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The 2017 Whole of Syria Child Protection Needs Overview: A Compilation of Child Protection Data Collected for the 2017 Syria Humanitarian Needs Overview provides analysis of child protection needs and risks at the government level to support child protection actors in programmed development, resource mobilasation and advocacy.
Data collection and assessments were conducted through Jordan, Syria, and Turkey hubs between April and July 2016. Respondents were asked their perceptions on the reasons children are unaccompanied and separated from their usual caregivers. The reasons…
This study is a retrospective discussion of the experiences faced by young Jordanian adults who grew up in residential care before entering adult life. These young adults use their life experiences to demonstrate the challenges that people exiting residential care face. Per this chapter, post-care experience is influenced by in-care experience.
The researcher used a semi-structured interview design to capture the experiences of 42 Jordanian care leavers, which were equal numbers male and female. The study found that care leavers experienced the same difficulties as care leavers…
This report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees details the experiences of Syrian refugee children and youth. The report presents findings from a research project that sought to understand the refugee crisis from the perspectives of children by conducting a desk review, interviews, and focus groups with children and families to collect both quantitative as well as qualitative data and narrative information on the daily lives of Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon and Jordan. The goal of this report is to put a human face on the crisis, to raise awareness of the child protection…
Executive Summary
Homebound girls are girls under the age of eighteen who withdraw, or are withdrawn, from school and spend their days as domestic laborers in their house. The issues surrounding them are multi-faceted. Homebound girls are denied their constitutional right to education and are potentially involved in exploitive child labor. In doing so, they are also denied their right to social integration and psychological development as a result of their domestic confinement.
The purpose of this qualitative research was twofold: the first was to explore the phenomenon of homebound…
The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has submitted its fourth and fifth combined report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (dated 1st March 2013), which is due to be examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 66th Session, taking place in May-June 2014 in Geneva.
Of particular note:
28. Children born outside of wedlock are cared for by foster families under special conditions. Background checks must be conducted to verify the spouses’ social and living circumstances and level of education and check…
This paper describes a study that assessed the attitudes of people in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan toward the implementation of foster care as an alternative to institutions for children. According to the paper, many middle and low-income countries continue to utilize large institutional settings as the predominant model of alternative care for children, despite growing evidence that these settings are detrimental to children's development. Middle Eastern children and youth who have been institutionalized often experience a high degree of stigma upon returning to…
The problems faced by young people leaving care to join the adult world are well-known. The present study adds to the current body of research on the subject by exploring the post-care experiences of young Jordanian care leavers. Forty two care leavers were interviewed, thirteen of whom also took part in a focus group. The interview data were analysed qualitatively. Jordanian care leavers described many experiences similar to those reported by young people leaving care in other countries including struggles to continue education, find accommodation, secure employment, and cope financially. Of…
WHAT: Practitioner guidance on communicating and recording children’s care history in order to increase their understanding of what happened to them and to help prepare children for moves
WHO: Social workers, caregivers, residential staff, and trainers.
WHERE: This training was based on experiences in a children’s home in Jordan. The case examples and guidance may need to be adapted to suit the local context.
WHY: Provides guidance and examples of how to gather information on the…
WHAT: Guidance and examples of group activities which promote development and self-esteem, and the role of the worker in providing activities on a regular basis.
WHO: Caregivers and residential staff, trainers. Social and community workers and trainers involved in psychosocial work.
WHERE: This training was based on experiences in a children’s home in Jordan. The case examples, child development norms, and activities may need to be adapted to suit the local context.
WHY: Gives…
WHAT: Theory and practice guidance on interviewing and assessing children and families. Contains an example assessment, as well as training questions and answers on communication skills, planning, and assessment.
WHO: Trainee social and community workers
WHERE: Globally relevant with modifications required to suit the local context. This manual was based on training completed in Jordan.
WHY: To understand the context in which assessment and case planning takes place and to put into…