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This report aims to bring global attention to the challenges related to the reintegration of children associated with armed forces and groups, and promote better policy, practice and funding in the future. The findings are based on a literature review and primary research in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo, and interviews with government departments, UN agencies, NGOs and civil society in Colombia, Iraq and South Sudan. The global financial analysis was undertaken in 2018.
This report identifies key barriers to reintegration programming that War Child has…
This is a report from the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) examining the two year (2014-2016) Child Protection Social Cohesion initiative in Burundi and Chad. The purpose of the report is to consolidate baseline information on social cohesion, and identify relevant child protection stakeholders and drivers of conflict.
This report discusses how child protection can contribute to social cohesion and peacebuilding through various means. Social cohesion and peacebuilding topics include: systems-based approaches that…
Many North American Christians feel compelled to respond to the care and protection needs of children deeply affected by the global AIDS pandemic. This paper provides clear and evidence-based insights into how the Christian community can best direct their efforts.
Institutional care settings (orphanages) are a common response to caring for orphans and at-risk children and youth, but a growing body of global research shows that institutional care presents great social and psychological risks for young children. Among these risks is the reduced ability to form lasting attachments, community…
WHAT: This guide is based on the standards set out in Raising the Standards (Save the Children, 2005). It presents lessons from the experiences of five agencies in implementing the childcare standards and assessing their effectiveness.
WHO: Childcare agencies, managers, and social and community workers.
WHERE: This document focuses on five agencies in East and Central Africa, however the learning has global relevance.
WHY: Provides case studies and guidance on implementing…