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Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, the world has experienced a series of waves and variants of the ever evolving and vaccine eluding COVID-19 virus. Initial responses predominantly focused on slowing the spread of the virus and included movement restrictions, intra-country and inter-country border closings, quarantine, isolation, social distancing, and mask wearing. Whilst these responses aimed to slow the spread of the virus, they also tended to overlook the prioritization of vulnerable populations such as children with disabilities, children in alternative care…
यस अध्ययनले सातवटा केन्द्रित देशहरूमा २१ अर्ध-संरचित अन्तर्वार्ताहरू समावेश गरी गुणस्तरीय अनुसन्धान अध्ययन सञ्चालन गरेर निजी रूपमा सञ्चालित र वित्त पोषित आवासीय हेरचाह संस्थाहरूको सानो संख्यामा COVID-19 को प्रभावको अन्वेषण गर्दछ। अन्तर्वार्ताका सहभागीहरूले आवासीय हेरचाह संस्थाका संस्थापक, कोषकर्ता र निर्देशकहरू सामेल छन् र कोष, बालबालिकाको हेरचाह, कर्मचारी, स्वयंसेवकहरूको उपस्थिति, जनताको प्रभाव लगायत निजी रूपमा सञ्चालित आवासीय हेरचाह संस्थाहरूको सञ्चालनका धेरै पक्षहरूमा COVID-19 को प्रभाव प्रकट गर्दछ। स्वास्थ्य उपाय र निर्देशनहरू, बालबालिकाको पुन: एकीकरण र भविष्यका लागि योजनाहरू। यस अध्ययनका…
This review was conducted in different forms of institutional care: private residential care, (charity) boarding schools, and temple as well as (informal) kinship care. The findings and recommendations were presented to the Thailand Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office and the Department of Children and Youth to further develop an alternative care road map and plan of action.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and barriers to social inclusion for people with disabilities. These experiences of social exclusion have been felt to an even greater extent by women with disabilities and under-represented groups of people with disabilities, leading to a range of effects on the operations and priorities of Organisation of People with Disabilities (OPDs). To address a critical gap in the evidence base, the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk carried out a rapid assessment of the role of OPDs during the pandemic, and how the pandemic has affected OPDs’ operations…
These presentations from UNICEF and Alternative Care Thailand were delivered during the July 9, 2021, workshop of the Care Measurement Task Force of the Transforming Children's Care Global Collaborative Platform. The focus of the workshop was on care measurement initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa and Thailand.
In many situations of conflicts, natural disasters, or pandemics, it is always the children who are the most vulnerable. With the world shutting down due to the invisible threat to civilisation, the most affected are the children living in alternative care settings and the children who are on possible verge of family breakdown and ending up in institutions. Their limited knowledge and lack of independence often results in an increased exposure to several risk factors such as abuse, maltreatment, deprivations, and violations This paper aims at focusing on the recent developments in policies…
COVID-19 triggered unprecedented disruption on a world-wide scale. Governments enforced far-ranging public health measures, including stay at home orders, curfews, and travel restrictions. These measures have had direct and indirect impacts on residential care providers and their supporters. To better understand the range of impacts of COVID-19 on the operations of residential care institutions including funding, staffing, volunteering, children’s care, education, family connection and reintegration, BCN and Griffith University with support from World Childhood Foundation, ACCIR and ERIK’s…
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ជំងឺកូវីដ១៩ បានបង្កការរំខានដែលមិនធ្លាប់មានពីមុនមក នៅទូទាំងពិភពលោក។ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានអនុវត្តវិធានការសុខភាពសាធារណៈយ៉ាងទូលំទូលាយ រួមមាន ការបញ្ជាឲ្យស្នាក់នៅផ្ទះ បម្រាមគោចរ និងការរឹតត្បិតលើការធ្វើដំណើរ។ វិធានការទាំងនេះមានផលប៉ះពាល់ដោយផ្ទាល់ និងដោយប្រយោលលើការថែទាំកុមារនៅក្នុងមណ្ឌល និងបានបង្ខំឲ្យមណ្ឌលថែទាំកុមារ (RCIs) ត្រូវប្រឈមមុខនឹងបញ្ហានិរន្តរភាព និងប្រសិទ្ធភាពនៃគំរូការថែទាំនៅតាមមណ្ឌល។
ការសិក្សានេះ គឺជាការស្រាវជ្រាវតាមបែបគុណភាពខ្នាតតូច ដែលបានរួមបញ្ចូលកិច្ចសម្ភាសបែបពាក់កណ្តាលរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធចំនួន ២១ ជាមួយស្ថាបនិក អ្នកផ្តល់មូលនិធិ និងនាយកមណ្ឌលថែទាំកុមារនៅ ៧ ប្រទេស។…
This study explores the effect of COVID-19 on a small number of privately run and funded residential care institutions by conducting a qualitative research study comprising 21 semi-structured interviews across seven focus countries. The interview participants include founders, funders and directors of residential care institutions and reveal the impact of COVID-19 on many aspects of the operations of privately run residential care institutions including funding, care for children, staffing, the presence of volunteers, impacts of public health measures and directives, reintegration of children…
This article describes the steps taken by Udayan Care responded to the needs of children in their care during the COVID-19 pandemic.