A shared sentence: Children of imprisoned parents in Uganda

Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and PRI

This research conducted jointly by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and PRI assesses to what extent the guidance contained in the 'General Comment on the rights of children when their parents or primary caregivers are in conflict with the law' has been implemented in Uganda, highlighting some of the gaps that need to be filled.

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Functional Review of the Government Social Service Workforce in Relation to Child Protection

Gideon K. Bulwani and Janestic M. Twikirize - The Republic of Uganda

This report presents the findings of the “Functional review of the Government social service workforce in relation to child protection," which aimed to inform efforts geared towards strengthening the functionality of the social service workforce in Uganda, taking into account changes in the legal and policy framework and global trends in social protection and child protection in particular.

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End of Project Evaluation: Family Reintegration and Prevention of Separation

Anna Jolly

This end of project evaluation aimed to synthesise the wealth of data and learnings captured over the life of the Family Reintegration and Prevention of Separation (FRAPS) project to determine if project objectives were met, to complement existing data with primary data collection related to final project outcomes, and to provide a final product that can be used to appreciate the project achievements, challenges and learnings and to guide future programming.

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Ex-Post Evaluation of the Sustainable, Comprehensive Responses for Vulnerable Children and their Families (SCORE) Activity in Uganda

Jennifer Peters, Eve Namisango, Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi, Gwynne Zodrow

This ex-post evaluation examines the sustainability of outcomes from USAID’s Sustainable, Comprehensive Responses for Vulnerable Children and their Families (SCORE) activity.

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Rapid Assessment of the Catholic Care for Children in Uganda

Janestic Mwende Twikirize - Makerere University

This report presents findings of two components of a Rapid Assessment of Catholic Care for Children in Uganda. The objective of the assessment was to examine the emerging legal framework pertaining to child protection and its implications for Catholic sisters and brothers who work with vulnerable children and their families.

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Investing in those who care for children: Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference Report, Cape Town, November 2010

Amy Bess, Luisa López, Evelyn Tomaszewski - National Association of Social Workers - US (NASW - US), Division for Human Rights & International Affairs

This Conference explored a range of workforce development strategies, including strategies for planning, training, and supporting the workforce incorporating lessons learned from Health Systems Strengthening and Human Resources for Health Initiatives as well as other human and institutional capacity building and training efforts.

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Reuniting children separated from their families after the Rwandan crisis of 1994: the relative value of a centralized database

Maarten Merkelbach - International Review of the Red Cross

This paper presents the results of an audit to evaluate the efficacy of the central database designed to facilitate the reunification of unaccompanied children in Rwanda with their families.

Guidelines for Child Protection Case Management and Referral in Kenya

Republic of Kenya

The guidelines for Case Management and Referral for Child Protection Systems in Kenya is a reference material to guide different actors on how to carry out comprehensive case management and referral and defines the role of the government, civil society organizations, the communities, the family and the child to complement each other.

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Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting and Child Marriage among the Rendille, Maasai, Pokot, Samburu and Somali Communities in Kenya

UNICEF

The main objectives of this study were to establish the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage among five ethnic communities in the following six study locations: Garissa (Balambala); Wajir South (Habaswein); Kajiado Central; Marsabit (Laisamis); Samburu (Wamba); and West Pokot (Sook).

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Exploring the Nexus between Social Capital and Individual Biographies of “Care leavers” in Nairobi, Kenya: A Life Course Perspective

Stephen Ucembe

Employing a life course perspective and drawing upon care leavers' stories, along with focus group discussions and views from staff, this paper explores the concept of social capital and the ways in which this influences their lives before care, in care and after care.

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Child Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers’ Role in Kenya and Its Implications on Global Migration

Jemaiyo Chabeda-Barthe, Timothy Wambua, Wangui Lydia Chege, Dan Hwaga, Timothy Gakuo and Gladys Chepkemoi Rotich - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This paper is a summary of the findings from an ethnographic study on child developmental disabilities conducted partly in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties in Kenya.

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