Guardianship

A guardian is a legally appointed adult representative for a child. The guardian's function is to ensure that a child’s rights are upheld and the child's best interests are protected. The existence, process and duties of a guardian will vary from country to country. When no formal guardian system exists, alternative systems can be created for having a legally recognised representative for a child. This is particularly important when children are likely to be orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS, or unprotected by adult caretakers such as child-headed households.  

 

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EveryChild,

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

HelpAge, REPSSI, World Vision and SDC,

The impact of pensions on the lives of older people and grandchildren in the KwaWazee project in Tanzania’s Kagera region.

Office of Social Welfare of Guatemala, Holt International and UNICEF,

Assesses the causes and realities of children living in institutions in Guatemala with recommendations for systemic reform.

United Nations High Commission on Refugees,

Provides a formal mechanism to determine the best interests of the child as a mechanism within a child protection system

Glynis Clacherty,

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

Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Government of the Republic of Namibia,

This report prepared for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) with financial support from UNICEF Namibia assesses the country’s capacity to manage alternative care systems for children.

Caroline Kuo & Dan Operario,

Analyzes the care of children without parents in the contexts of current theoretical and policy formations and attachment theory with kin and non-kin caregivers.

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service for UNHCR,

Guidance and preconditions on use of Best Interests Determination for unaccompanied and separated children

The African Network for the Protection and Prevention of Child Abuse,

Highlights characteristics among homes caring for children lacking parental care, providing a specified understanding of the educational, financial and supportive environments present for children in foster care arrangements in Kenya

UNICEF,

An assessment of alternative care responses for children without primary caregivers in tsunami-affected regions of Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Thailand. Includes good practices, recommendations, and detailed country reports.