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The alarming prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) across the globe demands scrutinization of the present mechanisms in place to protect children from abuse. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child acknowledges that the family is the natural environment for the development and well-being of children. However, historically, children throughout South Asia have suffered homelessness, neglect and deprivation due to factors such as broken homes, lack of financial resources, physical and sexual abuse, and the age-old tradition of migrating parents in search of a better life,…
Decades of war, drought, destruction, displacement, and poverty have eroded the traditional family-based safety nets that provide for children when birth families are unable to offer adequate care. There is palpable and growing evidence in Afghanistan that institutional care of children is now the only solution used in situations where families are unable, or unwilling, to care for their children. Care of children in institutions is being used as a response to poverty, unemployment, homelessness, and repatriation.
One of the most serious challenges facing Afghanistan is the need to…