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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Yanfeng Xu, Charlotte Lyn Bright - Children and Youth Services Review,

The purpose of this systematic review is to compare the associations of kinship care and non-kinship care with children's mental health and to examine the factors associated with children's mental health in kinship care and non-kinship foster care.

Cherish How, Jariah Mohd Jan - Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,

This study examines the use of linguistics features among male and female foster children in Malaysia in expressing their needs to improve their academic performance.

BBC Indonesia,

This video from the BBC shares the story of Andre Kuik, who was born in Indonesia but adopted by a Dutch family as a baby, and his reunion with his birth mother.

Anna E. Austin, Jared W. Parrish, Meghan E. Shanahan - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examined preconception and prenatal predictors of time to first child protective services (CPS) contact among Alaska children.

Elayn M. Sammon, Gwen Burchell MBE,

This Guidance is a resource for people who work with children and families using a case management approach in middle-income and low-income countries. It contains information about how to work with children with disabilities and their families.

Stephen Kidd, Development Pathways,

In this paper Development Pathways’ Stephen Kidd discusses the success of Uganda’s Senior Citizens’ Grant (SCG), with evidence from the evaluation of the programme.

Government of Ghana,

These Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) describe guiding principles, procedures, roles and responsibilities in the prevention of and response to child protection for children residing within Ghana.

Save the Children & Fundasil,

El objetivo de este estudio es visibilizar la problemática de la niñez y adolescencia víctima de violencia generalizada en condición de desplazamiento interno en El Salvador.

Retrak - Hope for Justice,

The goal of this research project is to inform policy and practice in Uganda by providing an estimate of the number of children on the streets in Kampala, Jinja, Iganga and Mbale; insight into the characteristics of these children; and exploration of children’s perspectives of their engagement on the streets.

Colleen E. Bennet, M. Katherine Henry, Joanne N. Wood - Foster Care,

This paper reviews the development, behavioral, and mental health needs of children in foster care.