This report from SOS Children’s Villages assesses Malawi’s compliance with, and implementation of, the UN Guidelines on the Alternative Care of Children. The report examines the Child Care, Protection and Justice Act of 2010 and the Adoption of Children Act, among other legislation. “The research by SOS Children’s Villages Malawi found that in particular there were concerns regarding the lack of data and information on children in both informal and formal alternative care; inadequate allocation of resources at the national and district levels and lack of staff capacity and training; insufficient registration and inspection of alternative care facilities by the authorities; lack of adherence to procedures, including the admission, development of care plans and reviews of children in the system; and no systematic approach to aftercare and monitoring the reintegration of children into their families and communities,” says the report.
