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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Lynne McCormack & Gemma L. Issaakidis - Traumatology,

This phenomenological study explored the “lived” experience of OoHC from the perspective of 4 adult care leavers reflecting on their childhood.

Miako Grace Nyawira & Dr. John M. Wanjohi - International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management ,

The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of cash transfer for orphans and vulnerable children programme on civil registration in Karaba Location of Mbeere South Subcounty. The study sought to determine how demographic characteristics of the caregivers, challenges faced by caregivers, household priorities of caregivers and household size affect civil registration. 

Jacqueline Kemmis-Riggs, Adam Dickes, John McAloon - Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review,

This systematic review examines the comparative effectiveness of foster and kinship care interventions.

John S. Murray - Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing,

The purpose of this article was to describe the phenomenon of toxic stress and its impact on the physical and mental health of child refugees. 

Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of North Korea’s periodic report to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Lisa Cohen - CNN,

This article from CNN exposes the exploitation that many children experience in Haitian orphanages.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to conduct a mapping and review of the situation of children in residential care centers in the Philippines.

European Commission,

The European Commission has issued a statement on the occasion of Universal Children's Day, 20 November. 

Michael Garcia Bochenek - Human Rights Watch,

This dispatch from Human Rights Watch describes the abuses and mistreatment of aboriginal children held in detention centers in northern Australia, highlighting the findings of a royal commission released on Friday. 

Marc H. Bornstein, Diane L. Putnick, Paul Oburu, Jennifer E. Lansford, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Robert H. Bradley, Riku Moriguchi, Pia Rebello Britto - Handbook of Applied Developmental Science in Sub-Saharan Africa,

This chapter describes the contemporary situation of children in sub-Saharan Africa with successive foci on child growth, the home environment, parenting, and discipline using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS).