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Social protection is increasingly being used in Eastern and Southern Africa to address economic and social vulnerability. Many governments in the region are also engaged in care reform to prevent family separation, support families to care for children well and provide quality alternative care. The same frontline workers are also often engaged in these two streams of work. This paper provides an outline of the key concepts and processes involved in social protection system strengthening and care reform and makes an argument for encouraging greater synergies between these two systems.
The aim of this report from SOS Children's Villages is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the needs and rights of young people ageing out of alternative care around the world, in order to inform strategies, policies and services to improve their life chances and outcomes through appropriate preparation for leaving care as well as after-care support. The specific objectives of the research were to highlight facts and figures (or in some cases, lack thereof) on the experiences and challenges of young people leaving care, including through their own voice and the testimony of experts…
Casey Family Programs has launched the Community Opportunity Map, a tool that allows users in the U.S. to see localized indicators connected to community health and maltreatment prevention.
The tool is designed for community members, policymakers, child welfare leaders, city government officials and other stakeholders to help promote well-being for families and children.
Using data mined through the U.S. Census Bureau, users are able to specify states, cities, zip codes or neighborhoods and the map will produce the following indicators for any area selected:
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The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Policy explores early childhood policy and practice interventions through 36 chapters in various country contexts, including chapters on early childhood services for children in care.
Description
Recent authoritative evidence suggests that an estimated 200 million children under five fail to achieve their developmental potential due to factors including poor health and nutrition and the lack of stable high quality care. A significant number of the world’s children today lack the basic rights to health, development and…
This infographic was shared by the Country Core Team from Armenia who presented at a workshop in London in September 2017, facilitated by MEASURE Evaluation, funded and supported by DCOF/USAID and focused on moving forward alternative care reform in Ghana, Uganda, Armenia and Moldova.
The infographic provides a historical timeline of the alternative care reform process in Armenia, marking key achievements in the establishment of policies, strategies, guidelines…
This infographic was shared by the Country Core Team from Ghana who presented at a workshop in London in September 2017, facilitated by MEASURE Evaluation, funded and supported by DCOF/USAID and focused on moving forward alternative care reform in Ghana, Uganda, Armenia and Moldova.
The infographic provides a historical timeline of the alternative care reform process in Ghana, marking key achievements in the establishment of policies, guidelines, procedures,…
This infographic was shared by the Country Core Team from Uganda who presented at a workshop in London in September 2017, facilitated by MEASURE Evaluation, funded and supported by DCOF/USAID and focused on moving forward alternative care reform in Ghana, Uganda, Armenia and Moldova. The infographic provides a historical timeline of the alternative care reform process in Uganda, marking key achievements in the establishment of policies, guidelines, procedures, and…
Introduction
This desk review is part of a wider study commissioned to SOS Children’s Villages International by the European Commission. The overall study aims to map the issue of alternative care and deinstitutionalization in countries in Asia, South and Central America, and Africa. It also seeks to increase the evidence on child protection, alternative care and deinstitutionalization and on how this can be addressed, in order to potentially inform future initiatives in these continents, at country or regional level.
The study comprises three continental desk reviews…
This report presents the findings of a mappings and assessments review of child protection systems in 14 countries including Cambodia. The principal purpose of the study was to consolidate existing information on the shared strengths, challenges and priorities for developing and strengthening child protection systems in the region that will better safeguard children from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Key observations of each country’s child protection system were made: from what influences development to awareness of the cultural and social contexts that frame…
PREAMBULE
Ce rapport est le fruit d’une collaboration entre le ministère de la Famille, des Groupements Féminins et de la Protection de l’Enfance, le ministère de la Justice, la Cellule d’Appui à la Protection de l’Enfance, l’UNICEF, Save the Children Suède et Plan International. Ces organisations constituaient un Comité Technique qui a guidé le processus de recherche et la production de ce rapport. Une société internationale de conseils, Child Frontiers Ltd, a soutenu cette collaboration avec le développement de cet exercice de cartographie et d’analyse.
Cette cartographie et analyse…