Family distraught at losing contact with son, now living 8,000 miles away in US after adopters told he was abandoned

This report from Retrak provides information on how to best count and develop estimates of the number of street-connected children in a particular area.

In this paper, Retrak outlines its approach to conducting outreach work with children living and working on the streets.

The initial goal of the development of these guidelines was to seek to regulate Guardianship and Foster Care of children in Kenya.

This presentation from IRC, given at the State of the Evidence on Children’s Care Symposium, outlines the findings of recent research on parenting interventions in low-resource settings.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with updated UN Personal History Form P11 and updated CV, attaching copies of academic certificates by 16 September, 2014.

UNICEF Somalia Office invites proposals from external universities to support the development of a programme and curriculum for Under-Graduate Diploma, a Bachelor of Social Work and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Work, in addition to capacity building of Faculty Staff, both academic and administrative.

This conference is being organised by leaders in the field: Keeping Children Safe, Plan International, Save the Children, Terre des Hommes, UNICEF Nigeria, USAID and War Child. Participation is sought from across Africa and from international experts.

This research explores links between child protection and peacebuilding. It includes a section examining community child protection mechanisms in Burundi.

The foundation is seeking to fund a cohort of partners in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania and in Zimbabwe in the following districts: Kadoma, Kwekwe, Gokwe North, Gokwe South, Nkayi, Lupane, Binga, and Hwange that are working on child rights, child protection, or activities that help build children’s emotional health.