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Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Annual Symposium: A Decade of Progress, A Future of Promise
The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance invites you join us for our Annual Symposium—to be held virtually during Social Service Workforce Week on 26 October 2023 from 12:00-14:00 UTC / GMT.
Officially launched in 2013, the Alliance was originally conceived during the Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference, in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010, when teams from 18 countries joined together to share experiences and address key challenges facing the social service workforce at a national, regional …
The conference is part of a long-term effort by the US government and other donors to draw increased attention and mobilize additional assistance for social workers worldwide who work with children who are vulnerable to abuse, violence, exploitation and neglect. The Conference explored a range of workforce development strategies, including strategies for planning, training, and supporting the workforce incorporating lessons learned from Health Systems Strengthening and Human Resources for Health Initiatives as well as other human and institutional capacity building and training efforts. The…
Este evento paralelo del Consejo de Derechos Humanos fue patronicinado por las Misiones Permanentes de Kenya, Portugal, Uruguay y Vietnam, African Child Policy Forum, ATD 4th World, Better Care Network, CELCIS, Family for Every Child, For Our Children Foundation, Hope and Homes for Children, International Federation of Social Workers, International Foster Care Organisation, International Social Service, RELAF, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International y UNICEF. El evento paralelo el evento se llevó a cabo el 22 de septiembre 2015 y asistieron más de 40…
This is the French version. This Human Rights Council Side event was co-sponsored by Permanent Missions of Kenya, Portugal, Uruguay and Viet Nam, African Child Policy Forum, ATD 4th World, Better Care Network, CELCIS, Family for Every Child, For Our Children Foundation, Hope and Homes for Children, International Federation of Social Workers, International Foster Care Organisation, International Social Service, RELAF, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International and UNICEF. The side event was held on 22 September 2015 and was attended by over 40 participants from different Missions…
This Human Rights Council Side event was co-sponsored by Permanent Missions of Kenya, Portugal, Uruguay and Viet Nam, African Child Policy Forum, ATD 4th World, Better Care Network, CELCIS, Family for Every Child, For Our Children Foundation, Hope and Homes for Children, International Federation of Social Workers, International Foster Care Organisation, International Social Service, RELAF, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International and UNICEF. The side event was held on 22 September 2015 and was attended by over 40 participants from different Missions including USA, Canada,…
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…
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 achieve Save the…
This document provides an overview of the topics covered in the various sessions during the three-day program learning event “Shaping our care reform work across Africa,” held in Ethiopia on 20-23 April 2015.
Following a consultative mapping, a regional learning meeting took place on 19-20 August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this meeting was "Reflection on past, current and future efforts aimed at strengthening child care systems in East and Southern Africa." The aim of the meeting was to bring together organizations involved in family strengthening and alternative care, providing a forum to share information, build collaboration and prioritise needs in three interlinked thematic areas:
i) building and sharing evidence,
ii) …