Namibia

This participatory baseline is part of a multi-country study commissioned by Save the Children targeting selected areas of Rwanda, Ethiopia and North-Sudan. The purpose of the multi-country study is to address the UN Study on Violence Against Children’s recommendations and assess the role of communities in ensuring that children are protected from violence and abuse at all levels. 

Ce rapport fait suite à une mission d’évaluation réalisée en Côte d’Ivoire entre le 8 et le 12 mars 2010, complétée par une compilation des informations disponibles et une analyse du cadre législatif ivoirien relatif à l’adoption. Le choix de la Côte d’Ivoire a été motivé par le fait que ce pays faisait partie des dix premiers pays d’origine des enfants adoptés en France et n’avait a l'epoque pas encore ratifié la Convention du 29 mai 1993.

This 70-page report documents the struggles of foster care youth who become homeless after turning 18, or "aging out" of the state's care, without sufficient preparation or support for adulthood

Assists in the development and application of an analytic tool for mapping and assessing existing child protection policies, laws and services for adequacy and to identify obstacles and opportunities in implementation, especially in reaching vulnerable or excluded groups.

This report focuses on the experiences of Save the Children in monitoring, implementing and reviewing NPAs in Angola, Ethiopia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Each of the country offices commissioned the documentation of case studies to identify promising practices and challenges around effective implementation of NPAs.

UNICEF Namibia with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare plans to undertake a consultancy with the overall outcome of strengthening supported formal foster care systems.

In this opinion piece, written for the Huffington Post, the author explains her views on the institutionalization of children, particularly infants and children under five years old. She concludes with her recommendations for abolishing baby orphanages.

Reportage diffusé le 20 avril 2010 et recueille le témoignage d'anciens élèves du Foyer Adolphe Cherioux.

La promotion et le renforcement de la protection des enfants et de leurs droits sont au cœur des préoccupations du Commissaire europeen Thomas Hammarberg. En 2009, ce dernier a accordé une attention particulière à plusieurs catégories d’enfants vulnérables. 

This mapping and analysis was conducted in late 2009 in Sierra Leone to analyze the existing laws, structures and services for child protection in the country and found these laws and systems to be falling short of reaching their intended impact.