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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Assessment of Capacity to Manage Alternative Care in South Africa - DRAFT
Andrew Dunn,

Country level evaluation of contributing factors to the establishment of an alternative care system.

Assessment of Capacity to Manage Alternative Care in Zambia - DRAFT
Andrew Dunn,

Country level evaluation of contributing factors to the establishment of an alternative care system.

Development of Integrated Social Care Services for Vulnerable Families and Children at Risk in Moldova
Arkadi Toritsyn,

Project Evaluation Report for UNICEF Moldova

Decision No 1177 on the setting up of the Commission for the Protection of the Child (Moldova)
Government of the Republic of Moldova,

 

On 31 October 2007, the Government of the Republic of Moldova issued Decision No. 1177 on the setting up of the Commission for the Protection of the Child in Difficulty and Approval of the Framework Regulations on the activity of the Commission. 

Targeting AIDS Mitigation Resources to Children: A Review and Recommendations for the IATT on Children and HIV and AIDS
Steering Committee of the IATT on Children and HIV and AIDS,

Evaluates AIDS mitigation and targeting with child sensitive objectives and global guidance

Reform of the Child Care System: South East Europe Consultation
UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States Region,

A resource site based on the first Regional Consultation on Child Care System Reform held in Sofia in early July. The consultation brought together 120 key social welfare delegates from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, UN-administered Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

The Care Reform Initiative (CRI) Towards Integrated Care Services for Vulnerable Children and Families in Ghana
Department of Social Welfare, Accra, Ghana ,

This document offers a brief overview of the Care Reform Initiative in Ghana: “Every child deserves a family” July/Aug 2006- August 2007.

The Care Reform Initiative (CRI) Towards Integrated Care Services for Vulnerable Children and Families in Ghana
Experimental Apartment Declared a Successful Alternative to Orphanages
John Budd,

In Georgia, UNICEF and EveryChild have teamed up to place children in need of alternative care in small, supervised apartments as an alternative to orphanages.

Deinstitutionalising and Transforming Children's Services: A Guide to Good Practice
European Commission Daphne Programme in collaboration with WHO Regional Office for Europe and the University of Birmingham, UK,

A clear, concise, and evidence-based summary of the effects of institutional care on children. Identifies key steps to transforming children's services to promote alternative care. Links to training resources at European Union Daphne Project website.

Trialing Gatekeeping Systems in Azerbaijan
United Aid for Azerbaijan (UAFA),

Documents implementation of Azerbaijan's national de-institutionalisation and alternative care programming