The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) is an important tool for advancing children’s rights.

Presents case studies of interventions aimed at preventing street migration. Some emphasis on methods for identifying high-risk groups.

A publication on the global emergency of the AIDS pandemic and the crisis it creates among the children left behind. In an effort to protect vulnerable children, examples of country responses from Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe are highlighted. Includes recommendations for strategic action.

A technical report on the use of cash and in-kind transfers as a means of alleviating poverty in developing countries. A discussion of both advantages and disadvantages of cash transfers with recommendations for a pilot program for Malawi.

A summary of Ugandan child care and protection policies that have sought to de-institutionalize care, provide family tracing and re-unification, and improve community care.

This document is a guideline to facilitate good policy and practice within both institutional care and community-based care settings for children in Ethiopia. It addresses the physical environment, staffing, gatekeeping, child services, reunification, adoption and general administration.

The Children Act, Chapter 59 took effect in Uganda on 1 August, 1997.

Save the Children’s research and analysis of residential care services and the need for alternative non-institutional approaches for children separated from their families. This book examines policy and practices from work in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern and Central Europe.

The aim of this guide is to draw together SCF’s recent experience of family tracing.

This paper describes a case study examining the legal reforms made in Uganda in the area of community-based care.