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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Jane Scott and Brigid Daniel, Centre for Child Wellbeing and Protection, University of Stirling,

A 2016 survey was commissioned by the Scottish Government to inform the Child Protection Improvement Programme and the Neglect Improvement Pilot. This report presents the findings and analysis from the survey, including achievements and challenges in providing child protection services.

Rialize Ferreira, Alfred Mutiti - Commonwealth Youth and Development,

The main focus of this article is on the effects of intrastate war and the reintegration of Liberian child soldiers into their families and former communities.

Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe,

The purpose of this document is to provide a framework for implementation of the National Case Management System (NCMS) for the care, protection and welfare of children in Zimbabwe.

Magampa, M; Sodi, T.; Lunga, W; Sobane, K.; Managa, R. - Human Sciences Research Council,

This study explored the scholastic performance of orphaned learners aged eight to ten from ten public primary schools in Mankweng Circuit of Limpopo Province, South Africa, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods that included semi structured interviews, observations and questionnaires.

Mary Beek & Gillian Schofield - Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal ,

This paper examines permanence and long-term foster care in England.

Italian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (SISST) in partnership with Terre des Hommes International Federation (TDHIF), SISST and TDHIF as part of the Destination Unknown campaign,

This document aims to provide an overview of the scope of activities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in relation to the protection of unaccompanied migrant children and support for this group.

Fairstart Foundation,

This paper describes the blended learning theory and practcal training designs from the Fairstart Foundaton, afer ten years of partnerships that have trained the caregivers of some 30.000 placed children and youth.

Professor Julie Selwyn and Linda Briheim-Crookall - Coram Voice, Hadley Centre, University of Bristol School for Policy Studies,

This report summarises the findings from the 611 children and young people who completed the Bright Spots’ ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey on their experiences in care.

Asha Bajpai - Journal of the National Human Rights Commission,

Using national and international law, court observations, and field experiences, this paper argues a case for deinstitutionalization of children in India, by empowering the families, thereby protecting children's right to a family and preventing abuse and exploitation.

Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts,

This roadmap to ending the detention of children in immigration from the Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts outlines the commitments, examples of practice, reference documents, and guidelines for each stage of the strategy from June 2019 to June 2025.