The Regional Learning Platform on care reform for Eastern and Southern Africa provides an opportunity for government, UNICEF and others involved in care reform in the region to share learning through webinars, document exchange, a HelpDesk, and pairing and mentoring. The platform and its corresponding documentation was planned and conceptualised by UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) and Changing the Way We Care.
Resources:
- An Introduction to Care Reform
- Nine Lessons on Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Creating Synergies Between Social Protection and Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Caring Systems: Maximising Synergies Between Care Reform and Child Protection System Strengthening in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Supporting Foster Care in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence on When and How Foster Care Should be Used to Ensure the Better Care of Children in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Integrating Children on the Move in Care Reform in ESA: Evidence on Why Children on the Move Need to be Integrated Into Care Reform Strategies and How their Care Needs Can be Met
- Children With Disabilities and Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa
Monthly Updates:
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: November 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: October 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: September 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: July 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: June 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: May 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: April 2022 Update
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: March 2022 Update
Events:
- October 2022: Supporting Kinship care in Eastern and Southern Africa
- September 2022: An Introduction to Care Reform
- September 2022: Workforce Strengthening and Care Reform
- September 2022: What Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Taught Us About Care Reform?
- July 2022: Webinar Recording: Lessons on Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa from COVID-19
- June 2022: Webinar Recording: Data and Care Reform
- May 2022: Webinar Recording: Aligning Care Systems in Development and Humanitarian Contexts
- April 2022: Webinar Recording: Experience Matters - Bringing Those With Lived Experience into National Care Reform
Virtual Study Tours
Platform Webinars
Webinar: COVID and Care
Webinar: Data and Care Reform
Webinar: Experience Matters - Bringing Those With Lived Experience into National Care Reform
Webinar: Child Protection System Strengthening and Care Reform
Webinar: Introducing the Zambia and Malawi Virtual Study Tour
Interview with UNICEF and the Government of Zambia on Care Reform in Zambia