Creating a sense of ownership of a child protection strategy among those most affected by it is an approach which is commonly used to encourage support and respect for newly implemented policies.

Consulting those that will need to support the policy in order for it to be successful is imperative.

Understanding the opinions of key individuals, or at least representatives, of each stakeholder group is important for knowing potential barriers and challenges. Using a tool that investigates different perspectives can be useful to address these potential barriers from the beginning.

 

Download an example questionnaire to assess the values and attitudes of stakeholders