This committee has strategy and management responsibility for the network. It meets quarterly/annually to provide the network with strategic directions and to supervise the work of the thematic Working Groups. It is accountable to the CRP-COP Network Members Forum in the performance of its duties.
Cezar Gavriliuc is the Regional Manager for Eastern Europe at ERIKS Development Partner, currently based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He has supervising responsibilities with different child rights projects, implemented by ERIKS’ partner organisations in Belarus, Moldova and Romania. Before 2017 he was the executive director of Child Rights Information Centre (CRIC) in Moldova for 15 years. He is one of the CRIC founders, initiator and coordinator of its numerous projects. Cezar has expertise in different areas of children’s rights, such as children’s participation, education, protection, CRC monitoring and reporting process.
Clement Njoroge is a development and communication professional with a passion in new media and child safeguarding and protection. He is the founder and director of MediaNet Works, a Community Based Organisation that runs ‘Safe Online Safe Onland’, Child Online Safety capacity building programs. Clement’s experience spans over 15 years of media and development, University lecturer, editor/writer including community training. He previously worked for Newsfromafrica Online, The Big Issue Kenya magazine and a contributor for local and international press. Recently, he was the Kenya Country liaison officer at PANOS Eastern Africa responsible for Media Communications and Advocacy, Child Safeguarding and Protection, Networking, Research and Training where he coordinated Media Agency for Child Protection project, Building The Capacity Of The Media To Contribute to Efforts In Support Of A Climate Resilient Society in Kenya. Clement is a graduate of the Catholic University with a BA in philosophy and religious studies, Postgraduate Diploma studies in Project Planning, media studies.
Iglika has over twenty years of experience in working with people who use psychoactive substances. At the national and international level she has participated in the development and implementation of methodologies and programs for health education, aimed at experts and also young people and representatives of vulnerable groups.
Iglika has been In the team of PULSE Foundation since 2020. She mainly works with young boys and girls accommodated in the crisis center, combining social and pedagogical techniques with art therapy techniques. Iglika is also part of the training team of the organization, taking part in trainings and seminars aimed at specialists from various social services.
She has a Master’s degree in Pedagogy of deviant behavior at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski ”.
Jude Okeria is the Head of Programs for TPO Uganda. He stands with a wealth of over 13 years’ experience working in development and humanitarian situations, implementing programmes with Non-Governmental Organizations in, Child protection, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Maternal and child Health, Reproductive health, youth friendly services, HIV/AIDS, prevention and response to Gender based violence, food security and livelihoods, with profound understanding of Human rights issues, Sustainable development goals, the UN Convention on the Rights of Children (UNCRC) and IASC guiding principles in an Emergency/conflict context. He has been associated with 6P Child Rights Capacity Development programme for the last 7 years, participating in materials and strategy development.
Kokuteta Monica Baregu took up her position as 6P steering committee chairperson in November, 2020. She is the Executive Director for Ekama Development foundation based in Tanzania. She has more than 35 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, working for UN organizations, government institutions, INGOs, local Organizations, and religious institutions promoting the rights of women and children. Her professional experience spans University lecturing, mentoring young people, facilitating, training and reviewing Children’s books. She has extensive programme management and consultant experience in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania. Kokuteta holds a degree in law and a master’s in human rights and environmental rights.
Miroslava Georgieva has been a Project Coordinator at Tulip Foundation – Bulgaria since 2008. Tulip Foundation is a grant-giving organisation focused on capacity building and support. Tulip’s mission is to encourage social responsibility in Bulgarian society by stimulating cooperation between civil society, corporate sector, national and local authorities to improve quality of life and developmental opportunities for the people of Bulgaria. Part of Mira’s job includes training of NGOs representatives working in the social sphere on topics like project monitoring and evaluation of results and effects on target groups, Family Group Conferencing method, early child development, child rights, fundraising, volunteering advice for NGOs and business companies, etc. She has been an active member of the 6CRPr Community of Practice since the very beginning of the project in 2014. Currently she is doing a second master degree Psycho-Social Work With Children and Families at New Bulgarian University on the topic of Family Group Conferences as a way to empower children and families.
Niru Shaathvegan is a dedicated child rights professional, passionate about engaging in the initiatives to protect the rights and well-being of children and young people. Niru studied at Sri Lanka Law College (2009), gaining a First-Class Honours degree in Law and was later awarded a scholarship to pursue a Master’s degree in Law (LL.M) at University of Wales. In addition, Niru also holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Sociology and Economics from the University of Colombo. Niru started her career as a Legal Officer for ChildLine, Sri Lanka and later worked as Project Officer for a community-based Child Protection and Child Development project funded by GIZ, Sri Lanka. Having established her career goals in the field of children’s rights and child protection, Niru has since completed an MSc in Children and Young People from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. She first joined Child to Child as an intern on the Child Rights Capacity Development programme and now, as Programme Manager, plays a key role in developing and implementing 6P Child Rights Capacity Development Programme.
Peter Dixon is an independent consultant and trainer on child rights and child rights programming with more than 35 years’ experience in International Development, including 14 as a country director with VSO (Uganda and Belize), Sight Savers (East and Southern Africa Region) and Save the Children (Nepal and Sri Lanka). Peter has facilitated many strategic planning processes, with thematic, country or regional scope, involving programme reviews and the facilitation of child rights situation analyses. He has been a principal author in several publications, including, Leave No Child Out, Action for the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Situation Analysis Guidelines, as well as the design and delivery of online child rights focused courses for Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and others. For the past 7 years he has been part of the Child to Child team supporting the “6 Principles” Child Rights Capacity Development Programme supporting 60 Oak Grantees working in the field of Child Abuse to build their capacity to better apply child rights principles in their work.
Yisrak Kebede Wassie is the co-founder & Executive Director of Enhancing child focused activities (ECFA) a local charity organization that is a full member of CHI & that stands for the protection of children & young women in Ethiopia. He has served in the organization since May 2006 till now.
Before joining this organization, Yisrak have served as a teacher & principal of a secondary school for 15 years. He holds a first degree in Biology and master’s degree in sociology & social anthropology. He has good experience; in facilitating & conducting child protection trainings for children & the community, developing child protection programs & organizational leadership.