Household Economic Strengthening

Poverty is a leading cause of child separation.  Families may be torn apart by the stresses of trying to provide for their basic needs, and children may be abandoned or exploited for financial purposes.  Household economic strengthening aims to reduce a family’s vulnerability to poverty, increase economic independence, and improve people’s ability to provide for their children.  

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The Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development ,

In 2006 the Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development proposed the adoption of an Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), which was adopted and launched by the central government in 2009-2010. Recognizing chronic under funding of child protection services in the country and major gaps in the system, the ICPS was expected to significantly contribute to the realization of Government/State responsibility by creating a system that would effectively and efficiently protect children.

UNICEF,

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

EveryChild,

Evaluation of the need for increased understanding and inclusive responses to highly marginalized and separated children.

Anthony Hodges, UNICEF,

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

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.

Glynis Clacherty,

A qualitative study of children living with grandmothers in the Nshamba area of northwestern Tanzania

Miriam Temin,

Examines the institutional challenges in implementing national social protection programmes

USAID, Save the Children & AED,

Provides principles of program design and technical recommendations for effective field interventions

G. Setswe - SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS,

This publication explains the impacts of HIV/AIDS on orphans and vulnerable children in the family and community-based care, households and communities; needs of orphans and vulnerable children and responses in the educational system; psychosocial impact on children and youth; human rights of children affected by HIV/AIDS; and religion and responses to orphans and vulnerable children.

Making Cents International ,

A report from the first-ever Global Youth Microenterprise Conference in 2007. This publication provides insights into the challenges facing youth livelihood development and its benefits for young people and communities.