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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Adam McCormick - Journal of Family Strengths,

This policy essay from the Journal of Family Strengths explores the overrepresentation of LGBTQ youth in the US child welfare system and how to foster greater acceptance, inclusion, and trauma-informed care for these children. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Bangladesh. 

UBS Optimus Foundation,

UBS Optimus Foundation is seeking a Program Director to work toward improving children's health globally.

Plan International USA,

The CBCP in Emergencies Project Manager will sit within the Resilience Practice Area at Plan International USA. 

CRS 4Children,

Catholic Relief Services is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Development & Award Management Officer to support the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of country buy-ins and global program implementation, including both programmatic and financial aspects.

Matt Dryden - Journal for Deradicalization,

This research collected rare and vital primary data by interviewing practitioners within looked-after children’s, residential, and respite services. The study established that practitioners lacked basic awareness of radicalisation and extremism, the Prevent strategy, and the Channel programme.

Kate Morrissey - San Diego Union-Tribune,

Immigrant rights advocacy groups and non-profits in the US came together to file a complaint in December 2017 with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to the increase in parents separated from their children upon entry into the US along the southwest border. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Lao-PDR. 

John Ringson - African Journal of Social Work,

This study sought to examine the feasibility of rejuvenating and strategically repositioning the Zunde raMambo (King’s granary) as a traditional orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) coping mechanism in Zimbabwe with a special reference to Gutu District.

David Wilkins & Charlotte Whittaker - The British Journal of Social Work,

For many social workers, participatory practice may seem an unachievable goal, particularly in the field of child protection. This paper discusses a significant programme of change in one London local authority, as part of which the authors undertook 110 observations of practice and provided more than eighty follow-up coaching sessions for workers.