This paper examines the effectiveness of targeted cash transfers programs on reducing childhood poverty. It also explored the comparatives effectiveness of different kinds of cash transfers.

This article reviews the existing literature on conditional cash transfer programs around the world. It urges the careful consideration of multiple factors in program planning and policy making to achieve successful long-term outcomes.

A toolkit to support community based organizations in developing countries to design, manage and learn from their projects in a systematic way. It focuses on building understanding of the ‘project cycle’, and is primarily targeted for organizations working on issues related to HIV and AIDS.

A brief fact sheet that provides an overview of kinship care.

Recognition of the crises affecting children and a commitment to improving the lives of children.

The UN Study on Violence Against Children has been launched! The Violence Study explicitly identifies children living in institutional care as being at high risk for violence. Chapter three of the report contains a sub-section on children in care and justice systems.

A brief fact sheet on family reintegration. Provides an overview of what a social worker should pay attention to when assessing a child's situation.

This document provides an outline of the Workshop on Indicators and Information Systems, held on day 2 of the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005.

This document provides a summary of the group discussions and recommendations from day 2 of the Alternative Care Workshop held in Bangkok in November 2005 to discuss children's care in the region, post-tsunami.

This presentation from Save the Children was given at the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005.