A regional strategic framework for coordinating policies to protect, care and support children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Asia.

This report provides a general overview of the situation of voluntary residential care institutions in Sri Lanka through the results of a national assessment campaign conducted in all districts by Probation Officers and Child Rights Promotion Officers.

A situation analysis of laws, policies, and structures relevant to child protection in Sri Lanka, and a set of recommendations for improving the alternative care system.

An evaluation of a programme in Sri Lanka that aimed to resettle and reintegrate children affected by armed conflict, prevent and respond to child abuse, and develop community based alternatives to institutional care.

Results of a survey examining the quality of institutional care in Sri Lanka. Highlights gaps in existing policies and procedures.

Outlines specific guidelines for targeting, sponsor contact, benefits, and monitoring in child sponsorship programmes in Sri Lanka.

Briefing note advocating cash transfers in disaster relief, with a particular focus on operations in Sri Lanka and Indonesia following the tsunami in 2004.

A situation analysis of children in institutional care that includes policy implications and key recommendations.

Discusses approaches to protecting at-risk children in five Asian countries. Identifies programming and policy measures that effectively address child abuse. Emphasis on committing all levels of society to coordinated practical response.