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This case study tracks the impact of family support services to a Ugandan mother and her family during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to prevent family separation.
This case study has been produced as part of the regional learning platform on care in Eastern and Southern Africa. The platform and its corresponding documentation were planned and conceptualized by UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) and Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC)
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From April to September 2022, CTWWC and PGN implemented a process to prevent unnecessary child-family separation and provide accompaniment using the case management methodology and reintegration criteria with 18 families to promote children’s permanence within their current family environment.
The first step was identifying children vulnerable to rights violation or at risk of unnecessary family separation. For these cases, the PNA/PGN had already determined the possibility to reinstate their rights through an administrative process and all of the families resided in the municipalities of…
Introduction
Since 2013, hundreds of thousands of children have arrived in Europe, many travelling unaccompanied and separated from their families. Although, the total number of children arriving decreased by almost 70% between 2016 and 2018, the number of unaccompanied and separated children increased by 31% during this period. Some countries received more children than others – but in Europe, Italy is known to have received the majority of refugee and migrant children.
Refugee and migrant children are highly vulnerable, more so without parental care. The level of vulnerability…
Introducción
El 27 de febrero de 2010 un fuerte terremoto, con una intensidad de 8,8 grados en la escala de Richter, sacudió más de 630 km del territorio de Chile, afectando a cinco regiones del país, desde La Araucanía hasta Valparaíso, en las que se concentra el 75 % de la población. Con posterioridad al sismo se originó un maremoto, en una amplia extensión del borde costero, que arrasó con muchas construcciones emplazadas a orillas del mar.
El terremoto y tsunami produjeron importantes impactos: pérdida de vidas humanas, daños estructurales, problemas de conectividad y en el…
This report presents the results of a consultation - organised by Plan International, Save the Children and World Vision International - which surveyed children in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh from refugee communities (who identify themselves as Rohingya) and children from host communities. The findings from the children’s consultation are presented in two ways. Part I is a fictional account written from children’s perspectives and takes the reader through a day in the life of children in the camps, touching on their day-to-day activities and experiences. This…
Beyond Borders: How to make the global compacts on migration and refugees work for uprooted children
Recent large-scale movements of refugees and migrants have drawn attention to the need for global and coordinated action for peaceful, orderly and comprehensive approaches to refugees and migrants. UNICEF has joined the voices of many who have called for policies and programmes that address the care and protection of refugee, migrant and displaced children. This report highlights initiatives underway that work towards achieving this goal – initiatives that can be replicated around the world. The case studies presented are examples of how the UNICEF six-point Agenda for Action can be…
This paper from Best Start (a global campaign for Early Childhood Development led by children’s charity Theirworld) emphasizes the need for holistic early childhood development (ECD) programs - Safe Spaces - for young children in emergency situations. The paper describes some of the biggest threats to young children's development and wellbeing in emergencies, and what is needed in many different areas of emergency response, including physical protection, support for mothers and children (such as breastfeeding initiatives), combating toxic stress and building resilience, and…
Published jointly with UNICEF, this new BCN Working Paper focuses on the role of gatekeeping in strengthening family-based care and reforming alternative care systems. Gatekeeping refers to systematic procedures aimed at ensuring that alternative care for children is used only when necessary, and that the type of care provided is suitable to the individual child. This Working Paper reviews different approaches to gatekeeping in five countries--Brazil, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Moldova, and Rwanda--to consider what has and has not worked, to analyze lessons learned from practice, and to…
This paper presents an overview of learning related to the prevention of family-child separation, the reintegration of children into family care, and economic interventions that support both. It was prepared by FHI 360’s Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES) project to inform the focus and development of a USAID DCOF-funded sub-…
This information packet provides an overview of deportation of family members in families of mixed immigration status in the United States, as it relates to child welfare. The information packet outlines facts and data relevant to immigration, citizenship, and child welfare in the US, provides a background on the political and practice context, describes recent policy action related to deportation and child welfare, and introduces some “best practice tips” for working with mixed immigration status families. The document concludes with recommendations, a brief review of model programming, and…