Kenya

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 44.86 million
  • Population under 15: 42%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 62 years
  • Human Development Index: 145 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 5.3%
  • Mean Household Composition: 3.9 members
  • Female-Headed Households: 32%
  • Early Marriage (% of girls married by 15 years): 29%

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

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Barbara Lee, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Nico Trocme, Barbara Fallon, and Tara Black -- Children and Youth Services Review,

This study used the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect data to determine the representation of child maltreatment investigations for Asian-Canadian versus White-Canadian children involved in the child welfare system.

Joseph P. Ryan, Brian G. Victor, Andrew Moore, Orion Mowbray, and Brian E. Perron -- Children and Youth Services Review,

This study tests an intervention to improve child welfare outcomes for substance abusing families, specifically the probability of families achieving a stable (at least 12 months) reunification. 

Nancy Rolock and Kevin R. White — Children and Youth Services Review,

This research examines the long-term stability of legally permanent adoptive and guardianship homes for former foster youth. 

James Bell Associates on behalf of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,

This brief explores challenges and strategies for evaluating systems and organizational change in US child welfare settings.

Better Care Network,

A summary of the International Alternative Care Conference 2016 via Storify.

Irish Examiner,

Irish government urged to take in unaccompanied children from Calais refugee camps.

UAFA,

In this video from United Aid for Azerbaijan, several experts and public officials discuss the importance of deinstitutionalization. 

UN News Centre,

This is an article from UN News Centre reporting that UN human rights expert, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, states that countries need to adopt new human-trafficking approaches in light of increased world migration. 

Amelia Gentelman - The Guardian,

The Guardian reports that more than 1,000 children remain in Calais camps.  The report says that children are living in shipping containers with inadequate food, water and supplies.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to contribute to the UNICEF Cambodia Child Protection Programme with a particular focus on supporting the Child Protection team