Representatives from International Social Service, Save the Children, and SOS Children’s Villages met with the African Committee on Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child during its 21st session on 15 April, 2013 to present on the international Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children (UNGA resolution A/RES/64/142) and its new implementation Handbook “Moving Forward.” The presentation included a brief introduction to the Guidelines; an overview of the core principles of the Guidelines; a description of the need for, and development of, the handbook; a summary of the handbook content and its general application, recommendations for, and examples of, the use of the guidelines and handbook in Africa; and conclusions and questions for ACERWC.
The PowerPoint presentation is available here. For questions about the presentation, or permission to use the presentation, please contact Mia Dambach, Coordinator Advocacy and Policy Development, International Social Service at mia.dambach@iss-ssi.org.
Resources can also be accessed at www.alternativecareguidelines.org
©Agencies: International Social Service, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages
