This article describes how the Government of Zimbabwe has intensified measures to support the reintegration of returning Zimbabweans.

This article highlights key lessons from Ethiopia’s decades of experience in alternative care, emphasizing that strengthening families and preventing unnecessary separation should be at the center of child protection efforts.

This UNICEF article describes how in Musenyi, Burundi, a project implemented by Save the Children, with support from UNICEF and funding from the Global Humanitarian Fund, provides protection, care, and hope to Congolese refugee children sepa

This investigative documentary by Africa Uncensored uncovers the disturbing reality inside Ebenezer Children's Home in Kajiado, Kenya. Through exclusive whistleblower testimonies and secret audio recordings, it exposes allegations of systemic sexual abuse and exploitation within a facility meant to be a sanctuary for vulnerable children.

This article examines the growing concerns around child-headed households in Zambia as disruptions to HIV treatment access leave some parents unable to continue receiving life-saving medication.

This qualitative study examines the perspectives of community duty bearers on protecting orphans and vulnerable children from sexual abuse in Bikita District, Zimbabwe. It explores perceived drivers of abuse, existing protection strategies, and the role of collective community responsibility in safeguarding children.

This webinar—hosted by the Transitioning Residential Care Working Group under the Transforming Children's Care Collaborative—brought together practitioners from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern and Southern Africa to explore how social norms shape efforts to transition away from residential care and how they can be effectively addressed.

This article reports findings from Malawi’s Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare showing that 88% of children living on the streets have at least one living parent, challenging the common assumption that street-connected children are primarily orphans.

This article explores the lived experiences of street-connected youth in African cities, highlighting the multiple socio-economic challenges they face alongside their resilience in navigating daily survival. Drawing on focus groups across three cities, it reconceptualizes resilience as a dynamic, context-driven process shaped by social, institutional, and environmental factors, with implications for policy and practice.

This study explores the large-scale implementation of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Teens (PLH-Teens) program in Tanzania, examining implementers’ experiences in delivering a parenting intervention to over 75,000 beneficiaries in a low-resource setting. It finds that while scaling evidence-based programs to reduce violence against children is feasible, long-term success depends on government support, strong local engagement, and addressing practical challenges to sustain implementation at scale.