Deadline: 05-Sep-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is accepting grant applications for protection and solution of refugees and asylum seekers in Tanzania – Child Protection.
In Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, a crucial opportunity has emerged to reinforce the safety and well-being of refugee children. The focus is on strengthening child protection and enabling family reunifications through specialized, rights-based interventions. At the heart of this initiative is the promise of individualized support and systemic coordination that centers the best interest of every child.
This initiative aims to deliver high-quality case management services for refugees and asylum-seeker children. Through the UNHCR’s Best Interests Procedure, each child’s situation is carefully assessed using Best Interests Assessments and Determination processes. This ensures that decisions affecting vulnerable children—especially those who are unaccompanied or at risk—are made with the utmost care, tailored to their unique needs.
In addition, the project will establish safe spaces where children can find support and protection. These spaces will serve as havens for psychosocial healing and peer interaction, while also enabling access to services. For children separated from their families or living without adequate care, alternative care arrangements will be organized, providing stable, nurturing environments within the community.
Interventions are rooted in a strong community-focused model. By working alongside community networks, local actors, and refugee representatives, the initiative will fortify community-based protection mechanisms. This approach ensures local ownership and fosters an environment where child protection is everyone’s responsibility.
A critical aspect of the project is the integration of child protection efforts into broader systems. Whether it’s water and sanitation, education, or livelihoods, each of these sectors will weave in child protection considerations, ensuring that services are child-friendly and inclusive. In parallel, efforts will be made to align with and strengthen existing government child protection systems to better serve refugee children.
The partner operating this initiative will also play a vital coordination role. Working with UNHCR and key local institutions—such as the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Refugee Services, Social Welfare, Community Development, and others—they will ensure that child protection activities are well-aligned, efficient, and reaching those in need. This collaborative effort spans formal and informal camp settings as well as surrounding communities within Kigoma District.
This opportunity represents more than just service delivery—it embodies a commitment to restoring dignity, safety, and normalcy for refugee children. Through care-centered interventions, inclusive systems-building, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, the project seeks to lay the foundation for the long-term well-being of children in Kigoma.
For more information, visit UN Partner Portal.
