaiwa (Save The Children)
Tuesday 10:30 - 11:00	Morning Break & Poster Presentations
Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00	S-3A Child Protection in the Face of Armed Conflict and Terrorism Chaired By: Prof. Margaret Lynch
11:00 - 11:20 S-3A.01 – Waging The War On Terror: In Search of the Fundamental Rights of a Boko Haram Child-Soldier and the Need for an Independent Human Rights Institution for Children in Nigeria » Ojochide Atojoko Omovbude (S E Aruwa & Co) 11:30 - 11:50 S-3A.02 – Protecting our children from terrorism: The crucial role of parents » Ajwang Warria (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) 12:00 - 12:20 S-3A.03 – Terrorism, Church and child protection; A case of Evangelical churches in Nairobi » Jennifer Kaberi (Daystar University) 12:30 - 12:50 S-3A.04 – The Psychological Well-Being of Children After Terror Attacks in Nairobi County, Kenya » Roseline Olumbe (Institute of Child Development, Daystar University), Ciriaka Gitonga (Pan Africa Christian University)
Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00	S-3B Armed Conflict and its Impact on Children, Youth and their Families Chaired By: Dr. Rajeev Seth
11:00 - 11:25 S-3B.01 – Violence against children in six primary schools in Northern Uganda: status, opportunities and lessons to enhance violence free environment » Sharon Ahumuza (ANPPCAN Uganda Chapter) 11:30 - 11:55 S-3B.02 – The Recruitment of Congolese Children » Tony Tate (The Fund for Global Human Rights), Murhabazi Namegabe (BVES, Bukavu), Germain Lufungula (EADEV, Beni) 12:00 - 12:25 S-3B.03 – Armed conflict and its impact on children and families » Leonard Romanus (a) 12:30 - 12:55 S-3B.04 – Armed conflict and its impact on children and families » Arok Garang Thuch (Seeds of South Sudan)
Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00	Wksp 3a Sexual Exploitation of Children in Armed Conflict: Finding Justice for the Child (part 1)
Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:30	S-4 Contemporary Issues Related to Armed Conflict and Terrorism Chaired By: Dr. Jane Thuo
14:00 - 14:20 S-4.01 – Disability and Child labour among war affected children in Acet sub-county, Northern Uganda » Rosemary Nakijoba (Ndejje University) 14:30 - 14:50 S-4.02 – Tweeting Westgate Mall terrorist Attack - Lessons for Child Protection Emergency Responders » Aggrey Willis Otieno (African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional Office) 15:00 - 15:20 S-4.03 – Positive reporting and healing of trauma in children in conflict zones » Bernard Morara (African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect)
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:30	Wkshp 3B Sexual Exploitation of Children in Armed Conflict: Finding Justice for the Child (part 2)
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:30	Workshop 4 Developing Psychosocial Interventions for Children Victims of War Trauma
14:00 Workshop 4.01 – Developing Psychosocial Interventions for Children Victims of War Trauma » Panos Vostanis (University of Leicester)
Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00	Afternoon Break
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:50	S-5 International, Regional and National Responses for Children in Armed Conflict and Terrorism Chaired By: Ms. Jenny Gray
16:00 - 16:20 S-5.01 – Children and terror: assessing the extent to which IHL offers protective mechanisms and remedies » Nelly Kamunde-aquino (Kenyatta University) 16:30 - 16:50 S-5.02 – Recruitment and deployment of children by armed factions in Somalia: a study of its effects on their well-being » Ellizabeth Manyala (Univeristy of Nairobi) 17:00 - 17:20 S-5.03 – Protective Factors and Resilience of War Affected Children in Kakuma Refugee Camp » Gloria Kaberia (United Nations) 17:30 - 17:50 S-5.04 – Exploring International Relations and Peace as a key strategy in situation of armed conflicts globally- Uganda as a case study » Dinya John Buga (ANPPCAN Uganda Chapter)
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:30	Workshop 5 Sunshine Circles: A Teacher-Led Classroom Intervention
16:00 Workshop 5.01 – Sunshine Circles: A teacher-led classroom intervention to help young children develop a sense of safety at school » Catherine Tucker (Indiana State University), Kay Schieffer (Grant Wood Area Education Association)
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:30	Workshop 6 Child Protection Systems Strengthening in Settings of Armed Conflict
16:00 Workshop 6.01 – Child Protection Systems Strengthening in Settings of Armed Conflict » Mark Canavera (Columbia University), Pia Vraalsen (Child Frontiers)
Wednesday, 10th February
Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00	PL-3 Peace building efforts towards prevention and protection Chaired By: Prof. Margaret Lynch Venue Mara Ballroom
09:00 PL-3.01 – Strategies in preventing conflicts before they occur » Philista Onyango (African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional Office), Wambui Njuguna (African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional Office)
Wednesday 10:00 - 10:30	Morning Break
Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00	S-6 Prevention and Protection of Children Chaired By: Ms. Pragathi Tummala
10:30 - 10:50 S-6.01 – Social norms and the prevention of violence against refugee children in Tanzania » Angela Marshall (International Rescue Committee), Kedir Ahmed (International Rescue Committee) 11:00 - 11:20 S-6.02 – Community conversation as a strategy to prevent recruitment of children in armed groups » Cornel Ogutu (African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional Office) 11:30 - 11:50 S-6.03 – Role of Education in preventing children from being enlisted in armed conflict » Sophie Omutanyi (African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional Office)
Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00	Workshop 7 Healing Trauma with Expressive Arts Therapy/Practical Applications
10:30 Workshop 7.01 – Healing Trauma With Expressive Arts Therapy/Practical Applications » Gloria Simoneaux (Harambee Arts)
Wednesday 12:00 - 14:30	Lunch and Closing Ceremony

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