Social Protection Policies and Programmes

Poverty affects both the quality and length of children’s lives, reduces the ability of families to adequately provide for their children, and is a significant cause of family breakdown and child separation. Social assistance programmes aim to reduce child poverty and act as a safety net for families with minimal resources.

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Better Care Network and UNICEF Headquarters ,

The information collection tools from the Manual for the Measurement of Indicators for Children in Formal Care - a manual to assist countries in strengthening their information system around children in formal care through data collection around 15 global indicators.

Child Trends,

Explores the disparity in support given to children in formal foster care in the United States compared to those in informal kin arrangements

UNICEF,

Examines data on progress, emerging evidence, and current knowledge and practice for children as they relate to four programme areas

John-Parry Williams,

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

United States Agency for International Development,

The purpose of this study is to inform stakeholders about the current status of social work in the region, describe the practice environment, identify gaps between what is expected of social workers and the reality, provide examples of best practices, and make recommendations for furthering the development of social work in the region.

African Child Policy Forum,

Assessment of individual African government's performance in regards to child welfare.

Siobhan E. Laird - Journal of Social Work,

Using Ghana as an illustrative case study, this article examines the ideology and intentions which underpin the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper required for approval by the IMF and World Bank to qualify for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries initiative. This article critically examines the functions assigned to governmental and non-governmental agencies within the social sector generally and the Department of Social Welfare specifically.

Anthony Hodges, UNICEF,

Assesses constraints and opportunities for social protection programming regionally with particular consideration for child sensitive social protection.

Examines the capacity of childcare institutions and the monitoring and reintegration meausures necessary to ensure child safety in such.

Terre des Hommes Foundation and UNICEF,

Evaluates the need for reform within Nepal's intercountry adoption programming and the broader needs within the child protection and alternative care arenas nationally.