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This document presents the full policy on the alternative care of children in Cambodia. It includes descriptions of the models of alternative care, including non-residential care (foster care, kinship care, adoption, etc), and residential care. The policy also presents minimum standards for the alternative care of children. The document highlights specific objectives for alternative care, including for those children affected by HIV/AIDS, those with disabilities, and those in conflict with the law. The policy also includes specifications for children in Pagoda and other faith-based care and…
HIV vulnerability refers to the factors that make it more likely that an individual or group will be infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Reducing HIV vulnerability thus often entails the improvement of structural elements in an individual’s context or environment. Promoting correct knowledge about HIV and STIs is the easiest part, and many organizations focus on education-based interventions. It has been widely recognized, however, that factors like gender (i.e. being a woman or a man, being homosexual or heterosexual), poverty or access to education have an equally important influence on…
Recent consultations undertaken by the ILO in Kenya, the Philippines and Guatemala have confirmed that there is little awareness about child labour issues among indigenous peoples; that previous child labour studies and research largely ignore indigenous communities; and that few programmes and projects address indigenous child labour.
It has, however, also become increasingly clear that indigenous children are disproportionately affected by the worst forms of child labour. Specific approaches are needed to effectively combat child labour among indigenous peoples.
The following…
This study looks at Nepal’s stated commitment to education as it relates to street children. In recent years Nepal has participated in the World Conference on Education For All, signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and started an educational campaign with the slogan “Education For All.” Street children face myriad problems, including hunger, inadequate shelter, lack of health and legal services, HIV/AIDS, and insufficient educational resources. This article aims to identify educational needs of street children, as well as the gaps, challenges, and…
No one wants children to suffer the harshness of life in poverty. This can drive some parents to entrust their children to an orphanage or to work in domestic service. It can lead some social workers to remove children from a home because their family is poor. There are times when these are the best options available: the children will be better fed and the parents may have the time to overcome a crisis and build a more stable home. Outcomes are far worse when children leave of their own accord and end up on their own in the streets. But even in the best of…
This paper emphasizes the importance of interventions to protect children working and living on the street. Two main categories of approach are identified. The human development approach takes a long-term perspective and concentrates on equipping children with the skills and confidence necessary to reintegrate into society (for example, non-formal education, family reunification programs). The service provision approach is designed to protect children's rights and meet children's short-term needs (for example, providing food or shelter). Combining short- and long-term approaches is the best…
The world’s governments have promised to provide improved protection to children in difficult circumstances and tackle the root causes leading to such circumstances. Failure to act – to back up the good intention with practical measures that bring about a safer world for children – really does not honour the world’s promise to the child, nor the promise and potential of the child. In ten years, will the Secretary General of the United Nations again need to say to the children of the world, “We have failed you”?
Children at Risk is a follow-up to World Vision’s earlier…
More than 40% of the Philippine population live below the poverty level, so it is not surprising that children are often forced by circumstances to help their family eke out a living or fend for themselves on the streets of Manila. Most of these children’s parents migrated from rural areas in the hope of finding better job opportunities in the city, but have been confined to a life of abject poverty by lack of education.
This article highlights the work of two organizations in protecting the health of these children. Childhope Asia Philippines employs street educators who provide love…
This report details the proceedings of first in a series of regional forums organized by the Consortium for Street Children. These forums aim to bring together key NGOs and government representatives from selected countries to exchange experiences and formulate recommendations for the promotion and protection of the human rights of street children within each region.
During the forum delegates from each country presented country reports outlining issues and initiatives of national concern to street children. In addition, the forum addressed specific themes affecting street children in the…
A blog post from Cambodian Children's Trust pointing out the best way to help children begging on the street is to support children's organizations that support children and families in need.