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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List of Organisations

Save the Children UK South Africa Programme,

Reviews legal and policy frameworks for the protection of OVC rights in 10 Southern African countries. Includes key concerns and recommendations. Appendix includes country-specific details of National Policies on Orphans and Vulnerable Children and National Plans of Action.

Vice President and Minister for Home Affairs, in consultation with the National Council for Children’s Services,

This document outlines the regulations for charitable children's institutions (CCIs) in Kenya.

Government of the Republic of Ghana, Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs,

This National Gender and Children Policy developed by the Ghana Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs aims to mainstream gender concerns in the national development process.

Kalanidhi Subbarao and Diane Coury,

A detailed book providing evidence-based guidelines for approaches and interventions to best mitigate the various risks confronted by OVC.

Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development,

The NSPPI provides overall guidance to implementers to mitigate the impact of orphan hood and other vulnerabilities among children in Uganda.

Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development,

This document is the official policy governing National Orphans and OVC of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) of the Republic of Uganda. The policy interprets a vision of a society where all orphans and other vulnerable children live to their full potential, where their rights and aspirations are fulfilled.

African Union,

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

International Rescue Committee, Save the Children UK, UNICEF, and UNHCR,

Guidelines and criteria for establishing and monitoring alternative care arrangements including emergency transit booth care (ETBC), foster care, and independent living for separated Liberian refugee children in Sierra Leone.

Country report of Rwanda on the situation of children in residential care in anticipation of the Second International Conference on Children and Residential Care: New Strategies for a New Millennium, to be held in Stockholm 12 – 15 May 2003.

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child,

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