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There is growing agreement that separated children are best cared for in community settings, rather than in institutions. However, even in a community setting, there is a need for standards of care that allow for monitoring of children’s well-being. This is particularly important in countries such as Sierra Leone which is recovering from a brutal civil war and suffering from poverty, malnutrition, and limited access to adequate medical care. Since the civil war ended in Sierra Leone, child fostering—whether informal or facilitated by humanitarian agencies and the government—has become the…
The State’s first responsibility to children is supporting the capacity of families to provide adequately for their children’s needs. When a child’s family is unable or unwilling to provide adequate protection and care or when a child is separated, the State is responsible for ensuring protection and alternative care. Such support is made available through a social welfare system, which may include services provided by the Government as well as those of non-governmental organizations.
The Assessments of Capacity to Manage Alternative Care analyze the ability of national…
This short paper shows that Community Care Coalitions can serve as effective local mechanisms for providing community-led care and support while minimizing the risks of dependency. It argues, in the context of programming in Gwembe District, Zambia, that they provide a powerful platform for a self-sustained, community-wide response to HIV and AIDS prevention, care and advocacy.
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This study was commissioned by UNICEF, the International Save the Children Alliance and the Government of Rwanda. Following the genocide and civil war in 1994, fostering has been promoted by the Government and by agencies as the preferred option for younger separated children unable to return to the care of their own families. Although responsibility for the care of children is traditionally shared within the extended family and with close friends, care by strangers has not been common. Approximately 1 200 children have been fostered by agencies (referred to as “formal” or “agency” fostering…
Faith leaders in Rwanda are being urged to contribute to child protection efforts by engaging families to prevent violence and family separation.
This article from The Black Sea covers the deinstitutionalization process of Georgia which began in 2009. At the time, institutions were shut-down and the government attempted to reunite children with their families. Some families did not remember they had children.
The impetus of deinstitutionalization in Georgia began which its Rose Revolution in 2004, which led to the leadership of Saakashvilli. Tamta Golubiani was appointed head of the Child Protection…
On September 18th, 2014, the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan child welfare legislation aimed at reducing child sex trafficking, increasing adoptions and improving child support collections. The legislation was first approved by the House on July 23, 2014. According to the release issued by The House Ways and Means Committee, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 4980) would encourage states to combat sex trafficking among youth in foster care; promote normalcy for foster youth; help move more children from foster care into adoptive homes or the homes of relatives…
CPC Learning Network Associate Director, Mark Canavera, Janis Ridsdel from UNHCR, Sara Lim from UNICEF, and Nathalie Bussien, UNHCR Child Protection Officer in Rwanda will host a webinar on “Determining Acceptable Customary Caregiving Arrangements with Congolese Refugees in Rwanda” on Monday, December 19 from 9:00-10:30 am EDT. They will present the findings from a recent attempt to better under customary caregiving arrangement for refugee children living in two camp-based populations in Rwanda. UNHCR believes that by exploring and embracing the true definition of unaccompanied and separated…