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Research evidence indicates that parents of children with intellectual disabilities are exposed to a host of stressful life events while caring for their children with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of this study was then to determine the effectiveness of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) in enabling mothers to manage stress related to parenting a child with intellectual disability (ID). Additionally, the study also aimed at assessing the impact of Triple-P in improving the relationship between a mother and a child with an intellectual disability. Quasi-…
In this online event, Family for Every Child members FSCE (Ethiopia), The Mulberry Bush (UK), Praajak (India) and CSID (Bangladesh) discussed children's care in the context of COVID-19. Discussion points included responding to vulnerable groups including children on the move and children with disabilities; domestic violence; kinship care and the digital divide. This webinar also included an overview of what is happening across the membership, and how Family is adapting to support members during this time.
The intention of this booklet is to document and share the good practices and results that the Save the Children Norway – Ethiopia (SCN-E) project has achieved at different levels with improved outcomes on the lives of the individual child with disability (CWD), families, the community, and institutions. Case studies and Key informant interviews were employed to document the good practices. CWDs and their families who have gotten different support through the project intervention, community leaders, children, government offices and other stakeholders have participated in the…
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Internationally-adopted children experience a range of challenges as they cope with the demands of everyday functioning and strive to develop a healthy identity. Research shows that family context such as parenting practices impact the level of adoptees' adjustment and their eventual identity development. In this study, we examined the process of how relationships are built between Ethiopia adoptees and their adoptive families within the new family setting. Using data obtained through semi-structured interviews, a brief survey, and focus group discussion from 25 North American…
In this case study, Coordinating Comprehensive Care of Children (4Children) documents and evaluates the work of Pact's Yekokeb Berhan Program for Highly Vulnerable Children (HVC) in Ethiopia. The case study is one of three case studies developed by 4Children at the request of the Office of HIV and AIDS at USAID to share and promote learning from OVC programs which have implemented successful interventions to increase HIV testing and services (HTS) for children.
This case study includes a background on Ethiopia and the context of its health and social welfare services,…
In many African cultures and societies, families had some very unique and positive ways of nurturing children into responsible adults. Through stories, games and many other activities embedded with lessons, parents, grandparents and other extended family members disciplined and moulded the character of children, such that they grew up understanding the world around them, and with respect for one another.
Unfortunately, due to gradual changes in the socioeconomic sector, family kinship ties have weakened, leaving many families without social safety nets that extended family and social kin…
This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the sixteenth session (15 Aug 2016 – 2 Sep 2016) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Committees' recommendations on the issues relevant to children's care are highlighted, as well as other care-related concluding observations, ratification dates, and links to the Universal Periodic Review and Hague Intercountry Adoption Country Profile. There are many escorts from…
The world is facing a hidden crisis in childcare. That crisis is leaving millions of children without the support they need, with damaging consequences for their future. It is also having severe impacts on three generations of women – on mothers, grandmothers and daughters.
There is an urgent need to solve the global care crisis to improve the lives of both women and children and to grow economies. There are 671 million children under five in the world today. Given labour force participation rates that exceed 60% globally, a large number of these children…
This presentation was given by Emebet Mulugeta, Associate Professor at the Institute of Gender Studies and Psychology in Addis Ababa, at Innocenti’s Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support on 26-27 May 2014. The presentation describes gender roles in parenting in Ethiopia, the missing role of fathers in parenting, legal/policy provisions of family support, and some work being done to engage fathers.
This video features a segment of a talk on the effects of care environments on children, hosted by the Christian Alliance for Orphans. The key speakers featured include Dr. Kathryn Whetten & Dr. Charles Nelson, who discuss the Positive Outcomes for Orphans study (POFO) and the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), respectively.
Dr. Nelson speaks about the institutionalization of children and its impact on the brain development of institutionalized children. Many children in institutions, says Dr. Nelson, experience isolation, a lack of response to distress, a…