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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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This brochure outlines the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, including services related to inspection of child-care facilities and adoption.
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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This report from UNICEF and World Vision International documents country level approaches that respond to HIV and child protection challenges facing children and adolescents by linking both those responses.
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Child Care System Reform - Temporary Appointment (TA) position
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Alternative Care Assessment in 6 Countries (Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe)
Assessment of the current status of Alternative Care Legislation, Standards and Practices and identified Gaps in six countries: Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Following a consultative mapping, a regional learning meeting took place on 19-20 August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this meeting was "Reflection on past, current and future efforts aimed at strengthening child care systems in East and Southern Africa."
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The IATT CABA has commissioned a piece of work that seeks to identify approaches, interventions and tools that have effectively supported linkages between the child protection and HIV sectors, with a focus on three countries – Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe – but featuring examples of promising practices or approaches from elsewhere.