The current assessment is the fourth in a series of independent assessments examining core systemic issues in Michigan’s child protection system.

This report presents a broad overview of progress made and lessons learned in mounting national responses for children affected by AIDS and other vulnerable children. Based on review findings, future actions are suggested to strengthen national responses and ultimately, improve outcomes for children.

Examines the institutional challenges in implementing national social protection programmes

This resource is designed to be used as a guide for those in the Faith community working with orphaned children.

Provides analysis on the implementation and outcomes of child abandonment prevention and orphan care programming in Bolivia.

This issue brief discusses the importance of childcare for disaster recovery and provides policy recommendations on how to protect and restore community childcare infrastructure in disasters.

Provides analysis of the historical background and current structure of El Salvador's conditional cash transfer programme with attention to family integration

Evaluates targeting and human capital impacts of Brazil's Bolsa Familia Program in comparison with Mexico's Oportunidades, and Chile's Chile Solidario.

Examination of Chile Solidario social protection programme which shows that the focus of policy makers and researchers should be on integration of cash transfers within broader social protection policies.

Evaluates the effect of an anti-poverty program, Chile Solidario, during its first two years of operation. Estimate the impact of the program on a large array of socio-economic outcomes including education, health, housing, and employment. Finds also suggest the key role that psycho-social support had in enabling this change, by increasing awareness of social services in the community as well as households’ orientation towards the future.