Introduction
This resource – a companion to Children, Orphanages, and Families: a Summary of Research to Help Guide Faith-based Action – is provided as a working bibliography of key research and evidence-based policy papers on the care of orphans and other vulnerable children separated from parental care.
Most of the documents in this bibliography are recent research studies, published within the last seven years. They have been selected because they have important implications for orphan care practice, are representative of current research, and are subject to academic rigor including a peer review process.
This bibliography also includes several policy and position papers drawing from some of the most well-known and widely referenced research on orphans and vulnerable children. These have been carefully selected for their comprehensiveness, readability, and the extent to which they are representative of the numerous policy documents that exist.
Most of these studies and policy papers are academic in nature and therefore are not written within a Christian framework or that of any other faith. In the case where religion is mentioned, the information provided should be taken in context and should not be considered a view supported or endorsed by the Faith to Action Initiative.
Other resources in this series include:
