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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A shared vision for systemic child protection: Advocating, developing, evidencing, and partnering to build a child protection system: Lessons learned from Albania, Terre des hommes Mission in Albania Institutional Learning Process
Dr. Rachel A Harris & Dr. Ian Milligan ,

This document reports on an Institutional Learning Process that has critically analysed the impact and effectiveness of Terre des hommes’ (Tdh) engagement in Albania over the last 14 years. It looks at the role Tdh has played in the emergence of a State Child Protection System (CPS) in Albania. 

Capacity Building Plan to Implement the Guidelines for 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 capacity building plan supports the implementation of the Liberian Guidelines for Kinship Care, Foster Care and Supported Independent Living.

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: Serbia Presentation
Nenad Ivanisevic, State Secretary, Government of the Republic of Serbia - Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs,

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. Serbia focused its presentation "Serbia’s Experience in the Social Inclusion of Children with Disability" on the support provided to families of children with disabilities and the importance of investing in family-support services at municipal level.

Serbia’s Experience in the Social Inclusion of Children with Disability
Nenad Ivanisevic, State Secretary ,

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. Serbia focused its presentation on the support provided to families of children with disabilities and the importance of investing in family-support services at municipal level.

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,

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

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."