Date: 3 June 2026
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Efforts to transition away from residential care services are often constrained by deeply embedded social norms. These norms influence community attitudes towards residential care and the motivations of residential care service operators, most notably directors. In many contexts, they are rooted in broader cultural systems of social obligations, such as patronage and clientelism, or are shaped by religious traditions. If not addressed, they can incentivize the continuation of residential care services and cause resistance to transition.
Understanding and addressing social norms is, therefore, a critical component of the transition process.
This webinar—hosted by the Transitioning Residential Care Working Group under the Transforming Children's Care Collaborative—will bring together practitioners from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern and Southern Africa to explore how social norms shape transition efforts and how they can be effectively addressed.
Moderator:
- Severine Chevrel, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues
Speakers/Panelists:
- Hannah Won, Technical Advisor and Global Partnerships Coordinator, Kinnected Myanmar
- Rev. Joney Thwang Hup, Outreach Manager, Kinnected Myanmar
- Sister Victoria Esquivel, Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Mexico
- Jared Scheppmann, Executive Director, Ekisa Ministries, Uganda