Country level evaluation of contributing factors to the establishment of an alternative care system.

Two families in South Africa absorb children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Their story.

Analyzes the care of children without parents in the contexts of current theoretical and policy formations and attachment theory with kin and non-kin caregivers.

The first International Conference on Sexual Abuse of the African Child will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 24–26 September 2007. The aim of the conference is to advance knowledge regarding the various types of sexual abuse and their complexity in the cultural settings of Africa.

A report on residential care in South Africa in the context of AIDS and an under-resourced social welfare sector.

This study aimed to gain insight into the migration experiences of children who cross international borders unaccompanied. 

Africa shifts to 'whole village' approach for the care of orphans and other vulnerbale children.

The Lubuto Library Project seeks to fill an important gap in services to vulnerable children in Africa by providing a bridge to schools and social services otherwise beyond their reach.

L’Afrique du Sud a ete confrontée au fardeau écrasant d’avoir le plus important nombre de personnes atteintes du SIDA partout au monde. Par conséquent, le VIH/SIDA a joué un rôle assidu dans l’affaiblissement des mécanismes familiaux et communautaires de protection des enfants, qui se traduit par un affaiblissement de la capacité des enfants à se protéger. 

A report that identifies gaps and provides recommendations for protecting and supporting girls living on the streets. It provides models of good practices from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe.