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Kafaalah is defined as “the commitment to voluntarily take care of the maintenance, health, education and protection of a child, in the same way a parent would do for a child. This type of care arrangement does not sever the biological family bonds of the child or alter the descent lines for the sponsor family. Kafaalah is an Islamic mode of alternative childcare in which a person or family voluntarily commits himself/herself to sponsor and care for an orphan or any other child deprived of family care.
This form of care is recognized in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the…
Abstract
This chapter reviews demographic research focusing on the adoption of children. Included are the following topics: the construction of adoption and kinship structures; global adoption trends and comparisons; and global developments in GLBT adoptions. Summarized are historical changes in adoption generally and adoption trends following The Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Discussed are data available for demographic analysis, Hague Convention Statistics, and the limitations of international…
In 2009 Eurochild carried out a survey of the situation of children in alternative care in Europe through its member organisations. The survey requested information on the numbers of children in alternative care including residential, community and family-based care; the profiles of children in care; the outcomes for children in care; the institutional framework and availability of data; and the existence of standards and support for children‘s participation. 30 European countries participated, including the 4 nations of the UK and Moldova. The survey was not intended as a scientifically…