This training manual has been developed to fill the gap of the trained child rights workers at the community level and secure institutional knowledge for effective work on keeping children with families. The manual intends to enhance the capacity of the managers in planning and implementing activities in protecting children’s right to parental care. It is believed that when the people working at the managerial or senior level understand the value of protecting children from unnecessary separation, they take ownership of the issue and make sure that none of their project activities would separate children unnecessarily. This sharing of commitment, knowledge and experiences guide their organizations toward keeping children with family in the best interest of the child.

This training manual is prepared by Kadambari Memorial College (KMC) in collaboration with project implementation organization, CWISH and ATOS under the project ‘Preventing Child Separation, 2019’. Ms Pradipta Kadambari has developed this manual in consultation with Rita Tisdall and Pramita Dhungana. This training manual was reviewed with final advise from Ms Bindu Gautam. Additional resource materials of the manual are available on the website www. stopchildseparation.org. The PowerPoint slides are available in annexes and can be downloaded from the manual section of the resource hub.