Zimbabwe

Demographic Data:

  • Total Population: 15,245,855
  • Population under 15: 41.6%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 57.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 155 out of 188 
  • World Bank Status: Low Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 16.7%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.1 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 44.6%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, DHS 2010-11

 

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UNICEF,

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF) wishes to invite eligible firm to submit a proposal for: Design and implement the ICTs component of the Cambodia PROTECT Strategy including the establishment and management of a website and social media platform such as Facebook and Youtube, and the production of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Short Message Service (SMS) messages.

Svetlana Stankovic and Gabrielle Jackson - The Guardian,

This article introduces a series from the Guardian that explores the experiences of fathers on paternity leave or caring full-time for their children.

Family for Every Child,

Family for Every Child is looking for a trustee to join their global Board of elected trustees to make decisions that will strengthen Family for Every Child to change children’s lives for the better.

Carmen Paniagua, Jesús Palacios, Jesús M. Jiménez-Morago, Francisco Rivera - Research on Social Work Practice,

The two goals of this article from the Special Issue on Adoption Breakdown of the journal of Research on Social Work Practice are the analysis of the duration of adoptive placements ending in breakdown and the role of age at placement in the breakdown experience in Spain.

MEASURE Evaluation,

This report presents findings from assessments of the care systems in Armenia, Ghana, Moldova, and Uganda by system component and areas of care, and summarizes recommendations for strengthening alternative care systems.

UNICEF,

En este informe de la Infancia en peligro se evalúan las causas estructurales de las migraciones irregulares procedentes del norte de Centroamérica y México, y se analizan las distintas dificultades y peligros a los que se enfrentan los niños migrantes y refugiados y sus familias durante los arduos procesos de migración y retorno.

UNICEF Ghana and Department of Social Welfare of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection,

This Manual provides the materials needed for Ghana's Department of Social Welfare and Foster Care Agency (where applicable) to conduct the following foster care related activities: Foster parent recruitment drives; Foster parent orientation sessions; and Foster parent training.

ChildFund International and FHI 360,

This final report describes the Economic Strengthening to Keep and Reintegrate Children into Families (ESFAM) project and presents findings from an evaluation of the program, including its implementation and outcomes as well as its impacts. 

Carlomagno C. Panlilio, Sheridan Miyamoto, Sarah A. Font, Hannah M. C. Schreier - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The objective of this study was to assess item characteristics indicative of the severity of risk for commercial sexual exploitation among a high-risk population of child welfare system involved youth to inform the construction of a screening tool.

Evelyn Vallejo Salcedo - International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies,

The objective of the mission was to gather data on Honduras as a case study to support the IFRC global study on smart practices for protecting unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) through health and psychosocial services in last mile locations.