Child Care and Protection System Reforms

Social welfare sector reform is increasingly common, particularly in transitional countries in Central and Eastern Europe.  Increasing attention has been paid to the development of preventive community based child and family welfare programs that would, in coordination with health and education programs and social assistance, provide a range of support for vulnerable families.   

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Youth participation in policy advocacy: Examination of a multi-state former and current foster care youth coalition
Astraea Augsberger, Julie Sweeney Springwater, Grace Hilliard Koshinsky, Kelsey Barber, Linda Sprague Martinez - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examined stakeholder views on the key elements and challenges of youth participation in policy advocacy in the context of a US multi-state current and former foster care youth coalition.

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Deinstitutionalization of OVC In Ghana’s Central Region Factors That Impact Alternative Care In Bawjiase And Surroundings
Beugre, Anita Princia W. - Leiden University,

Set in Central Region Ghana, using Country-Side Children’s Welfare Home (CCWH) as the main case study, this thesis investigates the underlying factors that are preventing families in the Bawjiase and surroundings from opening their homes and hearts to vulnerable children.

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Putting an End to the Confinement of Children to Fulfill their Right to Family and Community Life: Breakthroughs and Challenges Identified at the RELAF International Seminar 2019
Sara Josefna González and María Soledad Gomez - RELAF,

This report from RELAF summarizes the presentations and discussions from RELAF's 2019 International Seminar, "For the right to family and community life. Putting an end to the confinement of children deprived of parental care."

Poner Fin al Encierro para el Cumplimiento del derecho a la vida familiar de niñas y niños: Avances y Desafíos Identificados en el Seminario Internacional de RELAF
Sara Josefna González y María Soledad Gomez - RELAF,

Este informe de RELAF resume las presentaciones y discusiones del Seminario Internacional 2019 de RELAF. 

Rethinking institutional care using family-based alternative child care system for orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria
Chinwe U Nnama-Okechukwu & Uzoma O Okoye - Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies,

This paper is based on field work experience, review of relevant literature and studies on alternative child care system in Nigeria.

Programme Brief: Building the Social Service Workforce for Childcare Reform in Rwanda
National Commission for Children, UNICEF, USAID,
This programme brief describes the establishment and development of the social service workforce in Rwanda - as part of the Tubarerere Mu Murayango (TMM - Let’s Raise Children in Families) programme to enable children and young adults to live in families and communities rather than in residential facilities - and draws out lessons learnt from this process.
Evaluation of the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (Let's Raise Children in Families) Programme in Rwanda, Phase 1: Summary
National Commission for Children, UNICEF, USAID,

In collaboration with UNICEF, the government of Rwanda has established the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (TMM - Let’s Raise Children in Families) programme to ensure that all children living in institutional care in Rwanda are reunited with their families or placed in suitable forms of family-based alternative care. This report presents a summary of the findings of an evaluation of Phase 1 of this programme.

Let’s Raise Children in Families Programme Case Study: Thierry
National Commission for Children, UNICEF, USAID,

This case study profiles the reintegration experiences of one child who has participated in the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (Let’s Raise Children in Families - TMM) programme in Rwanda.

Let’s Raise Children in Families Programme Case Study: The essential roles of the Rwandan social service workforce in supporting the reintegration of children into family and community life
National Commission for Children, UNICEF, USAID,

This case study profiles the reintegration experiences of one child who has participated in the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (Let’s Raise Children in Families - TMM) programme in Rwanda.

Care Reform in Rwanda: Process and Lessons Learned 2012-2018
National Commission for Children, UNICEF, USAID,

This paper documents the care reform process and presents key lessons learnt. It is based on a review of Rwandan policy and programme documents and on interviews and focus group discussions with 65 stakeholders.