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The first International Conference on Sexual Abuse of the African Child will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 24–26 September 2007. The aim of the conference is to advance knowledge regarding the various types of sexual abuse and their complexity in the cultural settings of Africa.
Josephine Morgan comes from a poor family in Liberia. Her father, hoping for a better life for his children, agreed to an offer made by the head of an orphanage to take Josephine, her sister and her young brother.
Emerging evidence from Mozambique suggests that children fostered after conflict-induced separation receive love, care and support from local families.
Africa shifts to 'whole village' approach for the care of orphans and other vulnerbale children.
"According to the first stage of our research, there is no significant difference between children, based on their orphan status," Quinlan said. Orphaned children are doing as well in school and engaging in the same level of risk behavior as their non-orphaned counterparts.
"Liberian children are being sold for adoption in dubious circumstances and others are living in sub-standard orphanages, according to rights groups in the West African nation," says this article from the New Humanitarian.
"Many rogue orphanages are 'recruiting' Liberian children from their families and keeping them in appalling conditions in order to increase the aid they receive," according to this article from Red Orbit.
