Country Care Review: USA
Better Care Network | Friday, January 25, 2013 | 218 KB
This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of the United States of America’ second periodic report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.

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ChildSafe Traveler Tips: Children Are Not Tourist Attractions
The ChildSafe network | 2013 | 2.42 MB
The ChildSafe network has produced important information for people who might be traveling abroad and can be confronted by situations where children are in distress or at risk of being abused or harmed, including through the practice of "orphan tourism". View document

Country Care Review: The Philippines
Better Care Network | Thursday, January 31, 2013 | 250 KB
This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination during the sixty-second session (14 January- 1 February 2013) of The Philippines’ initial report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.

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Ethiopia: Impact of Parental Death in Middle Childhood and Adolescence on Child Outcomes
Rozana Himaz, Department of Economics, University of Oxford | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | 154 KB
Using data from three rounds of the Young Lives longitudinal survey conducted in 2002, 2006, and 2009 in Ethiopia, this paper investigates whether the death of a parent during middle childhood has different effects on a child’s schooling and psychosocial outcomes when compared with death during adolescence. View document

Moving Forward: Implementing the 'Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children'
Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS) | Thursday, March 07, 2013 | 2.4MB
This new handbook, Moving Forward: Implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,’ is aimed at legislators, policy-makers and decision-makers, as well as professionals and care providers, to support the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009. It explains the key thrusts of the Guidelines, outlines the kind of policy responses required, and describes ‘promising’ examples of efforts already made to apply them in diverse communities, countries, regions and cultures. View document

India: Annual Report of the Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development | Saturday, December 01, 2012
In its Annual report (2011-2012), the Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development reports on progress in the implementation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), a new policy and programmatic strategy that specifically articulates the need to move away in approach and services from over-reliance on institutional care and towards responses that support family based care. View document

Protect my future: the link between child protection and health and survival
Emily Delap | Thursday, November 01, 2012 | 326 KB
This inter-agency paper was written by Family for Every Child, Better Care Network, Consortium for Street Children, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages, and World Vision, for submission to the United Nations consultation: ‘Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.’ It examines the links between child protection and health and argues for a continuing focus on health and child survival that encompasses particular goals and indicators on children’s protection. View document

Cost-effectiveness of models of care quality for children affected by HIV and AIDS in Nepal
Pradhan PM, Bhatta G, Bam K | Thursday, November 01, 2012 | 62 KB
This research study aimed to identify and assess the cost effectiveness for existing models of care for children affected by HIV and AIDS in Nepal. The study performed a cost effective analysis for three types of care models in order to provide program managers and childcare professionals comparative economic evidence of the cost of caring for these children. View document

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children: A Tool for Reviewing the United Nations Framework with Children
SOS Children's Villages International | Friday, March 08, 2013 | 362KB
This booklet from SOS Children’s Villages International was created for young people to explain in a simple manner the main points of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009. The booklet helps its young audience think about the principles of alternative care and what these mean for children and families in different situations. View document

The Chronic Urban Emergency in Rift Valley Kenya: Report From Profiling Children Connected to the Streets in Rift Valley Province
Save the Children UK and UNICEF | Wednesday, August 01, 2012 | 940KB
Research was conducted in five Rift Valley towns in Kenya in 2011 to understand the link between emergencies and the perceived increase of children joining the streets. Findings show that emergencies such as Post Election Violence and drought have caused children to join the streets. By far the biggest reason for children joining the streets was food insecurity. The authors advocate for an urgent, large-scale response to place children currently connected to the streets in durable situations in tandem with a multi-sectorial development approach to tackle and address the root of the crisis. View document