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This report provides an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in alternative care and in adoption in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) based on available data from TransMonEE, as well as other sources such as MICS, DataCare and the Conference of European Statisticians (CES). It marks the first analysis of data on children in…
'Long road ahead before ending Europe and Central Asia’s long, painful legacy’ of institutionalisation of children, as new UNICEF report highlights rate of children living in residential care across region is double the global average
The report provides critical evidence for decision-makers across countries to use in both policy and programming. The authors hope that it will serve as a valuable resource to give all children with disabilities the opportunity to realize their rights on an equal basis with their peers.
It includes internationally comparable data from nine countries in Europe and Central Asia and covers more than 30 indicators of child well-being – from education to protection from violence and discrimination. It also presents global and regional estimates of children with disabilities drawn from more than…
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Why do some countries become early policy adopters and fast policy implementers? The author investigates this question through the analysis of cross-national policy shift toward childcare deinstitutionalization, i.e., the transition from institutional to community-based provision for children without parental care. The article presents the newly collected data on the adoption of childcare deinstitutionalization policy by 15 countries – previously republics of the Soviet Union. Qualitative comparative analysis is employed to explore the role of national-level attributes…
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- New data show policy convergence among 15 ex-Soviet states in childcare deinstitutionalization.
- Countries adopted policies as ‘a package’ (goals + instruments), as promoted by international actors.
- Authoritarian states adopted the same policy instruments, as non-authoritarian states.
- Authoritarian states adopted ‘modern’, non-coercive policy instruments, based on the agentic individual.
- World culture and international advocacy appear key to childcare policy instrument choice.
This document makes the case for the importance of investing in family strengthening in countries across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It has a particular focus on support for families so that any unnecessary separation of children from their families and placement in alternative care can be prevented.
The UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children provide recommendations regarding the prevention of unnecessary placement in care. This includes situations when the fully assessed circumstances of a child reveal there are no protection concerns but support is needed to…
Worldwide, an estimated 2.7 million children live in so-called orphanages or other residential care facilities. This figure is likely an underestimate, however, since many low and middle-income countries lack reliable data on this issue. To address this gap, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has developed a comprehensive tool to collect data on children living in residential care. It is comprised of a protocol that outlines the recommended steps for gathering data, 12 data collection tools, and an implementation package covering everything from sample design to the dissemination of…
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is developing a draft law on the introduction of professional foster families, which would mean all orphans and children left without parental care will be placed in foster care immediately.
The draft law is being prepared by the Office of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights, governmental and non-governmental organizations and international experts. The pilot project involving the first foster families is being tested in the Akmola Region.
The first waves of child care reforms in the Europe and Central Asia (‘ECA’) region were based on one simple, clear and evidence-based argument: children should never be ‘warehoused’ in large institutions and are best raised in families and within communities. After over 20 years of efforts to transform large-scale institutions in the region into family and community-based care settings, a new and important discussion has emerged that focuses on two core questions:
- Is residential care, under certain conditions, an appropriate form of communitybased care?
- If so, what…
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The article analyzes the results of a sociological study of the prospects for improving the system of social protection of graduates of institutional institutions in Uzbekistan. The focus groups were used to study the education, employment, socio-psychological and socio-economic conditions of young people who graduated from an educational institution. The quota selection method was purposefully formed from 18-25-year-old graduates of the head office. the procedures established by the legislation, graduating young people face regular problems in the issue of…