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. 

This article from New Vision tells the story of Ruth Kahawa, a pastor in the Tororo district of Uganda who set up an orphanage in 1996 and now works to reintegrate children into families of origin or foster care.

C’est dans ce contexte que le bureau de l’UNICEF au Burkina Faso se propose par le biais de ces termes de référence de recruter un-e Spécialiste national en Protection de l’Enfant (PE), de niveau NOC, pour assurer la gestion de ce projet, sous un contrat temporaire (TA), pour une période de 364 jours, sous la supervision de la chef de section Protection de l’enfant.

l’UNICEF au Burkina Faso se propose par le biais de ces termes de référence de recruter un-e administrateur-trice national-e en Protection de l’Enfant (PE), de niveau NOB.

UNICEF Ghana in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is looking to engage the services of an individual with skills and technical expertise in facilitating the strengthening the capacities of social welfare and community development staff of MMDAs in case management for children in need of care and protection including child survivors of gender based violence.

"Weak adoption laws could have also exposed hundreds of Kenyan children to abuse and exploitation both locally and internationally," says this article from Daily Nation.