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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International Social Service and International Reference Center for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC),

A brief fact sheet on providing legal protection for children. Highlights the search for stable solutions, personalization of measures, procedural guarantees and care decisions.

Susan Shepler,

A research study conducted with refugee children from Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, and their foster caregivers in rural Guinea. Explores the experiences of both children and foster caregivers, and examines the role of ethnicity, gender and education. Highlights the significant capacity of a community to provide protection and care of refugee children, and offers recommendation for future research and programming.

Judith Streak and Sasha Poggenpoel ,

This paper provides an overview of the policy framework and financing of social welfare services in South Africa. Current budgeting and service delivery practices are discussed, as well as obstacles and recommendations for advanced action.

Jill Donahue,

A report on several pilot projects launched by the World Vision and affiliated microfinance institutions to address the association between poverty and HIV. A description of pilot projects in Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa and Malawi are discussed.

International Social Service and International Reference Center for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC),

A brief fact sheet outlining factors to be considered when deciding to separate a child from his or her family.

Roeland Monasch, Kate Spring, and Mary Mahy,

A guide for governments, international organizations and NGO’s for measuring, monitoring and evaluating the national response for children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.

Al Azhar University and UNICEF,

An overview of child rights and protection as it relates to the central tenets of Islam. Contains brief information on alternative care, children affected by HIV/AIDS, protection from abuse, and other issues.

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre,

Report presents and analyzes new research and data around children with disabilities in the region, the effects of institutional care, and the need for family support services.

Save the Children,

A twelve page policy brief that outlines Save the Children's position on the type of protection children need in an emergency. Contains some statistical information.

International Social Service and International Reference Centre for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC),

Brief summary of the importance of social work in preventing family separation, including increasing empowerment, social support and self-assessment processes.