Uganda

This is a report from the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) examining the two year (2014-2016) Child Protection Social Cohesion initiative in Burundi and Chad.

While there is a good amount of trafficking research that focuses on Africa, much of the research has greatly neglected child trafficking and its traits within the borders of a particular country. The goal of this article is to take stock of the child trafficking situation within Madagascar’s borders. This article examines the impact of supply-and-demand factors on child trafficking in Madagascar and discusses the approaches that should be used in the implementation of anti-trafficking policies.

This article discusses a task force report, which reveals that over the past 40 years, state and federal agencies have failed to live up to their obligations under the Indian Child Welfare Act.  The purpose of the act is to ensure that Native American children remain within tribal families.  

Il faut continuer sur cette voie en menant des enquêtes et en engageant des poursuites en justice

In this report from Human Rights Watch, authorities are making strides in protecting street children from the harsh punishment many of them face in Quranic schools in Senegal.  

A video campaign on family based care that is being displayed in a major chain of cinemas in Indonesia. The video contains a message on the importance of family based care for children by representatives of all religious leaders and the Ministry of Social Affairs. 

This article and video discuss how thousands of Australians consider visiting orphanages to be a popular activity to do on vacation.  Vacationers will visit orphanages, meet children, and take photos.  The visit usually ends with a request for donations.  Some believe that they are positively contributing to improvement of these children’s lives.

In this New York Times article, Julie Hirschfeld Davis reports that President Obama recently announced plans to extend its current refugee program to admit Central American Refugees into the United States.

Lumos is looking to recruit an experienced professional for the position of Consultant to the Deinstitutionalization (DI) Unit in Ukraine. 

This video highlights the importance of keeping children with families.