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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INSPIRE,

INSPIRE would like to ask you to send in your nominations for the Advisory and Operational Support Team members.

Martin Punaks - Anti-Slavery International,

In this blog post, Martin Punaks of Lumos explains some of the implications of the recent US Government Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report's recognition of orphanages as "a destination point for trafficked children, which historically has never been acknowledged before."

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking an International Consultant (Development of Child Protection Case Management systems) in Ghana.

National Family Support Network,

This webinar, organized by the National Family Support Network, seeks to answer the following questions: (a) What is both the history and current landscape of the Family Support and Strengthening Field in the United States? (b) What is a Family Resource Center and how are they networked across the country? (c) What is the connection of Family Resource Centers to evidence-based practice and what positive outcomes have they achieved for children and families?

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance,

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance is recruiting a new director.

Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Ylva Almquist, Can Liu, Bo Vinnerljung, Anders Hjern - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The objective of this study is to examine the intergenerational transmission of out-of-home care in Sweden.

Angelina Chapin - Huffington Post,

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law has filed a report in a U.S. federal court containing more than 200 accounts of abuse and "horrific conditions" faced by migrant children and their parents in Border Patrol stations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and detention centers, according to this article from the Huffington Post.

SOS Children's Villages,

This video shares the views of the Croatian partner's trainers, young people and care professionals involved in the "Prepare for Leaving Care" project training for care professionals.

The Howard League for Penal Reform,

This briefing paper is part of a series from the Howard League that explores some core principles to help protect children in residential care in the UK from criminalisation. 

Faizah Haji Mas’ud - Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives,

This chapter from Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives focuses on the institutional care of children and young people deemed ‘at risk’ according to current Malaysian law on child welfare: Malaysian Child Act (2001).