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While CTWWC has focused on systems change since the beginning, it was not always underpinned by a conceptual framework. Even without applying the scaling conceptual framework developed, CTWWC has found that focusing on systems strengthening alone has helped drive scale-up.
The examples in this Insights Learning Brief describe how systems strengthening alone can lead to scaling of interventions, including interventions that already exist. CTWWC believes that strengthen systems are essential to scaling and doing so, while aligning the vision and interventions across a coalition of actors,…
This is a 3-page document targeting donors, policy makers, and UN agencies regarding the roles of volunteers and how decision makers can support their roles.
Background:
Child protection actors in humanitarian and development settings have long recognized the role of communities in assisting children affected by violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and family separation. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the reliance on community volunteers in particular, as NGO access was severely limited with lockdowns and movement restrictions implemented across the globe. With a deeper…
This paper highlights human resource and funding gaps that constrain provision of child care and protection services. It advocates for strengthening of social welfare workforce and funding to improve child care and protection services. Inadequate funding and staffing has promoted child vulnerability countrywide.
This issue brief highlights the importance of understanding the concerns and needs of children and families in rural communities in the United States, their strengths and resources, and the cultural sensitivity required of child welfare professionals as they work to achieve safety, permanency, and well-being for rural children.
This Study Brief provides a brief snapshot of the findings from a study of the functionality of Commune Committees for Women and Children (CCWCs) in Cambodia. The study found that most CCWCs surveyed were minimally functional, but that they have begun moving beyond their mandate as a coordination and referral mechanism, towards taking responsibility for delivering child protection services themselves. However, due to CCWCs’ limited technical capacity, these services were often inadequate, which could potentially result in placing children at continued risk.
Mental health issues in war-affected children include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and neurological problems, among others. Many children also suffer psychosocial distress stemming from problems such as family separation, displacement, loss of family and home, sexual abuse and violence, recruitment into armed forces or groups, trafficking, and HIV and AIDS, among others. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive environment for children.
This paper analyzes…
This joint memo was issued by a group of European organizations to clearly state their belief that the draft language on community living in the proposed EU Structural Funds Regulations should be amended to enhance the effect and to better advance the rights of children, persons with disabilities, and older people. The memo highlights the need to clarify and improve the text, and why this is necessary in order to uphold the international legal obligations of the EU to promote the right to community living, particularly for children, persons with disabilities, and older people.
This Review, commissioned by UNICEF Bulgaria, is aimed at informing the recommendations for the Bulgarian Government’s Action Plan for the implementation of the National Strategy ‘Vision for Deinstitutionalisation of Children in Bulgaria.’ The program for implementation of the National Strategy was adopted in 2010 and has seen significant progress in the development of a network of social services for support of children and families since.
This review examines the implementation of the Action Plan at the time of the review (in April 2014), providing an update on progress made, and…
This study assesses the development, social integration and post-return reintegration issues facing child victims of trafficking and migration related exploitation in shelters and orphanages in Cambodia. It investigates children’s attitudes towards the quality of care provided at these residential institutions as well as the impact of shelter life on their overall well-being and preparedness for reintegration. It concludes with recommendations for actions to improve the quality of life for children in alternative care along with their reintegration with the community.
There were about 24,000 children affected by AIDS living in Nepal in 2010; of these 5,000 AIDS orphans were in need of immediate support. The objective of this study was to investigate which model of care and support is more appropriate for improving psychosocial and economic security of AIDS orphans. With 5200 documented cases of AIDS orphans from 42 districts at National Association of People Living with HIV, the authors purposively selected five districts – one from each development region, based on the highest number of AIDS orphans reported. From five…