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This insight from Changing the Way We Care provides an overview of the household economic strengthening (HES) activities that were part of a holistic family strengthening approach in Kenya.
This short publication gives details on a variety of HES strategies and provides some evidence, thus far, on their effectiveness in strengthening families - both those who are reintegrating children and those at risk of separation.
Financial Challenges Faced by Caregivers of Orphans in Kitui Central Sub-County, Kitui County, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Caring for orphans is an enormous task. Caregivers are rarely prepared to take extra burden of caring for children who are not their biological children after the death of their parents. The caregivers are faced with a myriad of challenges, including, psychological stress due to the notion that an extra burden has been added to them. Lack of adequate support from the community makes this task more challenging. This situation is not different in Kitui District. The purpose of this study was to determine the financial challenges faced by caregivers of orphans in Kitui Central…
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It is the primary responsibility of any government to offer social protection to its vulnerable populations. The Kenyan government has not been left behind in provision of social protection to the vulnerable that includes the older persons, persons with severe disabilities and the orphans and vulnerable children. Childhood in Kenya is defined by the fact that over 50% of Kenyans live in absolute poverty, which means that 8.6 million children live below the poverty line. As the government plays the role of protecting the OVCs a question arises as to whether these resources…
This book published jointly by FAO, UNICEF, and Oxford University Press presents the findings from evaluations of the Transfer Project, a cash transfer project undertaken in the following sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It concludes that cash transfers are becoming a key means for social protection in developing countries. The editors examine and evaluate the evidence in support of the viability of cash transfers. This book also focuses on the collaborative efforts of governments, development and research…
This policy brief from the World Bank provides an overview of cash transfers in African countries. The brief defines “cash transfers” and their uses. The brief also lists key design elements of cash transfer programs in Africa, including the opportunities for innovation that cash transfer programs create, the accountability mechanisms in place, and the monitoring and evaluation. The brief highlights the differences between conditional and unconditional transfers and cash and non-cash transfers and the evidence on whether conditional or unconditional transfers are a better model. The brief…
This new study by Parenting in Africa Network (PAN) was conducted in three regions in Kenya (Nairobi, Mombasa and Busia), involving primary care givers of children age 0-8 identified though PAN members’ programs, children participating in private and public Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) centers, and stakeholders and professionals involved in skillful parenting and early childhood development.
It sought to assess the knowledge gaps and skills among parents and care givers regarding what constitutes skillful parenting, and identify and document their attitudes, and…
Research was conducted in five Rift Valley towns (Eldoret, Kitale, Molo, Nakuru, and Naivash) in Kenya in 2011 to understand the link between emergencies and the perceived increase of children joining the streets. The findings are based on interviews with 3,138 children, of whom 2,696 were directly connected with the streets.
Findings show that food insecurity is one of the biggest factors (59%) that cause children to drop out of school and gravitate toward the streets to find food and earn money. Other major factors identified included abuse at home (23%), particularly when…