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In 2019, the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) pioneered a three-year multi stakeholder pilot to reintegrate 200 children from Child Care Facilities (CCFs) in Lusaka district to their families and communities. The Children in Families (CIF) collective effort is designed to clarify and refine systematic child reintegration processes formerly addressed in isolation and without clear coordination. The CIF Plus (CIF+) pilot is an opportunity to showcase the collective impact that can be achieved when government provides program direction in collaboration with Non-…
Catholic Care for Children (CCC) is a visionary initiative, led by Catholic sisters, to see children growing up in safe, nurturing families. Guided by the biblical mandate to care for the most vulnerable and animated by the principles of Catholic Social Teaching—especially the dignity of each person—CCC teams are reducing the need for institutional care by encouraging and facilitating family- and community-based care for children.
CCC began in Uganda in 2016 after the government enacted legislation favoring family- and community-based care. The goal was to remedy the alarming increase in…
The Government of Zambia - along with many other partners including Better Care Network, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, GHR Foundation, USAID, UNICEF, Save the Children and other NGOs - convened a National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia from 4-6 May, 2016. The consultation aimed to jointly identify national priorities for action in order to accelerate child care reform in Zambia.
This presentation provides data on children in Zambia, including the legal definition of a child, how many are living in Zambia, where they live, and their…
This brief is part of a series of country briefs which aim to provide an analysis of children’s living and care arrangements according to the latest available data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys (MICS) at the time of publication.
This country brief provides an overview of data on children’s living arrangements in Zambia, extracted from the 2013-14 DHS survey. The brief presents data on who children…
This report - produced by SOS Children’s Villages, Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland, and the University of Malawi - is based on a synthesis of eight assessments of the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children (“the Guidelines”) in Benin, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
It considers common challenges to implementing the Guidelines identified in the eight countries and provides a platform for effective advocacy to promote every child’s right to quality care. At the end of each chapter, the report provides…
The State’s first responsibility to children is supporting the capacity of families to provide adequately for their children’s needs. When a child’s family is unable or unwilling to provide adequate protection and care or when a child is separated, the State is responsible for ensuring protection and alternative care. Such support is made available through a social welfare system, which may include services provided by the Government as well as those of non-governmental organizations.
The Assessments of Capacity to Manage Alternative Care analyze the ability of national…
This document begins by discussing the background for developing the psychosocial indicators that are used for measurement and the limitations of current indicators. The purpose was to create national level psychosocial indicators.
It goes on to provide an in depth review of the psychosocial impacts that HIV/AIDS have on children. Specifically it covers poverty, death, loss, grieving, stigma, discrimination, and increased risk of infection.
Finally, the author provides samples of surveys that can be used for measuring psychosocial indicators through caregiver and youth…
International agencies are increasingly recognizing the role of religious organizations in establishing effective HIV/AIDS interventions. Despite some negative perceptions of their role and impact, faith-based organizations (FBOs) are among the most viable institutions at both local and national levels and have developed experience in addressing the multidimensional impact of AIDS and its particular impact on children.
Religious organizations are prevalent throughout Africa. In the six countries chosen for this Study, the number of local congregations is estimated to be in excess of 150,…
This report presents a profile of street children interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire with a view to understand the problem better by gathering life style and life circumstances data. It should be emphasised that the data is not based on a census but on what can be defined as a sample of sufficient size to produce reliable data. It was a deliberate decision in the design of this project not to attempt a census as this would be too costly, too time consuming and would in all likelihood still produce results that can be questioned.
The emphasis in developing this profile was…
The survey is designed to assess the needs of families with young children in communities heavily affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The survey provides information about the household, the community, and basic exposure to social, medical and legal services. The information from the survey is intended to be used to design service programs that target the needs of specific communities and families with young children. The survey instrument includes a script for the interviewer.
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