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The Goal of the Prakas is to ensure the best interests of the child and protect the basic rights of the child separated from his/her biological parents and receiving kinship or foster care, so that they are safe and thriving in a warm, loving and happy family environment. The Prakas aims to set principles, procedures, rights, conditions, roles and responsibilities of relevant competent ministries, institutions, entities and service providers to implement kinship care or foster care, complementing Prakas No. 2280 MoSVY dated 11 October 2011 on procedures to implement the Policy on…
This Action Plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016 - 2018, was developed to support the implementation of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) Work Platform 2014–2018 and the Sub-Decree 119 on the Management of Residential Care Institutions, which was endorsed on 11 September 2015. The objective of the reintegration of children from residential care institutions to families is fully in line with the guiding principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the…
This research study was commissioned to generate a better understanding of three school communities in Cambodia: Islamic schools, Buddhist monastic schools, and floating schools with a focus on identifying challenges in delivering quality and inclusive education.
There has been significant progress in Cambodia’s education system. Student enrolment in the public-school system has increased rapidly across all education levels. In recent years, primary education enrolments have reached near gender parity. These improvements are in large part a result of strong commitment from the Royal…
The study, “Child Protection and Education Needs for the Children and Adolescents of Phnom Penh’s Urban Poor Communities,” examines child protection risks faced by preschool age children (3-5 years old) and adolescents (10-14 years old) and determines the interconnectivity between such risks and education. It also seeks to identify bottlenecks and enabling factors that facilitate or constrain their access to quality education. Existing services or gaps in services related to child protection and education needs as well as capacity of the government and CSOs in providing…
UNICEF Cambodia’s Child Protection Programme 2016-2018 aimed to achieve the outcome that “by 2018, girls and boys vulnerable to and exposed to violence and those separated from their family, or at risk of separation, are increasingly protected by the institutional and legislative frameworks, quality services, and a supportive community environment.” The Programme has taken a system-strengthening approach at the levels of national and sub-national institutions; service providers; and children, families and communities.
Further, the objective of the evaluation was to provide evidence that…
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របាយការណ៍បភទនះ គឺជារបាយការណ៍ដំបូងបង្អស់ ដលនឹងជួយបំពញចំណុចខ្វះខាត ដ៏សំខាន់មួយនៅកម្ពុជា៖ ខណៈពលដលកម្ពុជាមានទិន្នន័យយងច៉ ើនអំពីកិច្ចការពារកុមារ ទិន្នន័យ ទាំងនះនៅរាយប៉យតាមវិស័យ និងក្នុងឯកសារសិក្សាសវជវជាចើន។ លើសពីនះ បទស កម្ពុជាក៏នៅមិនទាន់មានបព័ន្ធគប់គងព័ត៌មានស្តីពីកិច្ចការពារកុមារ ដលមានលក្ខណៈគប់ជុង ជយនោះដ ្រោ រ។ ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថារបាយការណ៍នះ នឹងតូវបានបើបស់ជា្រា មូលដនសម ្ឋ ប់ ្រា ជួយ ដល់ការបមូលទិន្នន័យ និងការអនុវត្តសកម្មភាពបន្ថមទៀត ក្នុងវិស័យការពារកុមារ។ ជាពិសស របាយការណ៍នះមានគោលបំណងជួយដល់អ្នកតាក់តងគោលនយោបាយ និងមន្តកម្មវិធីក្នុងការ ី វិភាគវឌ្ឍនភាព និងរៀបចំគោលនយោបាយ និងកម្មវិធីនានា ដោយបើបស់…
The ‘Study on Alternative Care Community Practices for Children in Cambodia, including Pagoda-based care’ (published in Khmer) is the first of its kind which sheds light on how different forms of alternative care are being used in the community. The study identifies push and pull factors that impact alternative care and documents care profiles for each of the five types of alternative care practices found in Cambodia - kinship care, foster care, pagoda-based care, group homes and residential care institutions and boarding schools. Conclusions and recommends are provided to improve each of…