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The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Alternative Family-based and Community-based Care of Children in Kenya provide guidance for the comprehensive implementation of the Guidelines for Alternative Family Care for Children in Kenya (2014). The SOPs guide actors to provide high-quality and standardized alternative care services to children separated from their parents (including emergency placements).
The SOPs provide step-by-step practical guidance on:
- Implementing safe and appropriate alternative family and community-based care services, especially when placing…
This document contains revised alternative care guidelines for Ethiopia. It discusses how development intervention has shifted from a needs based approach to a rights based approach. While this document points out that participation of children and community has been largely overlooked in the decision-making process, recent trends indicate that a system that supports social participation is a more sustainable means of structuring support.
The objective of the guidelines is to establish a regulatory instrument on childcare systems with a view to contribute toward the improvement of…
A project to define and create best practice guidelines for institutional and community-based care in Ethiopia was initiated in 1998. This project involved an assessment of available services in the country as well as a critical analysis of the findings in workshops and appraisal group meetings including governmental and non- governmental organizations. The resulting guideline is based on the ethical principles given in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Ethiopian Laws. Its purpose is to upgrade the existing services of childcare institutions; set…