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The February-March 2015 double edition of the ISS Monthly Review includes an article by Florence Martin, director of the Better Care Network, which provides a brief overview of the Tracking Progress project and potential implications for users of the tool. The article describes the history of, and reasoning behind, the development of this tracking tool which will allow national actors to monitor and assess the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in their own States. The tracking tool has been developed by an interagency initiative, which is co-facilitated by…
Barn is a magazine about children’s rights published by Save the Children Sweden with four issues per year. This issue is focused on the role of fathers in children’s wellbeing and development. Articles in this issue include a piece on challenging gender roles in Nepal, interviews with children from around the world on what makes a good father, and a look at the “many absent fathers” in South Africa and a fatherhood group that seeks to address this issue. The magazine issue concludes with a final word from Elisabeth Dahlin, Secretary General of Save the Children Sweden, on the importance of…
This issue No. 3-4 is one in a newsletter series concerning care reform in Moldova. The magazine was produced by Partnerships for Every Child (P4EC), an NGO in Moldova, with funding from the project, “Protecting children in Moldova from family separation, violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation,” which is funded by USAID/DCOF. In addition to deinstitutionalization and other care reform work in the three raions (districts) of Calarasi, Falesti, and Ungheni, the project is also working at a national level on laws, policies, and procedures regarding…
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…
This concise document provides an overview of current topics in adoption. It includes an editorial, news, practice, and legislation. Specifically, the articles are:
- An editorial on the selection of prospective adoptive parents
- Adoption in Costa Rica, Denmark, Slovakia
- New regulation in Costa Rica and Ecuador
- Denmark's temporary suspension of adoptions from India
- The Phillipine's temporary suspension in the registration of unmarried prospective parents
- Orphans affected by HIV/…
Following on from our Focus Report on the Right of Children with Disabilities to Live in the Community, published in December 2006, this issue includes three articles relevant to questions of care for disabled children around the world:
Children and Young People With Disabilities in Residential Institutions in Greece - By Prof. John Tsiantis, APHCA
Prof. John Tsiantis points out that while within the Greek mental health system there have been successful moves towards developing community-based alternatives to institutional care there has been little improvement in the…
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 first three-page newsletter of the Interagency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS presents information, events, and relevant links on a series of topics including:
- Updates from the IATT Steering Committee meeting (September 2007)
- News from the six IATT working groups, including announcement of a new paper: Cash Transfers: Real benefit for children affected by HIV and AIDS
- Updates from recent meetings
- Upcoming events through November 2008
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
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