Cambodia

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 15.33 million
  • Population under 15: 32%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 72 years
  • Human Development Index: 143 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 0.6%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 members
  • Female-Headed Households: 27%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 19%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF,UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2014

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Ghazal Keshavarzian & Joel Borgström - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This article will make a case for investing in families and communities rather than orphanages by putting a spotlight on ECFG member investments in Asia.

Amanda Adamcheck, et al - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This article examines the extent to which two key child rights principles enshrined in the Convention have been incorporated into the domestic law of seven South Asian countries: (a) the obligation to undertake active measures to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families and (b) the placing of a child in alternative care as a measure of last resort.

Audria Choudhury - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This article looks at how Miracle Foundation applies principles of trauma-informed care (TIC) at every stage: from intake and care at a CCI while awaiting placement, to preparing children and families for transition, and finally to supporting post-placement.

Kathryn E. van Doore - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This article traces the evolution of the recognition of orphanage trafficking broadly, and then focusses on recommendations made by the Australian government following the release of its 2017 Hidden in Plain Sight Report.

Tessa Boudrie - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

In this interview, Andy Bilson - Emeritus Professor at the University of Central Lancashire, Associate Director of The Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation, and researcher promoting children’s rights and reform of child protection systems - discusses the trends in children's care and protection in the UK and globally over the past few decades.

Nicole Wilke, Delia Pop, Elli Oswald, Amanda Howard, Meredith Morgan - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

The goal of the current article is to present this workshop framework and share the free Facilitator’s Toolkit.

Devanshi Khetawat - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

In the current article, the cognitive, emotional, mental health, and behavioural benefits of deinstitutionalisation for children with varied disabilities in India and UK are discussed.

Pradeep Nair - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This study assesses the present situation of the deinstitutionalisation and alternative care arrangements in exile settlements concerning various cultural and socio-structural factors.

Ranjan Kanti Panda, Lopamudra Mullick, Subhadeep Adhikari, Neepa Basu, Archana Kumari - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This article reflects different programmes and resource components that may be promoted to keep children with either their own family or within alternative family care, satisfying the rights of their overall development.

Floor Middel, Mónica López López, John Fluke, Hans Grietens - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The authors of this study investigated whether migration background and the gender of the parent who maltreated the child seem associated with the decision whether a case was opened for continuing services.