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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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

The Child Protection System in Azerbaijan: Situation Analysis: Resources, Referral Mechanisms, Gaps and Risks Seen from a Child Rights Perspective
Cristina Roccella,

Analyzes emerging protection problems and priorities of children living in Azerbaijan. Drafts a map of the institutional system related to child welfare at a national level.

Expanding the Social Security Net in South Africa: Opportunities, Challenges, and Constraints
Kalie Pauw and Liberty Mncube,

Examines constraints to expansion of the social welfare net in South Africa. Cites substitution taking place within the social budget since education and health expenditures have already declined in favour of increased welfare transfer expenditures.

Children Without Parental Care in the Caribbean
Patricia Lim Ah Ken,

A regional assessment of responses to children outside parental care in the Caribbean. Extensive research on successful examples of alternative care. Includes recommendations and lessons learned.

Globalisation and Child Welfare: Some Lessons From A Cross-National Study of Children in Out-of-Home Care
June Thoburn,

Outlines differences between children in need of welfare services across apparently similar regions/countries/states.

Study to Map and Define roles and responsibilities for Civil Society in national HIV/AIDS responses in Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF, HACI, WCRP,

This study commissioned by UNICEF, Hope for African Children Initiative (HACI), and World Conference on Religions and Peace (WCRP) maps and defines roles and responsibilities for Civil Society in the expanded national HIV/AIDS responses. The report pays particular attention to the protection, care and support of orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa.