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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Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation,

This webinar will provide an overview of the Framework and how the eight QIC-AG partner sites utilize it to assess their system of care. Through the use of a video, participants will obtain a detailed explanation of each interval in the Framework; including the target population and practice principles, as well as the interventions chosen by each site. 

Jacquiline Huerrera - The Huffington Post,

In this opinion piece from the Huffington Post, Jacquiline Huerrera discusses how it is risky to make broad statements against orphanages.  

The Yomiuri Shimbun - The Japan News,

An article from Japan News emphasizing the importance of promoting and expanding Japan’s foster parent system for the purpose of providing warm, reassuring environments in which children who cannot live with their parents due to abuse or other reasons can live.

Allison Pond - Desert News NewsOK,

In this article from NEWSok, Zaidoon Khalaf shares his experiences while attempting to reunify with his family Germany.

UNICEF,

The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Chief, Child Protection (Level 4) for guidance and general supervision.

Jennifer Biggs Miller, Donna DeGracia, Maureen Dykinga, Deb Filer, Mary Hearst, Renee Hepperlen, Dana Johnson, Zeina Makhoul, Paula Rabaey, Holly Willis,

This document provides a formative assessment on the state of children with disabilities in Zambia.

St. Catherine University and SPOON Foundation ,

This summary examines the conditions children with disabilities face in Zambia.  The summary asks if the quality of life for these children can be improved?  

World Bank,

This is a video highlighting the education being provided to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Catholic Relief Services – Sierra Leone,

The Project Director (PD) will be responsible for the overall management of the “All Pikin for Learn” program. 

Nadine Ajaka - The Atlantic,

The Atlantic reviews the challenges children face in the rural Kentucky.