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In Georgia, UNICEF and EveryChild have teamed up to place children in need of alternative care in small, supervised apartments as an alternative to orphanages.
Examines practice of using institutional care for children in poverty and recommends alternative responses to maintain families.
The third newsletter of the European Coalition for Community Living. Articles focus on good practices in providing care for children with disabilities.
Documents implementation of Azerbaijan's national de-institutionalisation and alternative care programming
A research study exploring planning for children by their terminally ill parents.
Brief article observing the proliferation of orphanages in Zambia. Points to several models of community-based care as alternatives better able to address the rights and needs of children.
Information gathered by the ISS/IRC on the Muslim practice of Kafalah, which serves as a form of long-term fostering and de-facto adoption.
Overview of the role of communities in identifying and protecting vulnerable children, as well as guidance for organizations on how to mobilize and support community groups.
This good practice guide provides a comprehensive description of the steps involved in the process of moving from institutional care to community-based services.
This newsletter is from a seminar on alternative care held in Bangalore, India, in November 2006. Designed to spread information on what organizations have accomplished in the year following the seminar, the newsletter includes specific information on progress and methods, as well as contact information for each organization listed.