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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Joana Salifu Yendork - New Ideas in Psychology,

In the present paper, the Ecological Systems Theory is used to depict different vulnerabilities associated with orphanhood in the Ghanaian context.

Ashley Curry - Children and Youth Services Review,

Using in-depth interviews and participant observation over a two-year period, this study explores workers’ experiences of and strategies for ending relationships with youth in an independent living program.

Hope and Homes for Children,

This webinar will be the first in a series of webinars for anyone looking to make a positive impact by delivering or advocating for child care reform in Asia. This webinar will make the case for care reform including the challenges and opportunities presented by Covid-19.

National Family Support Network,

The National Family Support Network has developed this training to address the challenges, and maximize the great potential, of Parent Advisory Committees.

COVID-19 Case Management MOOC Taskforce,

In this course, you’ll enhance your understanding of the heightened protection risks and vulnerabilities that children are facing around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Millicent Mwololo - Daily Nation,

"Two rights groups want child welfare to receive priority [in Kenya] during the Covid-19 pandemic," says this article from the Daily Nation.

UNICEF Rwanda,

The main objective of this consultancy is to provide necessary national capacity and hands-on technical support to government social workforce working on the reintegration of children with disabilities from two institutions to family-based care through on-job coaching and mentorship.

UNICEF Rwanda,

The main objective of this consultancy is to provide necessary national capacity and hands-on technical support to government social workforce working on the reintegration of children with disabilities from two institutions to family-based care.

The Lancet,

This editorial piece from the Lancet posits whether today's children "will be defined and confined by the losses from COVID-19."

Priscilla Alvarez - CNN,

A federal judge has ruled that the US government must release migrant children held in the country's three family detention centers by mid-July due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to this article from CNN.