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Zambia
childrens_living_arrangement
%
Country
NO SOURCE GIVEN
56.4%
Living with Both Parents
DHS
i
Children living with both parents, Total for children < 18; ZM2018DHS: Central Statistical Office (CSO) - 2018
26.7%
Living with One Parent
DHS
i
Children living with mother, father alive, Total for children < 18; Children living with mother, father dead, Total for children < 18; Children living with father, mother alive, Total for children < 18; Children living with father, mother dead, Total for children < 18; ZM2018DHS: Central Statistical Office (CSO) - 2018
16.4%
Living with Neither Parent
DHS
i
Children living with neither parent, both alive, Total for children < 18; Children living with neither parent, mother alive, Total for children < 18; Children living with neither parent, father alive, Total for children < 18; Children living with neither parent, both dead, Total for children < 18; ZM2018DHS: Central Statistical Office (CSO) - 2018
%
Effective
NO SOURCE GIVEN
children_living_without_bio
68%
Both Parents Alive
DHS 2018
23%
One Parent Dead
DHS 2018
9%
Both Parents Dead
DHS 2018
89.3%
Children with Both Parents Alive
DHS
8.8%
Children with One Parent Alive
DHS
1.4%
Children with Both Parents Dead
DHS
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Florence Martin, Director of Better Care Network presented at the National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia on the work that BCN does globally, provided a summary of cross country and regional learning on on child care reform, and some of the necessary steps and considerations for care reform. A second presentation follows, highlighting the findings from an analysis of children's care and living arrangements based on data from the Zambia DHS 2013-2014.
The Government of Zambia, along with many other partners including Better Care Network, convened a National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia from 4-6 May, 2016. This resource includes the presentations and final Call to Action from the consultation.
Save the Children is recruiting a Senior Technical Advisor in Alternative Care (STA) to provide oversight of and ensure implementation of the Alternative Care Component of the Zambia Rising project.
This brochure outlines the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, including its objectives, types of assistance provided, social and educational support provided, eligibility and how to access services.
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This brochure outlines adoption policy and procedure in Zambia, including a definition of adoption, how it works, its limitations, requirements for adopting a child, and other conditions.
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This brochure outlines the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, including services related to inspection of child-care facilities and adoption.
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This brochure contains information about foster care in Zambia, including the definition of foster care, its limitations, its importance, how to become a foster carer and how foster licenses are granted.
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In order to strengthen the national response to child marriage, the Government of Zambia developed a five-year National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage (2016-2021).
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This is a study from Catholic Relief Services that investigates the factors related to children’s placement in Catholic-affiliated residential care facilities in Zambia. According to this study, the government estimates that there are approximately 190 residential-care facilities located in Zambia, and of those 40 are Catholic-affiliated. At the time of this study, there were 1674 residents living in residential care.
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This country brief provides an overview of data on children’s living arrangements in Zambia, extracted from the 2013-14 DHS survey.
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