Democratic Republic of the Congo

Demographic Data:

  • Total Population: 74.88 million
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 58.7 years
  • Human Development Index: 176 out of 188 
  • World Bank Status: Low Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 1.0%
  • Mean Household Composition: 5.3 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 25%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2013/2014

 

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Ugandan Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Development,

Country report of Uganda on the situation of children in residential care in anticipation of the Second International Conference on Children and Residential Care: New Strategies for a New Millennium, to be held in Stockholm 12 – 15 May 2003.

Country report of Romania on the situation of children in residential care in anticipation of the Second International Conference on Children and Residential Care: New Strategies for a New Millennium, to be held in Stockholm 12 – 15 May 2003.

Forum des ONG d’aide a l’enfance en difficulté,

Le forum des ONG d'aide à l'enfance en difficulté́ est une coalition ivoirienne pour la défense des droits de l'enfant regroupant les ONG et associations qui œuvrent pour la protection et la promotion des droits de l'enfant.  Le présent rapport résulte de l'analyse du cadre juridique national et de l'étude du contexte social actuel par rapport aux dispositions de la CDE et du rapport initial de Côte-d'Ivoire. 

Maarten Merkelbach - International Review of the Red Cross,

This paper presents the results of an audit to evaluate the efficacy of the central database designed to facilitate the reunification of unaccompanied children in Rwanda with their families.

Pierre Naves et Bruno Cathala,

La question du placement en France a semblé avoir perdu de son intensité dans les années 1990 sans doute en raison de la baisse progressive du nombre de ceux-ci et des importantes réformes législatives intervenues depuis 1983. Elle est aujourd’hui à nouveau posée par des associations, des mouvements de défense des droits de l’homme et par le gouvernement. 

The California Family Resource Center Learning Circle,

The purpose of this document is to define the key characteristics and activities of quality family resource centers, describe how they function as a vehicle for change for families and communities, and help policymakers and funders “make the case” for the family resource center approach to providing family support services.

Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, UK,

Guidance on how to complete the referral form, initial assessment and core assessment from the resource Framework for the Assessment of Children and their Families.

Ministry of Women and Child Development, India,

This blank form from the Ministry of Women and Child Development of India is designed for use during an audit of a children’s home. 

Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute ,

Argues that cash-based responses should play a growing role in humanitarian response to crises

Ecaterina Stativa,

Report assessing the overall features of children in residential care institutions with consideration for families of origin, gender, socioeconomic status and type of institution.