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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Department of Children’s Services Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development,

This technical assessment report uses a transformative social protection framework adapted for studying the provisions and practice in alternative care and adoption in Kenya.

African Child Policy Forum,

Assessment of individual African government's performance in regards to child welfare.

Siobhan E. Laird - Journal of Social Work,

Using Ghana as an illustrative case study, this article examines the ideology and intentions which underpin the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper required for approval by the IMF and World Bank to qualify for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries initiative. This article critically examines the functions assigned to governmental and non-governmental agencies within the social sector generally and the Department of Social Welfare specifically.

Anthony Hodges, UNICEF,

Assesses constraints and opportunities for social protection programming regionally with particular consideration for child sensitive social protection.

MINISTERE DE LA SOLIDARITE NATIONALE, DU RAPATRIEMENT, DE LA RECONSTRUCTION NATIONALE, DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE HUMAINE ET DU GENRE,

Ce document décrit les principes, les objectifs, et les stratégies d’une politique nationale pour la protection des OEV au Burundi.

Agnès Binagwaho, Julia Noguchi, Marie-Noëlle Senyana-Mottier, Mary C. Smith Fawzi - JOINT LEARNING INITIATIVE ON CHILDREN AND HIV/AIDS,

The overall goal of this case study is to provide in sufficient detail the process that follows from initial ideas/ vision, government policy development, the creation of national strategic plan of action, local (district-level) program and work plan development, and ultimately program implementation, including monitoring and evaluation (M&E).

Sheridan Bartlett - Human Settlements Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED),

This paper discusses the probable impacts for children of different ages from the increasing risk of storms, flooding, landslides, heat waves, drought and water supply constraints that climate change is likely to bring to most urban centres in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 

Inter-Agency Task Team on Children ,

This report presents a broad overview of progress made and lessons learned in mounting national responses for children affected by AIDS and other vulnerable children. Based on review findings, future actions are suggested to strengthen national responses and ultimately, improve outcomes for children.

UNICEF,

Mapping of existing facilities caring for children in residential capacity for use in developing child protection standards

Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Maartje P. C. M. Luijk, and Femmie Juffer - Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Volume 54, Number 3,

In this meta-analysis of 75 studies on more than 3,888 children in 19 different countries, the intellectual development of children living in children's homes (orphanages) was compared with that of children living with their (foster) families.