In this meta-analysis of 75 studies on more than 3,888 children in 19 different countries, the intellectual development of children living in children's homes (orphanages) was compared with that of children living with their (foster) families.

The impact of pensions on the lives of older people and grandchildren in the KwaWazee project in Tanzania’s Kagera region.

This is a National Guide for the participation of children which has been developed in consonance with Art. 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC).

Examines dynamics between achievements in universal birth registration and enhanced protection of children.

Analysis of the contributing causes, needs and vulnerabilities of children living and/or working in the street in Zimbabwe.

A qualitative study of children living with grandmothers in the Nshamba area of northwestern Tanzania

Examines the institutional challenges in implementing national social protection programmes

This report, prepared for UNICEF East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) assesses capacity of Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia to manage alternative care systems for children. 

Using household survey data from 21 countries in Africa, this study examines trends in orphanhood and living arrangements, and the links between the two.

Ce rapport est de faire du droit une réalité dans le Grand lac de la région de l'Afrique de l'enfant.