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Provides analysis of the historical background and current structure of El Salvador's conditional cash transfer programme with attention to family integration
This study identifies key issues that need to be addressed in order to raise the profile of OVC and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in Uganda.
A poster depicting the National Quality Standards for the Protection, Care and Support of Orphans and OVC in Uganda.
This report aims to provide insight into children’s perceptions of participation within England’s residential care system, and to note any potential or perceived barriers to participation.
Information gathered by the ISS/IRC on the Muslim practice of Kafalah, which serves as a form of long-term fostering and de-facto adoption.
Presents the findings of a nationwide study into the extent and characteristics of child abuse and girl neglect in India. Includes: children in a family environment but not attending school; children in schools; children in institutional care; working children; and street children.
The aims of this paper are to: summarise what we know from Australian research about cultural considerations for children and young people in care; assess the quality of the evidence base; and identify future research needs.
Evaluates targeting and human capital impacts of Brazil's Bolsa Familia Program in comparison with Mexico's Oportunidades, and Chile's Chile Solidario.
The Child Rights Act of 2007 provides for the promotion of the rights of the child compatible with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20th November, 1989, and its Optional Protocol of 8th September, 2000, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and for other related matters.
A powerpoint presentation on the research findings of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project team. Includes comparisons of children raised in institutional care, vs. children placed in foster care, vs. children raised in the community.