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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María J Fuentes, Isabel M Bernedo, María D Salas, Miguel A García-Martín - International Social Work,

This study analyzes the opinions of foster families and social workers regarding the benefits and problems associated with contact visits.

Daniel Lavelle - The Guardian,

"Fifteen years after leaving the care system, almost everyone I knew then was reluctant to talk. Why had so many of them struggled or fallen off the map?" writes Daniel Lavelle in the Guardian.

María J Fuentes, Isabel M Bernedo, María D Salas, Miguel A García-Martín - International Social Work,

This study analyzes the opinions of foster families and social workers regarding the benefits and problems associated with contact visits.

Australian Associated Press - The Guardian,

New South Wales, Australia will be launching a new program "designed to give children in care a permanent home," according to this article from the Guardian.

Isobel Roe - ABC News,

This radio segment from ABC News Australia examines a current adoption debate in Australia.

UNICEF,

The purpose of the consultancy is to assist the Violence against Children team, in the Child Protection Section - UNICEF NYHQ, in various tasks by providing technical expertise and coordination support.

Lisbet Engh, Dr Carolina Jernbro, Dr Ping-I Lin, Professor Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Dr Ulla-Britt Eriksson - British Journal of School Nursing,

The aim of this research is to examine the relation between school attachment and school achievement and foster care placement.

Alan Carr, Hollie Duff, and Fiona Craddock - Trauma, Violence & Abuse,

The aim of the systematic review described in this article was to determine the outcomes for individuals exposed to severe neglect in congregate care institutions such as orphanages.

Tatiana Eremenko & Amparo González‐Ferrer - Population, Space and Place,

In this paper, the authors examine the reunification patterns of children left‐behind by parents who migrated to France and Spain in order to understand whether children from standard two‐parent families differ in their chances of joining their migrant parents in the destination country compared to children in non‐standard families (single parent and blended families), as well as the potential role of immigration policies on these chances.

Indian Express,

The state government of Kerala, India has issued an order to take over the Janaseva Sisubhavan children's home, "placing the institution and housing of its inmates under the control of the District Collector for a period of three months or till the time the children are reunited with their families or moved to a secure facility, whichever is earlier."