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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Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Develpoment, UNICEF, Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN),

This is a National Guide for the participation of children which has been developed in consonance with Art. 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC).

Andy Bilson and Richard Carter ,

This report written for UNICEF identifies the key elements for a strategy to take forward the Government of Ukraine’s programme for the reform of child welfare.

Office of Social Welfare of Guatemala, Holt International and UNICEF,

Assesses the causes and realities of children living in institutions in Guatemala with recommendations for systemic reform.

UNICEF Cambodia,

Evaluation of need for systemic strengthening and partnering to ensure protection of children without parental and children involved with ICA

Isabel de Bruin-Cardoso & Ruth Mampane, IATT Working Group on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS,

Examines dynamics between achievements in universal birth registration and enhanced protection of children.

Harare Task Force on Children Living and/or Working on the Streets,

Analysis of the contributing causes, needs and vulnerabilities of children living and/or working in the street in Zimbabwe.

Save the Children Sweden,

Documents children’s opinions about the services and education they receive on sexuality, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa

Jason D. Brown, Susan Rodger - Children and Youth Services Review,

A random sample of licensed foster parents caring for children with disabilities in a major Canadian city was asked “what are the problems you encounter fostering a child with a disability?”

Dorcas Amolo, Lori DiPrete Brown, Samantha Dovey, Lynne Miller Franco, and Marie-Eve Hammink - USAID Health Care Improvement Project,

The purpose of this review document is to inform the development of an African Partnership for quality in the care of orphans and vulnerable children. By reviewing experiences to date in similar efforts, this review identifies best practices and challenges that may inform the development of a regional partnership focusing on quality.

Robbie Gilligan,

This paper seeks to highlight the resilience‐enhancing potential for vulnerable young people of roles and relationships in the domains of recreation and work. The paper explores its theme through a specific focus on the needs of young people in long‐term care.