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In this How We Care series webinar, Family for Every Child members CPTCSA (Philippines), Paicabi (Chile) and Butterflies (India) come together to discuss the work they are doing to address child sexual abuse in their contexts. Learn more here.
More than 100 child participants across East Asia convened with government officials to discuss the increased instances of child violence experienced during COVID-19 at World Vision’s Asia Pacific Child Well-Being Learning Exchange forum on 18 November 2020. The virtual event, organised in partnership with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, was introduced to bring together government, UN agencies, donors, civil society organisations, corporates, academia, subject matter experts and thought leaders in the development sector, to throw light on pressing issues facing the world’s most vulnerable…
This report (in Khmer) provides in-depth analysis of programs of 7 different NGOs in Cambodia working on the prevention of family separation and family preservation in order to respond to risks related to physical and mental well-being and domestic violence. The report also provides analysis on the good practices, gaps, challenges and opportunities of these NGOs’ programs. The study provides recommendations for the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) to consider developing national standards or guidelines for NGOs and development partners to…
This report provides in-depth analysis of programs of 7 different NGOs in Cambodia working on the prevention of family separation and family preservation in order to respond to risks related to physical and mental well-being and domestic violence. The report also provides analysis on the good practices, gaps, challenges and opportunities of these NGOs’ programs. The study provides recommendations for the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) to consider developing national standards or guidelines for NGOs and development partners to continue…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous tragedy and disrupted the lives of hundreds of millions of children and their families in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Despite significant responses by governments and the heroic efforts of medical staff and other key workers, this global societal emergency has taught us several costly lessons.
Hospitals in many countries have been overwhelmed. Efforts to provide cash benefits to impoverished households or shift education and jobs online have helped many people – but such solutions remain inaccessible to millions of poor, socially marginalised…
This column from Volume 23 of the American University Washington College of Law Human Rights Brief explores the links between child abuse in Cambodian orphanages and tourism, including the overlap between orphanage tourism and sex tourism. The column notes that "despite there being fewer orphans, the number of orphanages and children living in orphanages has doubled" and that "many low income families are persuaded by institution directors to place their children in residential care facilities, thinking that their children will have better lives there, with access to food, education…
This child-led research initiative was conducted under the umbrella of World Vision’s DEAR project (Development Education and Awareness Raising) and the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The authors worked together to raise children’s voices to the highest levels possible in order to have an impact on decisions and processes that affect them, especially the work around the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. These child researchers were invited to choose one of the issues covered by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each country team discussed these issues, and they decided to…
Sexual abuse of children occurs in every country across the world, yet it remains a largely hidden problem. It has profound and devastating long-term impacts on children’s physical and mental health and social wellbeing.
Most of Family for Every Child's Members address child sexual abuse in their work, and its links to children’s care. This first How We Care series presents the work of three Family for Every Child Members to help combat child sexual abuse in their regions. Please click through to…
Abstract
Background
Currently, the strongest evidence for preventing violence against children lies with social learning theory-based parenting interventions. An increasing number of experimental studies on such interventions have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in East and Southeast Asia.
Objective
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of parenting interventions in preventing violence against children.
Participants and setting
Parents and primary caregivers living in LMICs in East and Southeast Asia.
Methods…
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Overall activities carried out in support of the Three Ends strategy, namely 1) End Violence Against Women and Children (ending violence against women and children); 2) End Human Trafficking (end human trafficking); and 3) End Barriers To Economic Justice (ending economic inequality). The Three Ends Strategy was developed by KPP-PA RI to implement Ministerial Regulation PP and PA Number 6 of 2013 concerning the implementation of Family Development as an integral part of the implementation of Law Number 23 of 2004 concerning PKDRT. Domestic violence (domestic…