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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BBC News,

Over 200 people were killed, and over 100 women and children abducted, in a cross-border attack in the southern Gambella region of Ethiopia on Friday, according to the BBC article. 

Su Lyn Corcoran, Joanna Wakia - Global Social Welfare,

This paper reflects upon lessons learned by Retrak and explores the challenges and the benefits of developing a body of evidence on reintegration good practice. 

Ignatius Ssuuna - All Africa,

This article describes how Rwanda successfully reintegrated the children living in orphanages into family care.

Parenting in Africa Network (PAN),

Parenting in Africa Network (PAN) is seeking the services of a documentarist. 

Deborah Minors & Heather Dugmore - Sunday Times ,

In this piece for the South African Sunday Times, Deborah Minors writes about her father’s experience of discovering he was adopted and her research on men’s feelings regarding adoption. The article also features stories of other male adoptees and adoptive parents in South Africa, focusing on their attitudes and reactions towards adoption.

To the Contrary - PBS,

This special documentary episode of PBS’s “To the Contrary” explores the trend away from orphanages and towards family reunification. 

Zambia Ministry of Gender and Child Development ,

In order to strengthen the national response to child marriage, the Government of Zambia developed a five-year National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage (2016-2021). 

Dreilinden gGmbH / SOS Children’s Villages International,

This issue paper explores the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) children and young people in alternative care settings and highlights some promising practices.

Keetie Roelen, Helen Karki Chettri, Suzanne Clulow, Camilla Jones, Payal Saksena and Emily Delap - Family for Every Child,

This report presents research on the impact of two cash transfer programs for vulnerable children in South Africa on children’s care.

Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Marilize Ackermann - SCIELO,

This article reports on the findings of a study of foreign children, including from Burundi, accommodated in the care system in the Western Cape, based on fieldwork conducted in child and youth care centres (CYCCs).