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This document is intended to provide concrete advice on how to put the guiding principles common to most child protection actors into practice. Though cultural traditions and customs may require the advice to be adapted to the specific context, the authors believe that the advice provided is grounded in sufficiently broad experience to guide measures that ensure children under five are not separated when this can be avoided, and, if separated, can be reunited with their families as quickly as possible.
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This presentation was given at the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005. It provides an overview of a study conducted in the tsunami-affected countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand to assess the alternative care options for children without adequate parental care.
This presentation includes the objectives and agenda from an Alternative Care Workshop held in Bangkok in November 2005 to present findings from a study on alternative care choices for children affected by the Tsunami in South East Asia and to share experiences and best practices related to children's care.
On 26 December 2004, a powerful tsunami washed over countries along the rim of the Indian Ocean, resulting in enormous loss of life and leaving in its wake thousands of children suddenly rendered parentless or devoid of familial caregivers. Subsequently, a project to assess appropriate alternative care choices for children without primary caregivers in Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Thailand took stock of tsunami-related responses as a basis for identifying sustainable and viable models, good practices and lessons learnt with regard to the impact of the disaster on the lives of children.…