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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Udayan Care,

This 10th issue of the Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond (ICEB) journal, released in September 2018, is a Special Focus issue on ‘Aftercare.’

Generations United,

This report from Generations United provides data on the opioid crisis in the US, and its impact on grandfamilies, and offers policy and program recommendations related to recently passed legislation - the Family First Prevention Services Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act.

Sara R. Jaffee, PhD, Antony Ambler, MSc, Melissa Merrick, PhD, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, PhD, Candice L. Odgers, PhD, Helen L. Fisher, PhD, Andrea Danese, MD, PhD, and Louise Arseneault, PhD - American Journal of Public Health,

The objective of this study was to test whether childhood maltreatment was a predictor of (1) having low educational qualifications and (2) not being in education, employment, or training among young adults in the United Kingdom today.

Dongdong Li, Grace S. Chng, Chi Meng Chu - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse,

This study presents findings from three separate meta-analyses investigating differences between children placed in residential care and in family foster care with regard to three outcomes: internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and perception of care.

UBS Optimus Foundation,

UBS Optimus Foundation is seeking an Associate Programme Director of Child Protection. 

Professor Jane Reeves, Vanisha Jassall & Professor David Shemmings - Centre for Child Protection, University of Kent,

This presentation can be used concurrently with Kent University's simulation course, it presents a case study that allows students to engage in the complex topic of child neglect.

Save the Children Child Protection Global Theme,

On 29 August 2018, the Save the Children Child Protection Global Theme hosted a webinar entitled: Researching Violence Against Children: An Overview of Ethical Considerations.

Total Croatia News,

The Croatian Ministry of Demography, Family and Youth Affairs, in collaboration with UNICEF and a civil society organization in the country, has launched a foster care campaign under the slogan "Every Child Needs a Family," according to this article from Total Croatia News. 

Marcela Raffaelli, Juliana Prates Santana, Normanda Araujo de Morais, Carlos J. Nieto, Silvia H. Koller - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The current longitudinal study examined the prevalence, overlap, and impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a sample of Brazilian children and adolescents who use city streets as spaces for socialization and survival (i.e., street-involved youth).

l’UNICEF au Maroc,

Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc lance un appel à consultation internationale pour fournir un appui à la capitalisation du projet Pilotes familles d’accueil mis en œuvre par la fondation Amane au Maroc pour la protection de l’enfance (FAPE) incluant les mécanismes de Gatekeeping et de coordination.