Better Care Network highlights recent news pieces related to the issue of children's care around the world. These pieces include newspaper articles, interviews, audio or video clips, campaign launches, and more.
"The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on Wednesday launched a multi-sectoral strategy action plan to end violence against children (VAC) in the Philippines," says this article from ABS-CBN News.
This article shares the story of Maya, a woman in Denmark who left an abusive marriage and went to a women's shelter where her children were taken from her care, and her long struggle to get her children back.
Ellen Wulfhorst - Thomson Reuters Foundation3 May 2018
This article from the Thomson Reuters Foundation tells the story of Amy Andrews and other young people in foster care who have been trafficked, or made vulnerable to trafficking.
Jordan's Higher Council for the Affairs of People with Disabilities (HCD) has committed to improve care and support for children and adults with disabilities, including engaging in de-intsitutionalization efforts, according to this article from the Jordan Times.
The government of Victoria in Australia has committed a record amount of funds to support indigenous children to stay in the care of their communities and to "ensure community control over children placed into out-of-home care," according to this article from the Guardian.
Garance Burke, Associated Press - The Morning Call26 Apr 2018
Nearly 1,500 unaccompanied migrant children in the US are unaccounted for by the federal agency that is responsible for their care, according to this article from the Morning Call.
The Irish Foster Carers Association is calling for greater support for the foster care system in response to a recent case of rape of three girls in foster care in County Galway, according to this article from the Irish Times.
Nigerian authorities have removed over 160 children and teenagers from a "baby factory" and two unregistered orphanages in Lagos, according to this article from the BBC.
Jeremy Loudenback - Chronicle of Social Change25 Apr 2018
The Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) in Los Angeles County, California is launching a program "to use high-tech mapping to improve court-ordered visitations for the 18,000 children placed in the county’s foster care system," according to this article from the Chronicle for Social Change.
This article from Bright Magazine tells the story of Ly Seav Meng and other children who are placed in the care of orphanages in Cambodia, not because they are parent-less, but because their parents see it as the only way to provide education and opportunity for their children.