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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UNICEF, ESARO Regional Learning Platform,

This webinar looked at case management for preventing family separation in Kenya, exploring the role that case management can play in prevention and the tools and strategies for effective case management with vulnerable families. 

Nakedi Presley Manamela, Selelo Frank Rapholo, Thembinkosi Peter Singwane,

This qualitative study of cluster foster parents in Mpumalanga, South Africa, revealed that they are faced with extreme challenges such as lack of support, knowledge, and limitation of resources in fostering children with special needs.

Institute for Security Studies (ISS), the INSPIRE Working Group, International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN),

Case studies from Peru, Cambodia and DRC provide lessons on how income support can contribute to keeping children safe.

Adrian D. van Breda,

This South Africa-based paper aims to provide practice guidelines for leaving care that would be useful in real-world settings.

Adane K. Melese, Athena Pedro, Nceba Z. Somhlaba ,

This study aimed to investigate the direct impact of perceived social support, basic need services, and Psychological Capital on the mental health of children in childcare settings in Ethiopia.

The Children's Institute - University of Cape Town,

This policy brief presents the key findings of the 2024 Child Gauge which focuses on early childhood development and the full book can be accessed at www.ci.uct.ac.za.

Wiedaad Slemming, Linda Biersteker, Lori Lake,

This 17th issue of the South African Child Gauge focuses attention on early childhood development – from conception until the start of formal school. It collates the latest evidence to reflect on progress, identify challenges and point the way forward.

Lucy Jamieson, Hussienatou Manjang,

This report interrogates the normative framework governing child participation in South Africa. It provides an analysis of international human rights obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

KBC,

The Government of Kenya, through partners and other stakeholders, is scaling up the National Care Reform Strategy that seeks to transition about 85,000 children in more than 900 institutions to family and community-based care.

KBC.co.ke,

The program to reunite children living in care homes with families is now ready for national rollout following successful preliminary trials in 13 of the 47 counties.