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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The Introduction of Social Workers in the Primary Health Care System and its Impact on the Reduction of Baby Abandonment in Kazakhstan
Representative of Kazakhstan,

On 10 September 2014, UNICEF and the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria co-hosted a high level lunchtime discussion on the right of children below three years to live in a caring and supportive family environment: examples from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Kazakhstan showed how the integration of social workers and outreach services in the health sector is reducing baby abandonment in pilot areas of the country.

The Right of Children to Live in a Caring and Supportive Family Environment: Examples from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF & The Permanent Mission of Bulgaria,

On 10 September 2014, UNICEF and the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria co-hosted a high level Lunchtime Discussion on The right of children below three years to live in a caring and supportive family environment: examples from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Phase I Study Report: Social Cohesion and Community Based Protection Mechanisms in Chad and Burundi
The North South Institute,

This research explores links between child protection and peacebuilding. It includes a section examining community child protection mechanisms in Burundi.

Stability and Change in Institutional Alternative Care for Children in Israel and Japan
Michael Maher King, University of Oxford,

This Masters thesis paper, by Michael Maher King of the University of Oxford, reviews the situations of children in institutional alternative care in Israel and Japan.

Meeting Report of the Regional Learning and Consultation Meeting: Strengthening Child Care Systems
Better Care Network,

Following a consultative mapping, a regional learning meeting took place on 19-20 August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this meeting was "Reflection on past, current and future efforts aimed at strengthening child care systems in East and Southern Africa." 

Meeting Report of the Regional Learning and Consultation Meeting: Strengthening Child Care Systems
Better Care Network,

This report provides an overview of a two-day regional consultancy on strengthening child care systems in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Shaping the national social protection strategy in Cambodia: Global influence and national ownership
Huck-ju Kwon, Sarah Cook, Yusun Kim - Global Social Policy,

This article analyses the interactions among global and national actors in the policy dynamics of Cambodia’s National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS); it is intended to disentangle the complex politics of global social policy at the national level.

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Roadmap for the Implementation of the Guidelines on Kinship Care, Foster Care and Supported Independent Living in Liberia
Government of Liberia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - USAID, World Learning, Save the Children, Maestral International,

This “roadmap” document outlines  the recommended implementation strategies and activities for strengthening  family- and community-based alternative care in Liberia. It accompanies the Guidelines on Kinship Care, Foster Care and Supported Independent Living (the Guidelines) and the Capacity Building Plan to Implement the Guidelines (CBP).

Department of Social Welfare Capacity Building Plan to Implement The Guidelines for Children Without Appropriate Care: Rapid Context Assessment – Final Report
Maestral International - USAID,

This Context Assessment, produced by Maestral International, aims to collect and review all relevant information to support the development of the Department of Social Welfare’s (DSW) institutional capacities to execute the new framework for alternative care in Liberia.

Children Without Appropriate Care Desk Review Summary Report: Liberia
Maestral International - N. Beth Bradford, Manolo Cabran, Ghazal Keshavarzian, Edith Gongloe-Weh, Sián Long,

This report provides an overview of Liberia’s alternative care context, identifies key stakeholders who are involved in the child protection field in the country, and summarizes the Child Care Legal and Policy Framework related to alternative care.