Children Affected by Poverty and Social Exclusion

Around the world, poverty and social exclusion are driving factors behind the placement of children into alternative care.  Families give up their children because they are too poor to care for them, or they feel that it is the best way to help them to access basic services such as education and health care. Discrimination and cultural taboos mean that girls, children with disabilities, ethnic minorities, children with HIV/AIDS and children born out of wedlock, make up a disproportionate number of children abandoned into alternative care.

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Catholic Relief Services,

A ‘How-to’ Guide, based on the experiences of CRS/Vietnam, that provides practical strategies and steps developing countries can take to build inclusive education programmes for children with disabilities.

Fábio Veras Soares, Rafael Perez Ribas, Rafael Guerreiro Osório,

Evaluates targeting and human capital impacts of Brazil's Bolsa Familia Program in comparison with Mexico's Oportunidades, and Chile's Chile Solidario.

REPSSI,

Clear programme guidance on psychosocial support, with a special focus on infants and young children. Excellent explanation of psychosocial support models.

Shkumbin Arifi, Vlora Kryeziu and Kaitlin Nelson - Catholic Relief Services,

This Guide provides a number of practical strategies, tips and activities for working with stakeholders to prevent student dropout. Based on the work of CRS/Kosovo, this information is useful for other organizations and government bodies working on student dropout prevention and response within the region.

Katie Chapman,

This paper focuses on the impact of one form of demand-side policy option - social transfers, particularly cash transfers and vouchers - on access to health and education services by the extreme poor.

Armando Barrientos and Jocelyn DeJong,

This paper examines the effectiveness of targeted cash transfers programs on reducing childhood poverty. It also explored the comparatives effectiveness of different kinds of cash transfers.

International Labor Organization IPEC and PRO 169,

Guidelines to address the specific needs and rights of indigenous children in the context of child labour. Includes a comprehensive list of follow-up resources.

Brian Howard, Carl Phillips, Nelia Matinhure, Karen J Goodman, Sheryl McCurdy, and Cary Johnson,

A survey of caregivers designed to assess barriers and incentives to fostering in rural Zimbabwe. Suggests that incentives for sustainable orphan care should focus on financial assistance.

CARE ,

A lessons learned document reviewing impacts of a community-based care and mentoring program for child-headed households in Rwanda.

Christopher Bold, Mary Henderson, and Rachel Baggaley,

A guide for faith-based organizations working in developing countries on issues related to orphans and vulnerable children. Contains examples of successful community-based and family support care programs throughout the world that are run by faith-based groups. Discourages the use of institutional care and orphanages.