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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New research has revealed that nearly half of Kenyan mothers with disabled babies are pressured to kill them.
This article from Thomas Reuters Foundation News highlights findings from a recent study by Disability Rights International which explored the stigma around children with disabilities in Kenya, and the ways in which that stigma leads to child abandonment, institutionalization, and even infanticide.
This article from the Epoch Times tells the story of Aisha Usman, adoptive mother of three and advocate for ending the institutionalization of children in Nigeria. The article also describes the global movement to move away from institutional care of children.
This Op-Ed from Kenya's Daily Nation by Simon Njoroge paints a staggering picture of violations of human rights by child institutions.
African Impact, a volunteer company, has issued a statement against the institutionalization of children in orphanages.
The Child Protection Research Technical Working Group (RTWG) of the Department of Children Services (DCS) is organizing the 1st International Conference on Child Protection in Africa.
This piece from the Daily Nation finds "strong evidence" of orphanage trafficking in Kenya.
UNICEF is seeking an International Consultant (Development of Child Protection Case Management systems) in Ghana.
UNICEF is seeking a temporary Child Protection Specialist in Nigeria.
UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Nigeria.
