Monitoring and Research Tools

The 2009 Progress Report for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
UNICEF | Thursday, December 03, 2009
The latest in a series of reports produced by UNICEF on the status of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). This is an easy-to-use reference document for policy­makers and key stakeholders who work in the response for orphans and vulnerable children. It presents the 17 indicators described in the Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Response for Children Orphaned and Made Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS View document

Child Protection Systems Mapping and Assessment Toolkit
UNICEF | Saturday, May 01, 2010
Assists in the development and application of an analytic tool for mapping and assessing existing child protection policies, laws and services for adequacy and to identify obstacles and opportunities in implementation, especially in reaching vulnerable or excluded groups. View document

Menu of Outcome Indicators
Save the Children UK | 2008 | 263KB
Guidance on the development of monitoring and evaluation indicators for child protection, education, health and HIV, and hunger programs. View document

Children without Parental Care in the Caribbean: Systems of Protection
Patricia Lim Ah Ken | 2007 | 418KB
A report on common challenges facing children without parental care in the Caribbean (CARICOM region). It gives an in-depth understanding of why there is a lack of family-based preventative and rehabilitative services for children and provides recommendations. View document

U.S. Government and Partners: Working Together on a Comprehensive, Coordinated and Effective Response to Highly Vulnerable Children
USG Secretariat for Orphans and Vulnerable Children | Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Provides global estimates of the number of highly vulnerable children; a summary of United States Government (USG) assistance programs for highly vulnerable children; a summary of progress coordinating the response among USG agencies; key strategic issues and opportunities; priorities for 2009–2010 and beyond; and a summary of the results and achievements of USG assistance View document

Missing: Children without Parental Care in International Development Policy
EveryChild | Friday, November 20, 2009
Explores the negative impacts of loss of parental care on children. Advocates for reform for children based on assertion that failure to keep children in families, out of residential institutions and off the streets, will be another barrier to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals View document

Guidance Document for Developing and Operationalizing a National Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Protection, Care and Support of OVC
Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group of the Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Children and HIV and AIDS | Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Provides global guidance on specific indicators to monitor and evaluate the national responses to orphans and vulnerable children View document

Rights of Children in Institutions: Report on the Implementation of the Council of Europe Recommendation Rec(2005)5 on the rights of children living i
Council of Europe | Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Participatory analysis of Council of Europe recommendation on children in institutions View document

Developing Indicators for the Protection, Respect and Promotion of the Rights of the Child in the European Union
European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) | Sunday, March 01, 2009 | 125 KB
Outlines the development of a common set of indicators for EU member states to measure children's rights and collect data. View document

Manual for the Measurement of Indicators for Children in Formal Care
Better Care Network and UNICEF | 2009 | 1.28MB
Manual to assist countries in strengthening their information system around children in formal care through data collection around 15 global indicators View document