Practical guide to foster community acceptance of girls associated with armed groups in DR Congo

Marie de la Soudière - Child Soldiers International

This guide is presented as a “toolbox” to help DDR actors respond to the needs of girls formerly associated with armed groups in eastern DRC, and to overcome the many obstacles to their release and reintegration, reported by some of the girls themselves.

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What the girls say: Improving practices for the demobilisation and reintegration of girls associated with armed forces and armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congo

Marie de la Soudière - Child Soldiers International

This report presents the findings of research conducted by Child Soldiers International to assess the effectiveness of release, psychosocial recovery and reintegration interventions for girls associated with armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 

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A survival analysis of the length of foster parenting duration and implications for recruitment and retention of foster parents

Haksoon Ahn, Elizabeth J. Greeno, Charlotte Lyn Bright, Samantha Hartzel, & Sarah Reiman - Children and Youth Services Review

This study sought to examine the factors associated with the length of foster parenting duration. Study results will contribute to developing implications for successful recruitment and retention policies and practices for foster parents.

Opportunities for Strengthening Families Through Positive Discipline: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Study

PAN & Save the Children International

This study intended to develop data regarding how families parent and nurture good behaviour in their children; whether they know what would constitute nonviolent (positive) discipline; and if they actually utilized the positive aspects of disciplining. The study was conducted in specific areas (study clusters) in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda. 

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