Rwanda

Demographic Data

  • Total population: 11.34 million
  • Population under 15 years: 41%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 64 years
  • Human Development Index: 163 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence: 2.8 %
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.3 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 31%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 14%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2014/2015

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UNICEF,

This Learning Channel has been developed to highlight those Child Protection courses most closely aligned to different components of 

Hannah Gardner - The Times,

Foreign money fuels fake orphanages in Nepal where children are taken from their parents and marketed as victims. But the fightback is on

Faith to Action Initiative,

Parenting author Kayla Craig; Lauren Pinkston, Kindred Exchange; Kristin Langrehr, 111Project; and Stephanie Robinson, Faith to Action, share their own experiences of caring for orphans and adoption. Their reflections provide realistic ways to be involved in supporting orphaned and vulnerable children.

Joint document with Individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care,

В Україні вперше особи, які перебували в інституційних установах, а також ті, хто має досвід сімейного догляду, об’єдналися та узгодили спільну позицію щодо реформування системи догляду та підтримки дітей, у тому числі розвитку програм підтримки дітей-сиріт та дітей, позбавлених батьківського піклування.

Joint document with Individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care,

In Ukraine, for the first time, individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care, have united and agreed upon a common position regarding the reform of the child care and support system, including the development of programs to support orphaned children and children deprived of parental care.

India Alternative Care Network (IACN),

Practitioners explain the core value of children's right to participate in the process of transitioning. 

Family First for Children Without Parental Care (FAFICA) ,

In this webinar, the Africa Working Group on Children Without Parental Care now called Family First for Children Without Parental Care, (FAFICA), explores key global debates and initiatives advancing care reform, including updates from the African Union and global events like the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children.

Defence of Children International (DCI), NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, UNICEF,

The Conference is designed as a two-day event, targeting key groups such as administration of justice, children deprived of liberty and professionals who work with them, children on the move, children in institutions and children detained in the context of armed conflict.

Julian Borger - The Guardian,

Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people

Sam Levine - The Guardian,

In an interview with Time magazine, Donald Trump was asked if would reinstate a policy that separates children of undocumented children from their parents at the southern border. Widely viewed as a cruel and inhumane response to undocumented immigration, the migrant separation policy became one of the most controversial decisions of Trump’s first term. Despite that, the president-elect refused to rule out bringing it back.