This research conducted jointly by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and PRI assesses to what extent the guidance contained in the 'General Comment on the rights of children when their parents or primary caregivers are in conflict with the law' has been implemented in Uganda, highlighting some of the gaps that need to be filled.

The National Plan of Action (NPA) provides an operational framework to guide stakeholders and partners in coordinating, planning, implementing and monitoring programmes for the child.

This case study of the child protection system in the United Republic of Tanzania is part of a UNICEF global initiative, undertaken in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada to document national child protection frameworks to gain an understanding of the country, the response of government and other actors, as well as other factors contributing to success in protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse. 

This study intended to develop data regarding how families parent and nurture good behaviour in their children; whether they know what would constitute nonviolent (positive) discipline; and if they actually utilized the positive aspects of disciplining. The study was conducted in specific areas (study clusters) in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda. 

Le présent rapport décrit la stratégie du Burundi pour le renforcement des initiatives nationales de protection sociale, y compris le soutien aux orphelins et aux enfants vulnérables.

This article discusses professional discretion in relation to placing a child outside the family, as understood by Malawian social workers. 

This participatory research confirms that kinship care is widely practiced in many Kenyan communities as noted through the participatory engagement with communities in Busia County. 

The purpose of this study was to investigate the coping strategies of caregivers of HIV/AIDS orphans.

This toolkit is designed to increase knowledge of the rights and duties provided in the ACRWC and ACERWC, educate government officials on the obligations of State Parties and inform civil society actors on the contents of the Charter as well as the mechanisms for engaging with the ACERWC.

This document highlights some of the key learnings from the Ishema Mu Muryango program, a program designed to safely and sustainably reintegrate children living in institutions in two districts of Rwanda into their families or communities and prevent further institutionalization.