Nigeria

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 173,620,000
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 152 out of 187
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 3.2%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 19%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 49%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, UNAIDS, DHS 2013

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Jill Duerr Berrick, Marit Skivenes - Children and Youth Services Review,

The study is designed to identify whether effective caregiving mirrors strong parenting among typical parents or whether a set of additional skills is required to parent foster children responsively. Some of the principle features of quality caregiving for children are described particularly in the domains of family integration, relationships with biological parents, and support for children's special needs. 

Juliana Ruhfus - Al Jazeera ,

This People & Power documentary from Al Jazeera investigates the orphanage tourism industry in Cambodia. 

Badra Moutassem Mimouni ,

L’article aborde la prise en charge des enfants privés de famille en Algérie. Ces enfants sont pris en charge dans des institutions appelées foyers pour enfants assistés (FEA). Ces foyers ont augmenté en nombre, des progrès ont été enregistrés ici et là, mais beaucoup reste à faire pour améliorer cette prise en charge institutionnelle. 

Cluster de Protection, Groupe de Travail sur la Protection de l'Enfance,

Ce guide abrege de la trousse d'evaluation rapide en matiere de protection de l'enfant (ERPE) a ete developpe par le  Groupe de Travail sur la Protection de l’Enfant (CPWG) .Ce guide est un outil de support a la mise en oeuvre d'une ERPE suit

Gillian Mann, Siân Long, Emily Delap and Lucy Connell,

Desk review of existing literature and research to track the extent to which the HIV pandemic has been a driver of growth in children’s residential care and the situation of HIV affected children in care.

Save the Children,

This video showcases the Family-based care program of Save the Children and its partners in Indonesia.

Better Care Network,

The People’s Republic of China issued its third and fourth combined report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in June 2012. This extract of the report focuses on sections relevant to children's care and in particular those addressing Family Environment and Alternative Care

Marina Lalayants - Silberman School of Social Work, The City University of New York,

This evaluation study was conducted in an effort to learn more about the innovative parent organizing model implemented by the Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP) in East Harlem, New York City and identify the role and impact of CWOP community representatives on birthparents, families, and child safety conference outcomes.

Keetie Roelen, Siân Long and Jerker Edström - Centre for Social Protection Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK,

This discussion paper puts forward a set of lessons learned and recommendations for referral mechanisms and case management for vulnerable children in the Eastern and Southern Africa region (ESAR).

Diego Ottolini - CESVI, CEFA and ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter ,

This study from CESVI examines the magnitude and characteristics of child labor in Kenya, particularly the “worst forms of child labour (WFCL) in Kenya,” with a focus on the urban context of Nairobi and on the rural context of the Nyanza province.