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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Fredrick Luboyera - The Hague,

This study is purposely looking at issues around institutionalization and the experiences of resettled youth resulting from the social and economic challenges that affect them in independent living, tackling how they are negotiating and overcoming them.

Anselm Crombach, Manassé Bambonyé and Thomas Elbert - Frontiers in Psychology,

This article outlines findings from research on current and former street children in Burundi, that assesses the extent to which violence can affect children’s mental well-being and psychological functioning, and thus limit their reintegration.

UNICEF et Ministère de l’Action Sociale De la Promotion Féminine et De l’Enfance - Direction Nationale de l’Enfance,

Des la mi-février 2014, la République de Guinée a fait face à une maladie mortelle à virus Ebola. Les premiers cas ont été reportés à Guéckédou. Pour mieux organiser les services de protection destinés aux enfants non-accompagnés/séparés, un centre de transit a ete aménagé  à Guéckédou. Cependant face au nombre de cas ENAS qui est resté assez limité, la stratégie pour les ENAS a évolué vers le réseau de famille d’accueil.

Dr. Hope Among - UNICEF & The Republic of Uganda,

This study on legal guardianship and adoption practices in Uganda was designed to explore and get insight into current care practices.

National Commission for Children, Save the Children, Better Care Network,

As part of the work of the BCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Initiative, the National Commission for Children in partnership with BCN, and Save the Children convened a national consultative workshop in Kigali, Rwanda on 26 and 27 November 2014. This report presents a summary of the main priority outcomes which were identified by participants during the meeting, including: evidence building and sharing, strengthening advocacy, and strengthening capacity.

Muliro Telewa - BBC News,

This BBC article highlights the situation of children born if incest in Kenya.

E.J. Graff, Pacific Standard ,

In this article, journalist E.J. Graff, uncovers some of the corruption, fraud, and deception common within the “mini-industry” of U.S. adoptions from Ethiopia, and how that “industry” has come to see better regulation through diplomacy and a new federal law.

Better Volunteering, Better Care,

Collected viewpoints on international volunteering in residential care centres Country focus: Ghana is a documented that was developed by the Better Care Better Volunteering Intiative

This Excutive Summary is developed by the Better Volunteering Better Care

Norimitsu Onishi - New York Times,

A reporter from the New York Times traveled to Liberia to collect the stories of Liberians affected by Ebola.