The 21-22 June 2017 Africa Expert Consultation on Violence against Children (VAC) in All Care Settings was the second in a series of regional consultations focused on engaging experts within the region to collaborate, share learning, and formulate a set of regional recommendations for key actors to effectively address violence against children within all care settings, especially within alternative care.
This presentation, delivered by Kelley Bunkers of Maestral International, provides an overview of violence against children in residential care facilities in Africa. "VAC in Residential Care in Africa" presents what is known about the children living in residential care in the region, the violence and neglect they experience, and the impact insitutional care, violence and neglect have on the developing child. The presentation also includes information about how institutions in the region and the abuse occurring within them are perpetuated as well as recommendations for the future.
