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

Displaying 10701 - 10710 of 14393

BBC News,

Over 200 people were killed, and over 100 women and children abducted, in a cross-border attack in the southern Gambella region of Ethiopia on Friday, according to the BBC article. 

New York University’s Silver School of Social Work,

On April 18 – 19, 2016, the New York University’s Silver School of Social Work will host the conference ‘Making Extended Care Work for Foster Youth: The State of the Evidence.’

New York University’s Silver School of Social Work,

On April 18 – 19, 2016, the New York University’s Silver School of Social Work will host the conference ‘Making Extended Care Work for Foster Youth: The State of the Evidence.’

National Family Support Network,

The Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support are designed to help ensure that families are supported and strengthened through quality practice.

Su Lyn Corcoran, Joanna Wakia - Global Social Welfare,

This paper reflects upon lessons learned by Retrak and explores the challenges and the benefits of developing a body of evidence on reintegration good practice. 

Mónica Ruiz-Casares, Saithong Phommavong - Global Social Welfare,

This study explores the determinants of child-parent separation and the consequences of existing alternative care arrangements from the perspectives of adults and young people in Laos.

Ignatius Ssuuna - All Africa,

This article describes how Rwanda successfully reintegrated the children living in orphanages into family care.

Parenting in Africa Network (PAN),

Parenting in Africa Network (PAN) is seeking the services of a documentarist. 

Beth L. Rubenstein, Lindsay Stark - Global Social Welfare,

This manuscript reviews the issues facing children outside of households and argues for the importance of gathering robust data about this population to formulate responsive policies and services, mobilize resources, and foster accountability.

Tim Whewell -BBC News,

The recent removal of five children from their parents’ home in Norway has called into question child protective services in the country.