Africa

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in Africa. Browse resources by region, country, or category. Resources related particularly to North Africa can also be found on the Middle East and North Africa page.

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Republic of Zambia Ministry of Health,

This document is the National Health Strategic Plan 2011 to 2015 (NHSP 2011-15) for Zambia.

Save the Children in Zambia,

This fact sheet by Save the Children provides an overview of the current status of national child protection systems in Zambia. 

The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), Rwanda,

This brief was prepared by the Rwandan Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), requesting the Cabinet to approve the proposed child care reform strategy and to support its implementation.

Government of Ghana ,

The development of Ghana’s three year National Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) is to complement and reinforce existing legislature and other social policies for vulnerable groups. The OVC NPA framework sets out time bound goals and objectives and serves as a framework for providing care and support to vulnerable children in care institutions.

Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare,

Report assessing the existing framework for foster care in light of the realities of Namibian foster care in practice. Based on information about foster care frameworks and guardianship legislation in other countries, recommendations are provided for new approaches to foster care and foster care grants which could be incorporated into Namibia’s forthcoming Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA).

Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW), Legal Assistance Center, UNICEF,

This document provides a summary of the various forms of consultation undertaken during the revision of the Child Care and Protection Bill. It provides a basis for future law reform processes and presents an excellent example of how to include children and the public in the law-making process.

National Council for Children's Services,

The purpose of the toolkit is to help UNICEF country teams and their partners to enhance the overall child protection dialogue and programming, with a particular focus on developing system capacity.

Child Rights Connect,

This examination of Burundi’s Second Periodic Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child includes a section on Alternative Care and Family Environment that details Burundi’s progress and challenges in areas such as regulation of adoption a

Government of Liberia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ,

Regulations and tools designed to create the basis for reforming welfare institutions for the safe and appropriate administration of alternative care.

National Council for Children’s Services,

The overall goal of this policy is to realize and safeguard the rights and welfare of the child in Kenya.