Nigeria

Officials from the Kancheepuram Child Welfare Committee (CWC), who had gone to rescue five orphan children from an unregistered home in St. Thomas Mount (Chennai, India) on Wednesday, found that they had gone missing.

Armenpress News reports 633 children registered as living in orphanages in Armenia, with 450 of those children being children with disabilities. 

In this Q&A document, organisations that have joined forces to put an end to institutional care in Africa explain why and what they are doing to ensure all children grow up in the love of a family. 

This study examined the odds of reentry across multiple common permanency types for a cohort of 8107 children who achieved permanency between 2009 and 2013. 

In this webinar, Care to Practice's Lucy Hillier speaks to Jamie Lachman, founder and director of Clowns Without Borders South Africa, about the “Parenting for Life Long Health” programme being implemented in several countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.

El Senado y Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina reunidos en Congreso, etc. sancionan con fuerza de Ley: Programa de Acompañamiento para el Egreso de Jóvenes sin Cuidados Parentales. 

As the number of children fleeing gang violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras soars, UNHCR is launching a campaign for US$18 million in vital aid.

C2P’s Lucy Hillier will talk to Jamie Lachman, founder and director of Clowns Without Borders South Africa, about the “Parenting for Lifelong Health” programme which is being implementing in several countries in the ESA region.

Al Monitor investigates and reports on the experience of street children in Egypt. Despite their large numbers, street children without birth certificates are denied access to Egypt's shelters. 

In this podcast episode, Annie E. Casey Foundation's Lisa Hamilton interviews Rafael López — the managing director of Accenture’s health and public services practice — about the challenges and opportunities for change in the American child welfare system.