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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Aagje Ieven, EuroChild ,

This report is based on the outcomes of a survey addressed to eight National Coordinators of the Opening Doors campaign. It aims to assess the extent to which EU Member States have used ESIF to catalyse child care systems reform.

UNICEF,

This document serves as a brief of the UNICEF Child Protection Programme provided in Cambodia.  

National Commission for Children,

This overview document provides a brief update on child care reform in Rwanda.

Better Care Network, UNICEF, PEPFAR, USAID,

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Ghana, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

Better Care Network and the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance,

This working paper, produced by the Better Care Network and the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, explores the topic of social service workforce strengthening as it relates to child care reform.

Better Care Network, UNICEF, PEPFAR, USAID,

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Liberia, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

 

RELAF y UNICEF,

El objetivo del estudio es presentar el proceso de construcción de una herramienta para medir la institucionalización en forma rápida, a partir de información existente en los países y mostrar los principales datos que se obtuvieron. 

Lumos,

These virtual study visit resources from Lumos have been developed for those professionals and policy makers who are involved in the transition from institutional to community and family-based care.

Leyla Ismayiloya, Fred Ssewamala, Aytakin Huseynli - Children and Youth Services Review,

Through a desk review of peer reviewed journal and “grey” literature published in English and Russian languages, this paper provides a review of current deinstitutionalization efforts in the region, identifies potential challenges, describes the need for economic empowerment interventions, and outlines directions for future research.

National Commission for Children, Save the Children, Better Care Network,

As part of the work of the BCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Initiative, the National Commission for Children in partnership with BCN, and Save the Children convened a national consultative workshop in Kigali, Rwanda on 26 and 27 November 2014. This report presents a summary of the main priority outcomes which were identified by participants during the meeting, including: evidence building and sharing, strengthening advocacy, and strengthening capacity.