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Family constitutes more than simple living arrangements, and these systems are of pivotal development importance in sub-Saharan Africa. The diversity of family structures and types in sub-Saharan Africa has warranted an examination of the various policies and laws in the region. This paper examines all policy and laws related to families in the South, West, East and Central regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The paper highlights the sundry of policies and laws that are influenced by cultural and religious differences within and across regions. Issues relating to patriarchy and…
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Globalization of knowledge and scholarship raises the challenges of dialogue between Global North and South. Northern knowledge and voice remain privileged, while writing from the South often goes unread. This is true also in emerging adulthood and care-leaving scholarship. The special issue of Emerging Adulthood titled “Care-Leaving in Africa” is the first collection of essays on care-leaving by African scholars. It presents both care-leaving and emerging adulthood scholars from the Global North a unique opportunity to consider the implications of a rising…
This study seeks to improve understanding of the risks and types of sexual and gender-based violence faced by children who migrate on their own, as well as the unfortunate and widespread gaps in protection and assistance for these children. It looks closely at the situation in dangerous or remote locations – places that are fragile, conflict-ridden, underserved and hard to reach, where children may be particularly vulnerable.
The study also identifies actions that are urgently needed, by governments and humanitarian organizations, to better protect and assist children migrating on their…
On April 1st 2017, Terre des hommes (Tdh), ENDA and the African Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY) began the Project for the Protection of Migrant children along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor (CORAL) in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. CORAL’s core purpose is to strengthen child protection services for migrant children and children affected by migration, including increasing access to those services, reinforcing existing services, creating new ones, and stimulating synergies between the formal and the informal actors. The present document constitutes the baseline report…
Le 1er avril 2017, Terre des Hommes (TdH), ENDA et le Mouvement Africain des Enfants et Jeunes Travailleurs (MAEJT) ont lancé le Projet pour la Protection des Enfants Migrants le long du Corridor Abidjan-Lagos (CORAL), soit dans les cinq pays suivants : Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Bénin et Nigeria. L'objectif principal du projet CORAL est de renforcer les services de protection de l'enfance pour les enfants migrants et les enfants concernés par la migration, en améliorant l'accès à ces services, en renforçant les services existants, en créant de nouveaux services et en aidant à l'intégration…
Child Migrants Along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor (CORAL)’s core purpose is to strengthen child protection services for migrant children and children affected by migration, including increasing access to those services, reinforcing existing services, creating new ones, and stimulating synergies between the formal and the informal actors. This research brief is based on a baseline study carried out in the first phase of the project to help identify situated approaches to implementation, drawing evidence from all five countries but aiming for locally specific actions and solutions. The brief…
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.
This Strategic Paper, from the Igarapé Institute, reviews emerging capabilities of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to prevent violence against children in the Global South. The paper features case studies from Benin, Brazil, Kenya, Uganda and other countries and presents key findings from the review of emerging technological trends, typologies, and threats around the world, including findings on the use of technology in family tracing related to children separated from their families during emergencies.
Au cours des dernières années, l’opinion de la communauté internationale au sujet des adoptions a bien évolué. Alors que les adoptions internationales avaient augmenté de manière conséquente entre la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et la fin du XXème siècle, aujourd’hui, les agences des Nations Unies, les principales ONG de protection de l’enfance ainsi que bons nombres d’Etats s’accordent sur la nécessité de trouver des alternatives aux adoptions entre Etats. Ce changement de paradigme, approuvé favorise désormais le maintien de l’enfant au sein de sa famille biologique. Au Bénin, Tdh a…
This report from SOS Children’s Villages and the University of Bedfordshire provides reviews and assessments of the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in 21 countries around the world. The report is aimed at enhancing knowledge around violence against children in alternative care (especially what makes children vulnerable and what puts them at risk) and providing policymakers and practitioners insight into the challenges of protecting children from violence as well as recommendations for change.
The report offers several key findings from an extensive…