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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List of Organisations

Jacqueline Hope and Carlien van Wyk - Child Abuse Research in South Africa,

This study aims to develop a model for practice for implementing emergency child protection interventions with children at risk.

Mark Tomlinson and Xanthe Hunt - 4Children, Catholic Relief Services,

In this paper, the authors review published literature on the mental health status of mothers living with HIV (MLH) and how this affects their children; outline the pathways between maternal HIV, maternal mental health problems, and negative child outcomes; and then describe a number of intervention entry points that they argue have the potential to enhance impact across PEPFAR platforms.

Rofiah Ololade Sarumi & Ann Elaine Strode,

This brief reference surveys the national policy of three representative African countries on the legal guardianship of children who are without parents or families.

Sarah Meyer, Sabrina Hermosilla, Lindsay Stark - UNHCR, the CPC Learning Network, and TPO Uganda,

This report describes the research conducted in 2016 in Kiryandongo and Adjumani refugee settlements in Uganda, presenting a comparison of child protection system strength between 2014/5 and 2016, and child protection outcomes over the same time period.

Aften Beeler, Severine Chevrel, Siân Long, Kristin Weinhauer - 4Children,

This report presents the preliminary findings from an ongoing project undertaken by 4Children that seeks to identify key opportunities to incorporate violence prevention and response interventions within priority PEPFAR Program Areas at clinical and community levels.

Amanda Nurcombe‐Thorne, Varoshini Nadesan, Adrian DuPlessis van Breda - Child & Family Social Work,

This article examines the care experiences of former looked‐after children from a residential care setting in South Africa.

Shar Kurtishi, David Akpan, Tapfuma Murove, Kelley Bunkers, & Doreen Magaji - Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development ,

A desk review was conducted to examine the current gaps in investment related to care and treatment for children living with or affected by HIV.

Pamhidzayi Berejena Mhongera, Antoinette Lombard - Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk,

This paper reports on findings from an evaluation study of two institutions providing transition programmes to adolescent girls transitioning from institutional care in Zimbabwe.

Katharine Hall and Dorrit Posel - The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research,

In this mixed methods study, the authors use nationally representative panel data to investigate migration patterns when viewed from the perspective of children. 

Helen Nianias - Chatham House: The Royal Institute of International Affairs,

This report from Chatham House explains how foreign volunteers and donations fuel the orphanage industry in Uganda and the work of Hope and Homes for Children to deinstitutionalize children and stop them "being seen as valuable assets."