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The transitioning of care of children to family-based care is an important subject matter in the National Care Reforms in Kenya. In 2022, the Government of Kenya, in collaboration with stakeholders, developed the National Care Reform Strategy for Children in Kenya (2022- 2032). The Strategy seeks to guide the national steps towards Prevention and Family Strengthening, robust alternative family care, and Tracing, reintegration and transitioning from institutional care to Family and Community Based Care for all children in need of care and protection. Care reform process changes the attitudes…
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This qualitative research aimed to develop the alternative care action plan for Thailand. The method used in this study included the analysis of documents related to the alternative care situations in Thailand and the interviews where the key informants were specifically selected so that the collected data could be used to develop the alternative care action plan. The study found that Thailand had seven areas of strengths and challenges related to the alternative care i.e. laws and policies related to the gatekeeping and family strengthening, collaborative structured and…
National Plan of Action on Alternative Care for Children Phase 1 (2022 - 2026) has been prepared to provide the direction of alternative care operations in Thailand that reflects the spirit of practices on alternative care for children in 5 areas:
- Family support and strengthening to prevent unnecessary separation,
- Gatekeeping processes and mechanisms to prevent unnecessary separation of children from the family,
- Ensuring quality of various childcare services
- Deinstitutionalization to reduce dependence on institutions which should be a last resort…
Шістнадцять неурядових організацій, які мають досвід захисту дітей, інклюзії з обмеженими можливостями та прав людини, закликають Уряд України та його міжнародних партнерів виконати ці ключові рекомендації щодо розвитку інклюзивної системи захисту дітей та піклування.
Ці рекомендації були схвалені такими організаціями та мережами:
- A Family for Every Orphan
- Better Care Network
- Disability Rights International
- Eurochild
- Family for Every Child
- Global Social Service Workforce Alliance …
Sixteen NGOs with expertise in child protection, disability inclusion and human rights call on the Government of Ukraine and its international partners to implement these key recommendations on the development of an inclusive child protection and care system.
These recommendations have been endorsed by the following organisations and networks:
- A Family for Every Orphan
- Better Care Network
- Disability Rights International
- Eurochild
- Family for Every Child
- Global Social Service…
Delegates at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting committed themselves to expanding social protection coverage to reduce poverty and promote human capital for all children and young people, and strengthen social protection systems to better respond to future shocks.
This is one of the resolutions adopted under the Kigali Declaration on Child…
The Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024 is a strategic programming instrument that aims to bring the Republic of Moldova’s legislation, institutions and practice further into line with European standards in the areas of human rights, the rule of law and democracy.
The Action Plan is intended to support the country’s efforts to honour its obligations as a Council of Europe member State. The Action Plan priorities take into account decisions, resolutions, recommendations, report conclusions and opinions issued by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of…
Sri Lanka's National Policy on the Alternative Care of Children outlines a comprehensive range of alternative care options and encourages the reforming of all formal structures that provide at-home and out-of-home services for children deprived of care and protection or at risk of being so. This policy also extends to children under care of the Juvenile Justice System. It provides policy solutions to programming for children at risk of family separation and facing deprivations such as child abuse, neglect, child labor, poverty, addiction, imprisonment, human trafficking, mental and physical…
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Globally, there are multiple efforts to reform child welfare systems to promote better care for children, with attention to preventing unnecessary separation of children from their families and ensuring the provision of alternative care for children deprived of parental care. In Ghana, the need for a strong monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system has been identified as necessary to provide timely, reliable, and accurate information to assess whether approaches and interventions are effective, to improve accountability and learning, and to inform planning and…
BACKGROUND
The guidelines have been developed from the experience of stakeholders in Child Protection sector in handling cases of children in need of care and protection over the recent past. In particular, a participatory process between Department of Children’s Services and other partners in Child Protection sector from Busia County helped conceive the guidelines from 2012. The experience of Department of Children Services and other child protection actors working in the community has also contributed to the development of these case management and referral guidelines. It is however…