Standards of Care

Ghana: National Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare | 2010
The OVC NPA framework sets out time bound goals and objectives and outlines key activities and indicators for measuring progress towards addressing vulnerabilities faced by children. It is also a framework for providing care and support to vulnerable children in care institutions. View document

Minimum Standards for Residential Child Care Facilities in Namibia
Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare | Sunday, March 01, 2009
This Minimum Standards for Residential Child Care Facilities in Namibia is designed to assist child care service providers, ministerial staff, social welfare partners, and other stakeholders concerned with the quality of child care, to establish, maintain and manage high quality care services for children in Namibia View document

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children - CHINESE
International Social Service and UNICEF | Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Welcomed international guidelines seeking to ensure that children do not find themselves in out-of-home care unnecessarily and that out-of-home care provided is of a type and quality that corresponds to children's rights and needs. Designed to promote, facilitate and guide the progressive implementation of the CRC. View document

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children - ARABIC
International Social Service and UNICEF | Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Welcomed international guidelines seeking to ensure that children do not find themselves in out-of-home care unnecessarily and that out-of-home care provided is of a type and quality that corresponds to children's rights and needs. Designed to promote, facilitate and guide the progressive implementation of the CRC. View document

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children - RUSSIAN
International Social Service and UNICEF | Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Welcomed international guidelines seeking to ensure that children do not find themselves in out-of-home care unnecessarily and that out-of-home care provided is of a type and quality that corresponds to children's rights and needs. Designed to promote, facilitate and guide the progressive implementation of the CRC. View document

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children - FRENCH
International Social Service and UNICEF | Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Welcomed international guidelines seeking to ensure that children do not find themselves in out-of-home care unnecessarily and that out-of-home care provided is of a type and quality that corresponds to children's rights and needs. Designed to promote, facilitate and guide the progressive implementation of the CRC. View document

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children - English
International Social Services and UNICEF in collaboration with NGO Working Group on Children without Parental Care | 2007 | 208 KB
Welcomed international guidelines seeking to ensure that children do not find themselves in out-of-home care unnecessarily and that out-of-home care provided is of a type and quality that corresponds to children's rights and needs. Designed to promote, facilitate and guide the progressive implementation of the CRC. View document

Playful and Safe: Safeguarding Children, Preventing Abuse
Save the Children | 2010 | 7147KB
Child friendly leaflet explaining child abuse, the responsibilities of adults, and who to contact with any concerns. View document

Training Manual: Capacity Building on the Key Competencies in Child Protection Modular Series
MoGLSD/IASC | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | 2435KB
Provides a broad range of dynamic group exercises on preventing, identifying, and responding to child protection by non-specialists. View document

Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare Children
Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland | 2004 | 887KB
Guidelines for identifying and reporting child abuse, and improving professional practice in both statutory and voluntary agencies providing services to children and families. View document