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This 10-page newsletter, translated into English, is issue number two of a series produced by the “Protecting children of Moldova from family separation, violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation” project, which is implemented by Partnerships for Every Child, the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family of Moldova, and the Ministry of Education of Moldova. The issue contains articles on respite placement for children with disabilities, the government’s approval of a draft law on the protection of children at risk and separated from parents, the inter-sector cooperation for assistance…
In November 2006 Cordaid and Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland organised a seminar in Bangalore, India. This seminar focused on alternative forms of care for children without parental care, an issue of growing concern across India.
This newsletter is designed to present the one-year progress of various organizations since the seminar. Fifteen organizations are featured here. Every example or news item includes contact information to facilitate futher follow-up. For more information (or postal addresses), interested parties are encouraged to contact Cordaid or Kinderpostzegels.
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This edition of the IFCO Informer focuses on the effects of HIV/AIDS on families and suggests ways in which foster care solutions can mitigate the impacts of the epidemic on children. Major articles illustrate how this disease is affecting millions of human lives in countries such as Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, India, and The Netherlands. These articles highlight the systematic inadequacies of childcare in institutions and children’s homes and stress the importance of family- and community-based alternatives for children affected HIV/AIDS. This special…
An 8-page document containing articles and updates from ISS/IRC. Relevant resources include:
Editorial: From respite care abroad... to adoption?
Procedure: Cambodia: Is the country ready to resume the inter-country adoption?
Children’s Rights: A Rapid Assessment of Children’s Homes in post-Tsunami Aceh
Children's Rights: Foster Families in Paraguay
©International Social Services and International Reference Centre for the Rights of the Child Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC)