Child Care and Protection System Reforms

Social welfare sector reform is increasingly common, particularly in transitional countries in Central and Eastern Europe.  Increasing attention has been paid to the development of preventive community based child and family welfare programs that would, in coordination with health and education programs and social assistance, provide a range of support for vulnerable families.   

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Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development,

An advocacy strategy to increase support for orphans and OVC in Uganda.

UNICEF,

Outlines how to strengthen social protection, legal protection, and alternative care for children at country level. Contains specific actions that governments and NGO's can take to decrease the vulnerability of children affected by AIDS and respond to instances of abuse, exploitation and neglect.

Ministry of Human Services and Social Security ,

A set of standards for measurable quality in service provision for children living in homes. Outlines the rights of a child, planning and legalizing children’s care, children’s home administration, management and staffing, and safeguarding child welfare while in the home, which includes nutrition, health, education and religion.

Sophie T. Parwon,

Documents assessment of child welfare and protection of children in orphanages in Liberia.

UNICEF,

Assessment of two recently reformed child protection projects in Georgia (Prevention of Infant Abandonment and De-institutionalisation (PIAD) and Family Support and Foster Care (FS&FC)). Includes detailed evaluation methodology and lessons learned.

NGO Working Group on Children without Parental Care,

Presentation on the UN Guidelines on Alternative Care of Children.

Andrea Schapper, International Labour Organization,

This document contains a bibliography global conditional cash transfer documents.

Jacqueline Bhabha and Susan Schmidt,

The report details the scale and nature of migritaion by children entering the United States. It includes policy analysis and recommendations around the protection of seperated and unaccompanied children.

Alicia Davis and Donald Skinner (eds.),

Identifies strengths and weaknesses of services offered to OVC in South Africa. A detailed list of recommendations suggests improvements to services.

Neha Bhandari and Ravi Karkara - Save the Children Sweden,

This report captures the discussions and activities from a workshop held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 17-19 October 2005 on engaging men as caregivers. The report presents a background and rationale, the expectations and objectives of the workshop, and an overview of work being done to engage fathers both in the region as well as globally.