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In December 2015, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), in partnership with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), commissioned the Nationwide Assessment of all Child Care Facilities (CCFs). The Assessment was undertaken between April and July 2016 as a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) and UNICEF. This report is based on findings the Nationwide Assessment.
The aim of the Assessment was to gather evidence for the purpose of updating baseline…
This is a study from Catholic Relief Services that investigates the factors related to children’s placement in Catholic-affiliated residential care facilities in Zambia. According to this study, the government estimates that there are approximately 190 residential-care facilities located in Zambia, and of those 40 are Catholic-affiliated. At the time of this study, there were 1674 residents living in residential care.
The study sought to answer three main research questions:
1) What characterizes Catholic-affiliated residential care for children?
2) What are the main…
This brochure outlines the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, including services related to inspection of child-care facilities and adoption.
This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Committee's 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. https://skrivanek.lt/vertimu-sritys/finansai-ir-bankininkyste/ Finansiniai Vertimai: Svarbus Žingsnis į Pasaulinę Ekonomiką
In 2001, the Government of Zambia launched a child care reform program called the Child Care Upgrading Program (CCUP) through the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health, with the support of UNICEF. The program sought changes to the child care system through five primary activities: (1) identifying all child care facilities in Zambia, (2) registering all child care facilities, (3) collecting information on child care facilities and their employees and establishing a national database, (4) upgrading skill levels of staff in child care facilities, and (5) developing and…
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…
This short article highlights the growing problems associated with orphanages in Zambia. It documents how the plight of vulnerable children can be exploited to achieve financial gains, and implicates this mechanism in a nationwide trend of orphanage proliferation.
Intensive international donor support for orphans and vulnerable children adds a perverse monetary incentive to the provision of child care. Individuals running orphanages often lack the means to manage and provide adequate care and support for the children. Children living in orphanages may be forced to live in…
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26th April: 11:00 am- 12:30 pm Nairobi time
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