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This post from the London School of Economics Volunteer Centre urges people wishing to volunteer with children in Nepal in response to the recent earthquake to think first about their impact. The post shares several resources on orphanage volunteering, including links to Next Generation Nepal, Orphanages.no, The Better Care Network, Learning Service and UNICEF Nepal as well as a video on orphanage volunteering.
This episode of BBC Newshour highlights the issue of children living in institutions in Nepal, both before and after the earthquake.
This post from World Vision tells the story of one mother in Nepal who was approached by strangers after the recent earthquake asking to adopt her children. The story highlights the increased dangers faced by children and families, especially those most vulnerable, after a natural disaster.
The purpose of this research was to capture more accurate and detailed information regarding children in various forms of alternative care in Thailand.
The purpose of this research was to capture more accurate and detailed information regarding children in various forms of alternative care in Thailand, as well as the legal, policy, management and oversight environment surrounding them in order to plan and programme more strategically in the area of alternative care, and simultaneously contribute to the global evidence base for international findings and recommendations on alternative care.
This guideline covers how organisations, professionals and carers can work together to deliver high quality care, stable placements and nurturing relationships for looked-after children and young people in England.
This report, first distributed at the seminar co-hosted by Lumos and USAID on the challenge of institutionalization in Haiti, provides some background information on the effects of institutionalisation as well as the particular situation in Haiti.
Ce dixième rapport de l’ONED au Gouvernement et au Parlement comporte une étude portant sur l’état des lieux, les enjeux et les perspectives des schémas départementaux dans le domaine de la protection de l’enfance et poursuit le travail d’estimation du nombre de mineurs et de jeunes majeurs concernés par une mesure de protection de l’enfance, administrative ou judiciaire, au 31 décembre 2012.
This Compendium is a compilation of the most encouraging initiatives in the area of prevention of child abandonment and relinquishment that have been implemented and tested in the CEE/CIS region.
In this blog post, Family for Every Child highlights how the earthquake could see a rise in institutional care and calls for anyone supporting the situation in Nepal to prioritise families, not orphanages in relief efforts.