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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GHR Foundation,

This presentation from GHR Foundation, given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, presents GHR’s approach to reforming child care systems, the multiple aspects of the care system engaged, and its underlying theory of collective impact.

Florence Martin, Better Care Network,

Florence Martin, Director of Better Care Network presented at the National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia on the work that BCN does globally, provided a summary of cross country and regional learning on on child care reform, and some of the necessary steps and considerations for care reform. A second presentation follows, highlighting the findings from an analysis of children's care and living arrangements based on data from the Zambia DHS 2013-2014.

Dr. Davy Chikamata, Permanent Secretary of Community Development and Social Welfare - Zambia,

This document includes the opening remarks given on the first day of the National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia by Dr. Davy Chikamata, the Permanent Secretary of Community Development and Social Welfare, to the participants of the consultation.

Zambia Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare,

This presentation from Zambia's Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare, given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, provides an overview of alternative care in Zambia, the CIF Initiative, prevention and response services, progress, strengths, opportunities, and challenges.

To the Contrary - PBS,

This special documentary episode of PBS’s “To the Contrary” explores the trend away from orphanages and towards family reunification. 

Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Marilize Ackermann - SCIELO,

This article reports on the findings of a study of foreign children, including from Burundi, accommodated in the care system in the Western Cape, based on fieldwork conducted in child and youth care centres (CYCCs). 

Oscar E. Firbank - Journal of Comparative Social Work,

This study seeks to understand collaboration dynamics in social services for determining what strategies work best in facilitating collaborative endeavors in specific policy and institutional environments.

Republic of Moldova,

În temeiul prevederilor punctului 89 din Strategia pentru protecţia copilului pe anii 2014-2020, aprobată prin Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 434 din 10 iunie 2014 (Monitorul Oficial al Republicii Moldova, 2014, nr. 160-166, art.

Save the Children,

This booklet is based on a recent internal desk review of Save the Children’s and partners’ work against physical and humiliating punishment of children, commissioned by Save the Children Sweden. It aims to present best practices, to show what methods have worked around the world, and to spread knowledge about results achieved and lessons learned when it comes to law reform and positive discipline.  

Uganda's National Council for Children, Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC), and Private Sector Foundation Uganda,

This bulletin highlights the key objectives and key amendments of Uganda's Children Act Amendment of 2016. It also outlines the process by which the Bill was developed and approved and lays out next steps for implementing the Act and ensuring the rights of children in Uganda.