Determinants of implementing cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children: A case of Isiolo County, Kenya

Thomas Mugo Njeru and David Minja - International Academic Journal of Law and Society

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which government allocated financial resources, management procedures and stakeholders are major determinants of implementation of cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children in Isiolo County, Kenya.

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Whole Children, Whole Haiti: Inspiring stories of care, family, and advocacy for children in Haiti

Kristi Gleason, Amanda Cox, Delia Pop - Bethany Global and Hope and Homes for Children

This publication is presented in three parts. Part 1 discusses how seeing Haitian children as part of a complex and beautiful social system can inform best practices in child care reform. Part 2 highlights eight organizations working towards family-based care and the preservation of families and communities. Part 3 provides inspiration for collective action and transformation.

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Action Plan for improving child care with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016-2018 (Khmer)

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation - Kingdom of Cambodia

This Action Plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016 - 2018, was developed to support the implementation of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) Work Platform 2014–2018 and the Sub-Decree 119 on the Management of Residential Care Institutions, which was endorsed on 11 September 2015.

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Action Plan for improving child care with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016-2018

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation - Kingdom of Cambodia

This Action Plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016 - 2018, was developed to support the implementation of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) Work Platform 2014–2018 and the Sub-Decree 119 on the Management of Residential Care Institutions, which was endorsed on 11 September 2015.

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Evaluation of the Thailand National Child and Youth Development Plan 2012-2015

Frank Noij and Chitrapon Vanaspong - Department of Children and Youth, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and UNICEF Thailand

The present evaluation examines the National Child and Youth Development Plan, which provides a framework for the development of children and youth in Thailand. The evaluation aimed to review the design and implementation of the NCYDP and to generate lessons in order to improve the operation of the current plan and to inform the development of a follow-up plan for the period beyond 2016.

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สร้างสรรค์อนาคต ประเทศไทย เกื้อหนุนชีวิตเด็กในแคมป์ก่อสร้าง (Building Futures for Thailand: Support to Children Living in Construction Site Camps)

UNICEF

This report is based on in-depth interviews with migrant children and parents, real estate and construction companies, government Ministries, and NGOs. It explores the challenges faced by children living in construction site camps, and suggests solutions that can be scaled to foster social responsibility within Thailand’s construction sector.

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Thailand Migration Report 2019

United Nations Thematic Working Group on Migration in Thailand

The Thailand Migration Report 2019, jointly produced by members of the United Nations Thailand Working Group on Migration, contains 11 chapters covering themes such as working conditions, access to services, remittances, human trafficking and exploitation. UNICEF, along with UNESCO, has co-authored Chapter 6 on Strengthening Access to Services for Migrant Children in Thailand.

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Transitional patterns when leaving care – care leavers' agency in a longitudinal perspective

Mattias Bengtsson, Yvonne Sjöblom, Peter Öberg - Children and Youth Services Review

Based on three waves of semi-structured interviews, this longitudinal qualitative study aims to understand the transition from out-of-home care (OHC; foster care, residential care) to independent adulthood, for a group of Swedish care leavers aged 16 to 20 years.

Foster and kinship carer survey: Accessing health services for children in out‐of‐home care

Karen McLean, Harriet Hiscock, Dorothy Scott, Sharon Goldfeld - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of Victorian foster and kinship carers in accessing health services for children in their care and to quantify the frequency of potential barriers to health care.

El fin del silencio: La eliminación del cuidado de niños en instituciones

Hope and Homes for Children

Décadas de investigaciones comprueban que el crecimiento de un niño en una institución posee un impacto nocivo en cuanto a lo psicológico, lo emocional y lo físico, incluyendo trastornos de vinculación, retrasos cognitivos y en el desarrollo, y una falta de capacidades sociales y para la vida que luego concluyen en múltiples desventajas durante la adultez. 

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Um fin ao silêncio: Fundamentos para eliminar a institucionalização de crianças e adolescentes

Hope and Homes for Children

Décadas de pesquisas comprovam que o crescimento em instituições de acolhida gera consequências psicológicas, emocionais e físicas, incluindo transtornos de apego, atrasos cognitivos e no desenvolvimento, e uma falta de habilidades sociais e de competências para a vida, trazendo diversas desvantagens na idade adulta.

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National Integrated Child Rights Policy

Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Government of Rwanda

The Integrated Child Rights Policy is conceived with the objectives of strengthening the thinking and analysis around policies related to children and the coordination and implementation of Government activities for realization of children’s rights.

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