This presentation was given by Florence Martin of Better Care Network at the 6th International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators in Montreal, Canada in June 2017. The presentation addresses the following questions:
1) What do patterns and trends in children’s living arrangements tell us about parental care in Eastern and Southern Africa?
2) What do they tell us about the role of extended family care (kinship care)?
3) What are possible implications for efforts to prevent child-parent separation and strengthen family care?
The presentation provides some background on research on children's care as well as a brief overview of international policies and standards related to children's care, it outlines the history of the DHS/MICS household surveys and the findings on children's living arrangements in Eastern and Southern Africa, including data on kinship care. The presentation concludes by highlighting implications for policiy and services and limitations of the data.
