The 2023 assessment of Diocesan Family Life Departments (FLDs) in Kenya, conducted by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) in collaboration with Changing the Way We Care℠ (CTWWC), highlights the Church’s critical role in advancing care

​​​​​​In 2023, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey, in partnership with Changing the Way We Care℠ (CTWWC), to assess the readiness of Catholic church leadership and workers i

This study aimed to gather data on Catholic Church Children’s Charitable Institutions (CCI) operations in Kenya, the children they serve, and the challenges they face, to inform future care reform strategies.

This learning brief explores the formalization and replication of Kafaalah, an Islamic practice of caring for orphans and vulnerable children, as an alternative family-based care option in Kenya.

This learning brief documents the process of care reform policy development and financing improvements in Nyamira County, Kenya, following the enactment of the Child Policy and the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2023.

A key feature of CTWWC’s theory of change is building evidence on children's care and reform, particularly regarding reintegration from residential care, transitions to family-based care, and preventing separation.

This paper is based on a qualitative study that collected data from 24 caregivers working at four childcare institutions in Harare, Zimbabwe. Findings from the study revealed that challenges experienced by caregivers include high caseloads and lack of resources, regulations which do not promote proper child development, inadequate training for caregivers, and nonexistence of a representative body for caregivers and the existence of multiple reporting systems for children.

This webinar looked at case management for preventing family separation in Kenya, exploring the role that case management can play in prevention and the tools and strategies for effective case management with vulnerable families. 

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Uganda, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

This study aimed to investigate the direct impact of perceived social support, basic need services, and Psychological Capital on the mental health of children in childcare settings in Ethiopia.