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

Mamelani Projects,

This paper initiates discussion by calling on Child and Youth Care (CYCCs) to offer transitional support to youth leaving care.  It also intends to document and share information on new ways for youth to successfully transition out of care.

Ulene Schiller & Gideon de Wet - Qualitative Social Work,

This paper analyses the experiences of adolescents in foster care placement with specific reference to participatory decision making in an indigenous African cultural context in South Africa. 

Aminu Abubakar - Yahoo! News,

Experts warn of a growing divide between women who were captured and children born to Boko Haram militants and the rest of the population.

Julie A. Tippens - Qualitative Health Research,

This article examines how urban Congolese refugees in Kenya promote psychosocial well-being in the context of structural vulnerability. 

Michel Nkurunziza - AllAfrica.com,

Civil society organizations and the National Children's Council (NCC) have appealed for more commitment and support to abandoned babies.

RISE Network,

This is a webinar that occurred on August 19 through the RISE Learning Network. 

Lydia Willgress - The Telegraph,

This article from the Telegraph discusses potential problems that can occur with student volunteers.

BBC,

Maria David Zaya discusses the search to find her daughter who was kidnapped by Boko Haram close to two years ago.

Michael Bourdillon -- Chapter ‘Children Out of Place’ and Human Rights, Volume 15 of the series Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research pp 51-62,

This chapter of the Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research discusses the dangers of using categories in child welfare.

Rose Foley - Aljazeera,

Can children forced to fight be reintegrated back into their families and communities?