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During this UNICEF ESARO webinar presenters share findings from research on care leavers in Kenya, and explore the peer-to-peer methods used in this research. The Government of Kenya also explains why this research was conducted and how it will be used.
This webinar discusses new resources from Youth Thrive that you can use in your organization every day to help young people build their protective and promotive factors. Whether you are already working with youth, or looking to expand the reach of your Strengthening Families efforts, you'll learn about resources like:
- New graphics and animated videos
- Practice Blueprint with many tools and guides
- Training Module on social connections, an interactive professional development workshop for staff
- Instructional Video on the Youth Thrive Self-Assessment…
Following the onset of the crisis in Ukraine and due to the significant care issues affecting children impacted by the conflict and displacement, the Transforming Children's Care Global Collaborative supported by the Better Care Network established a temporary global inter-agency group focused on children’s care in the context of the Ukraine crisis – the Ukraine Children’s Care group. The group is convened by members of the Collaborative with the purpose of facilitating practical coordination…
Olesea, a 24-year old from Moldova with care experience, shares her story of transitioning from a child care institution to foster care.
In the U.S., youth in foster care are nearly twice as likely as war veterans to suffer from PTSD. Placed in foster care at just 11 months old, 2023 Audacious Project grantee Sixto Cancel experienced the faults of the system firsthand. Now, he's the founder of Think of Us, an organization working to reform child welfare by centering kinship care, or placing a child with an extended family member or a familiar adult. Learn more about his plan to help thousands of kids searching for a loving home with one simple, systemic switch.
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action , with the support of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, conducted participatory research to explore the impact of COVID-19 related school closures on children and young people in three humanitarian settings: Lebanon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia.
This is the fourth webinar in the Family for Every Child's kinship care learning series which explored the different types of kinship caregivers (e.g. grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, male kinship carers, friends of the family) and how their different characteristics impact the risk and support needs of kinship care placements. Find our more about their Kinship Care Learning Series here:…
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, CHIP President, discusses the measures in place to ensure that the many children that crossed the Polish/Ukraine border alone travelled with identity documents that would allow them to access child protection measures as they proceed on their journey.
This webinar was organized by India Alternative Care Network (IACN) in association with Miracle Foundation India, on April 28, 2023, with the objective to understand gatekeeping, it's components, tools, mechanisms, stakeholders and their role in gatekeeping and learning some promising practices at the primary and secondary levels of gatekeeping.
This webinar provided an opportunity for the care community to share experiences on the transformation of residential care.
The webinar included:
- A presentation by Rebecca Nhep, Senior Technical Advisor, Better Care Network, who shed light on emerging lessons and ongoing efforts/work done to ensure effective transitioning.
- A panel discussion on the transformation of Catholic child-care institutions in Zambia and Uganda and the transformation of residential care facilities for children with disability in Rwanda.
- The government’s perspectives on linking…