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This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the nature and characteristics of Kafalah and identify effective strategies to support Kafalah.
It covers the characteristics of Kafalah, its legal implications, what distinguishes Kafalah from other forms of family-based alternative care, and ongoing efforts to promote Kafalah in Eastern and Southern Africa. It concludes with implications for policy and practice.
This document has been produced as part of the regional learning platform on care in Eastern and Southern Africa. The platform and its corresponding…
The goal of this case study is to demonstrate a working model of family-based care in Zambia which can produce a replicable framework that can be modified for other regions and circumstances. This paper seeks to shed light on positive outcomes when family-based care is prioritized. Drawing on over twenty years of experience in family-based care, Alliance for Children Everywhere seeks to share their experience in Zambia and support a transition to family-based care to other OVC organizations within Southern Africa and beyond.
In 2013, in collaboration with UNICEF, the government of Rwanda established the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (Let’s Raise Children in Families - TMM) programme to enable the closure of large-scale residential care institutions for children and promote family-based care. The programme aims to build strong systems of protection and care that will have sustainable and wider benefits for children in Rwanda. This case study profiles the reintegration experiences of one child who has participated in TMM. It is based, where possible, on interviews with the child, his or her family, district social worker…
This video series from Better Care Network, in partnership with Child's i Foundation, highlights promising practices in children's care in Uganda. The series of six videos captures practice-based learning and each video in the series is accompanied by a one-page discussion paper.
Videos in the series include:
In this video, social worker Evelyn Nateza describes the process used by Child's i Foundation to find Ugandan adoptive families for hard-to-place children. This video is one within a series of videos produced by Child's i Foundation and Better Care Network.
View the accompanying one-page discussion paper with video summary, discussion points, and suggestions for further reading by clicking on the thumbnail image above.
Check out the other videos in the series…