Training for child researchers: Empowering children and young people with skills to carry out a child-led research study

This training guide proposes a process and content designed to prepare children in
conflict-affected locations with context-appropriate knowledge and skills to undertake
their own (child-led) research study among their peers. The guidebook was used during
the training of child researchers in 2021, which took place in the Sahel region.
In line with Section 2.2 on the Methodology (under Subsection 2.21 on Overall Design),1
a literature review2
was carried out, in part, to inform the development of this guide. Due
to the prevailing security context (armed conflict and violence) in targeted locations —
amidst a global COVID-19 pandemic — a rapid process (training and actual research)
is proposed.