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This is a report from the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) examining the two year (2014-2016) Child Protection Social Cohesion initiative in Burundi and Chad. The purpose of the report is to consolidate baseline information on social cohesion, and identify relevant child protection stakeholders and drivers of conflict.
This report discusses how child protection can contribute to social cohesion and peacebuilding through various means. Social cohesion and peacebuilding topics include: systems-based approaches that…
This presentation from IRC, given at the State of the Evidence on Children’s Care Symposium, outlines the findings of recent research on parenting interventions in low-resource settings. The research sought to answer: “Can evidence-based parenting and family skills intervention be implemented in a low-resource, conflict-affected setting?” “Does the intervention have an impact on: a) Parenting practices b) Family functioning c) Child behavior, psychosocial wellbeing and resilience?” And “What are the processes through which participation in the…
This report provides a review of two projects: Building a Caring Environment for Children in Burundi (UNICEF), which addresses child care reform and New Generation (IRC) which addresses household economic strengthening and parenting skills.
This is an impact evaluation of New Generation, a three-year project comprised of two components: 1) A VSLA intervention involving the establishment of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and the provision of entrepreneurship and financial literacy education and 2) A family-based intervention involving Healing Families and Communities discussion sessions.
This brief presents the results of the mid-term evaluation of the New Generation project - a three-year project comprised of two components: 1) A VSLA intervention involving the establishment of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and the provision of entrepreneurship and financial literacy education and 2) A family-based intervention involving Healing Families and Communities discussion sessions.
This publication, produced by the Parenting in Africa Network (PAN), highlights the skillful parenting practices of several pastoral communities in Africa, including the Gabra and the Maasai people in Kenya, the Bozo community in Mali, the Ndebele of South Africa, and the Swahili community of the coastal strip of Africa. The aspects of parenting highlighted are: pre-birth mother care, post birth mother and child care, instilling skills in responsibility and respect, child-parent interaction, the role of fathers, sexuality and puberty, preparation for marriage, care of vulnerable children, and…
In this article from Aljazeera, Jean-Pierre shares the story of how he was tricked into fighting as a child soldier in Burundi. He and hundreds of children who fought as child soldiers are now attempting to reintegrate back into their families and communities. UNICEF has set up a program to help them adjust. This program provides the children with clothing and school scholarships. They are also assigned social workers who regularly visit the children to make sure they are integrating back into society without facing abuse or social exclusion.