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This interpretive study examines the experiences of 54 Ethiopian emerging adults who had aged out of institutional care facilities. Findings are derived from interviews and focus groups in which questions and activities focused on the challenges faced by participants and the supports they relied on throughout the transition process. These young adults reported facing many challenges upon leaving care, including difficulty finding gainful and interesting employment, a lack of many basic life skills, difficulty finding a support network, and significant stigma in…
This article details the introduction of a livelihood project for unaccompanied children in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, which aimed at strengthening the household economy of foster families and improving the care of fostered children. The Dadaab refugee camp was established in 1991 to host 90,000 refugees who fled from the civil war in Somalia. The camp population rose over the next twenty years as a result of chronic fighting, drought, floods, famine, and the Ethiopian invasion in 2007. Extreme famine and conflict in Somalia in 2011…
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Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in almost any population because of their physical and emotional dependence on adults and social status. Their vulnerability is greater in developing countries because of the higher incidence of poverty and fewer social protection mechanisms in place compared to industrialized countries. In most developing countries, children are not the explicit recipients of the unprecedented growth in social protection efforts but do benefit from its expansion. This paper looks at how social protection is evolving in developing countries and how it…
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.
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This interpretive study examines the experiences of 54 Ethiopian emerging adults who had aged out of institutional care facilities. Findings are derived from interviews and focus groups in which questions and activities focused on the challenges faced by participants and the supports they relied on throughout the transition process. These young adults reported facing many challenges upon leaving care, including difficulty finding gainful and interesting employment, a lack of many basic life skills, difficulty finding a support network, and significant stigma in the community due…
Les enfants et les familles vulnérables ont besoin d’un système de soutien social qui réponde aux problèmes qu’ils rencontrent grâce à des solutions efficaces et durables. Les observations présentées dans ce rapport sont un « cliché instantané » des pratiques prometteuses en matière de développement et de pérennité de la communauté. Ce rapport explique comment SOS Villages d’Enfants contribue à l’autonomisation des communautés, qui soutiennent ensuite elles-mêmes les enfants vulnérables et leurs familles.
This presentation was delivered at the Africa-Wide Children Without Appropriate Care Program Learning Event: “Shaping our care reform work across Africa,” held in Ethiopia on 20-23 April 2015. It provides an overview of the Tracking Progress Initiative, which includes the development of a tool to measure country progress in implementing the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children.
This presentation provides an overview of the status of care reform efforts in Africa.
It identifies where care reform is underway as well as areas in which reform is still needed.
The presentation looks ahead to what is needed to accelerate the momentum on care reform in the region.
The Government of Ethiopia, civil society and UN agencies joined Save the Children in reviewing progress, sharing insights on the best practices and identifying ways to move forward promoting community and family-based care for children.
The stakeholders, including Better Care Network, met at an Africa wide Program Learning Event organized by Save the Children under the theme, "Shaping our care reform work across Africa," which brought together country, regional and global experts.
The three-day conference, which kicked off on 20th April, built knowledge and skills to…