Community Based Care Examples

Improving Care Options for Children in Ethiopia through Understanding Institutional Child Care and Factors Driving Institutionalization
Family Health International | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | 3.1MB
Findings and recommendations of the first national study of it's kind in Ethiopia to study child care institutions, institutionalized children, and factors driving institutionalization.
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From Faith to Action: Strengthening Family and Community Care Options for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kerry Olson, Zanele Sibanda Knight, and Geoff Foster | 2006 | 4.6 MB
A tool to encourage donors to fund community programs that keep children in family care, rather than simply funding orphanages. Describes the many strategies being used to invest in community-based care, and contains specific program examples. View document

Family Matters: A Study of Institutional Childcare in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Richard Carter | 2005
An overview of the use of institutional care in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, with recommendations for preventative services and family based care alternatives. View document

De-Institutionalizing and Transforming Children’s Services: A Guide to Good Practice
European Commission Daphne Programme, WHO Regional Office, University of Birmingham, | Monday, February 01, 2010 | 772 KB
Comprehensive manual on the theory and process of deinstitutionalization based on the experiences of childcare professionals across the European region. View document

The Way We Care: A Guide for Managers of Programs Serving Vulnerable Children and Youth
Family Health International | Friday, February 19, 2010
Manual aims to develop awareness, reinforce knowledge, and assist those designing, implementing, or managing programs for children and youth affected by poverty, HIV and AIDS, and other diseases.
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What Are We Learning about Child Protection in the Community?
Mike Wessells | Friday, January 15, 2010
An interagency review of the available global evidence on community-based child protection mechanisms, their effectiveness, cost, scalability, sustainability and impact on children’s protection and wellbeing View document

Planning for De-institutionalization and Re-ordering of Child Care Services
Vesna Bosnjak | Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Guidance for practitioners involved in child care reform, including direction on planning for de-institutionalization in parallel with community based services View document

Because We Care: Programming Guidance for Children Deprived of Parental Care
Elizabeth Oswald | Monday, November 30, 2009
Provides recommendations for World Vision and partner agencies on general alternative care principles and analysis of alternative care models. 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

Keeping Children Out of Harmful Institutions
Corinna Csaky, Save the Children UK | Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Examines the latest evidence of the harm institutional care can cause to children. It explores why governments and donors continue to prioritize institutional care, despite the harm it can cause. View document