Kenya

Research on the effectiveness and sustainability of established initiatives for vulnerable children in Zambia and Malawi. Outlines implications for approaches to community mobilization in current programming efforts.

Reports on an evaluation of the monitoring system for children in the custody of the Jamaican government. Highlights problems and inefficiencies inherent in the monitoring process. Includes recommendations.

Preliminary findings on life outcomes of Mozambican former child soldiers. Identifies specific interventions important to enabling former child soldiers’ recovery and reintegration.

A manual outlining a detailed 3-day training program in how to respond to the psychosocial effects of disasters. Designed for use by psychosocial program administrators or trainers.

An assessment of alternative care responses for children without primary caregivers in tsunami-affected regions of Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Thailand. Includes good practices, recommendations, and detailed country reports.

Advocates for the right of children with disabilities to live in the community. Provides recommendations on how to ensure a successful transition from institutional to community-based care. Focuses on the importance of family support and the right to education.

Detailed guidelines for the establishment of the Child Protection Service (CPS), designed to address the lack of regulations concerning standards in children’s institutions and the lack of departmental policy and procedures for assessing and assisting abused and at-risk children. Includes comprehensive set of CPS forms in 14 annexes.

Reviews legal and policy frameworks for the protection of OVC rights in 10 Southern African countries. Includes key concerns and recommendations. Appendix includes country-specific details of National Policies on Orphans and Vulnerable Children and National Plans of Action.

Explores the ways in which data collection activities affect children’s rights and suggests methods by which rights-based principles may be used to derive appropriate safeguards to prevent unintentional harm and abuse.

Investigates psychosocial well-being and psychosocial support services for youth affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. Includes summary of key findings and implications for programming and research.