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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Salt, Soap and Shoes for School: An Evaluation Report
HelpAge, REPSSI, World Vision and SDC,

The impact of pensions on the lives of older people and grandchildren in the KwaWazee project in Tanzania’s Kagera region.

The national child participation guide for Uganda - Creating an environment for children to be heard
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Develpoment, UNICEF, Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN),

This is a National Guide for the participation of children which has been developed in consonance with Art. 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC).

Strategic Analysis on Civil Registration and Children in the Context of HIV and AIDS
Isabel de Bruin-Cardoso & Ruth Mampane, IATT Working Group on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS,

Examines dynamics between achievements in universal birth registration and enhanced protection of children.

Situation Assessment of Children Living and/or Working on the Streets in Harare and Chitungwiza
Harare Task Force on Children Living and/or Working on the Streets,

Analysis of the contributing causes, needs and vulnerabilities of children living and/or working in the street in Zimbabwe.

Towards a Partnership for the Quality Improvement in the Care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa:A Review of Lessons Learned and Best Practices
Dorcas Amolo, Lori DiPrete Brown, Samantha Dovey, Lynne Miller Franco, and Marie-Eve Hammink - USAID Health Care Improvement Project,

The purpose of this review document is to inform the development of an African Partnership for quality in the care of orphans and vulnerable children. By reviewing experiences to date in similar efforts, this review identifies best practices and challenges that may inform the development of a regional partnership focusing on quality.

Living with Our Bibi
Glynis Clacherty,

A qualitative study of children living with grandmothers in the Nshamba area of northwestern Tanzania

Beyond men pikin: Improving Understanding of Post-Conflict Child Fostering in Sierra Leone
Lacey Andrews Gale,

Examines the challenges posed in monitoring and ensuring child protection in informal and formal fostering in post-conflict areas.

Expanding Social Protection for Vulnerable Children and Families: Lessons Learned from and Institutional Perspective
Miriam Temin,

Examines the institutional challenges in implementing national social protection programmes

Ghana Regulations for Care and Protection: Residential Care as a Last Resort (draft)
Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Manpower, Youth and Employment, Government of Ghana ,

These standards were drafted as part of a reform initiative programme in Ghana to ensure that institutional care is used as a last resort

Assessment of Capacity to Manage Alternative Care for Children in Southern Africa
Andrew Dunn & John Parry-Williams,

This report, prepared for UNICEF East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) assesses capacity of Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia to manage alternative care systems for children.