This study was conducted by Family Care First (FCF), to enhance the understanding of common practices of kinship and foster care in Cambodia and identify gaps and good practices that are scalable to promote quality options for family based alternative care programs. FCF is a network of global organizations working together to support children to live in safe, nurturing family-based care.

Case studies from the Global South provide insights on how to effectively support children who have experienced violence.

This article investigates the contemporary transnational and neocolonial characteristics of children’s welfare in the Philippines, drawing on the perspectives of young people in residential care settings as well as the views of programme and policy actors embedded across child protection systems.

Using existing grey government and nongovernment literature and reports, this policy briefing critically examines what is known about the numbers, experiences and outcomes of young people transitioning from Out-of-Home-Care in Indonesia.

SELANGOR – A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for abusing several boys under his care. The sentence was handed down after Muhammad Barur Rahim Hisam pleaded guilty to four charges levelled against him.

The Alliance is accepting applicants to join the Training of Facilitators on Engaging Community Volunteers in Case Management in Bangkok, Thailand in November 2024. Deadline to apply is September 22.

Malaysian police have rescued 402 children and teenagers that they suspect were physically and sexually abused across 20 care homes.

Case studies from Peru, Cambodia and DRC provide lessons on how income support can contribute to keeping children safe.

The article explores the implications of the use of clientelism in orphanage trafficking for prevention efforts, child protection governance reforms, and rehabilitation of children whose perception of exploitation and victimization has been shaped by their socialization to clientelism norms

The Cambodia Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation launched its “Policy on Alternative Care for Children” to further prioritise the well-being of all children in Cambodia, including those whose circumstances require that they be cared for outside of a traditional family environment.