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COVID-19 is currently wreaking havoc on countries around the world. The devastating health consequences of the virus are only the tip of the iceberg. The pandemic’s indirect impacts, such as loss of livelihoods, school closures and restrictions on travel and socialising have far-reaching effects on children and young people’s health, safety, education and well-being. During this period, many children and young people are spending more time at home, with family, and online. In this context, children and young people are at risk of witnessing and/or experiencing violence at…
This animated video, produced by Save the Children, tells the story of Suman, a boy whose mother sends him to a care center as she is having difficulty caring for him. The video suggests that the family environment is the best environment for children’s physical, social, and intellectual development and wellbeing. Save the Children urges that the 39,888 children in Nepal without appropriate care should be placed into kinship care or with another family in the same community, rather than in an institution or residential center.
There were about 24,000 children affected by AIDS living in Nepal in 2010; of these 5,000 AIDS orphans were in need of immediate support. The objective of this study was to investigate which model of care and support is more appropriate for improving psychosocial and economic security of AIDS orphans. With 5200 documented cases of AIDS orphans from 42 districts at National Association of People Living with HIV, the authors purposively selected five districts – one from each development region, based on the highest number of AIDS orphans reported. From five…