Events

Better Care Network highlights upcoming events that are related to children's care around the globe. These events include calls for papers or submissions, requests, conferences, webinars, and more. To view past events, visit the Events Archive page.

Oct 02
Changemakers for Children,

Join Changemakers for Children to launch the first ever Global Kinship Care Week, which will run from 7th - 13th October 2024. Sign up for the webinar What is Kinship Care? Introducing Global Kinship Care Week on 2 October at 10:00 UTC

Oct 02
The Transitioning Residential Care Working Group - Transform Children's Care Collaborative,

The Transitioning Residential Care Working Group, part of the Transforming Children’s Care Collaborative, invites practitioners, advocates, organizations, and donors supporting and promoting residential care service transitions to the launch webinar of the Divesting of Residential Care Guidelines and Transition Monitoring Tool.

Oct 09
International Social Service (ISS),

On Wednesday, 9 October the International Conference ‘Throughout time, across borders: Navigating child protection and restoring family links’ will bring together ISS members and external professionals from all over the world to discuss topics related to migrant children, search for origins in intercountry adoption and surrogacy cases, family-based care, mediation in child abduction cases, and the future of social work and child protection.

Oct 21
The Commonwealth,

Samoa, a member of the Commonwealth, announced that it will host the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in October 2024 on the theme "One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth".

Oct 22
Family Resource Centre National Forum, Families Canada, the U.S. National Family Support Network, CSSP,

The biennial Together for Families Conference is a unique virtual event that connects various stakeholders from across the globe in the Family Support and Strengthening Field to focus on best and promising practice for supporting families’ advancement. 

Oct 29
SOS Children's Villages,

Discover the findings of an extensive global research report highlighting the factors contributing to the separation of children from their families and providing recommendations to prevent this from happening.

Nov 07
First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children,

 FIRST GLOBAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

Nov 14
Child Identity Protection (CHIP), the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI),

The Identity Rights Working Group, co-chaired by Child Identity Protection (CHIP) and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) is hosting a webinar series dedicated to access to justice and effective remedies for children whose identity rights have been contravened.

Dec 17
Defence of Children International (DCI), NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, UNICEF,

The Conference is designed as a two-day event, targeting key groups such as administration of justice, children deprived of liberty and professionals who work with them, children on the move, children in institutions and children detained in the context of armed conflict.

Dec 31
International Disability Alliance (IDA),

Are you interested in learning more about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other interesting topics? The new IDA Online Training Platform is an accessible tool where you will be able to take courses related to the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities.