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Examined the eight countries in which USAID supported significant child welfare reform programs: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. The paper discusses population issues, the current system of child welfare, USAID-funded activities, lessons learned, and best practices.
Analysis of policy and service model used to identify barriers in the delivery of alternative care services for children.
Outlines the project aims, critical areas of child care reform, and expected results of the Serbian initiative: “Transforming Residential Institutions for Children and Developing Sustainable Alternatives”
This Social Welfare Policy is intended to provide direction for reforming the social welfare sector in Liberia.
This paper outlines a vision for the network of services, policies, and programmes necessary to protect children at risk and enable them to reach their full potential, free from violence, exploitation, and abuse.
In 2006 the Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development proposed the adoption of an Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), which was adopted and launched by the central government in 2009-2010. Recognizing chronic under funding of child protection services in the country and major gaps in the system, the ICPS was expected to significantly contribute to the realization of Government/State responsibility by creating a system that would effectively and efficiently protect children.
Manual to assist countries in strengthening their information system around children in formal care through data collection around 15 global indicators
Current public opinion about the residential care system in contemporary Russia is extremely negative. A majority of Russians, both citizens and professionals, consider that family placement is the best arrangement for orphaned children.
This report provides an assessment of the current situation with regards to rights of children in institutions in 42 Council of Europe member states.
Evaluates the need for reform within Nepal's intercountry adoption programming and the broader needs within the child protection and alternative care arenas nationally.