Pathways to Protection – Referral mechanisms and case management for vulnerable children in Eastern and Southern Africa

Keetie Roelen, Siân Long and Jerker Edström - Centre for Social Protection Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK

This discussion paper puts forward a set of lessons learned and recommendations for referral mechanisms and case management for vulnerable children in the Eastern and Southern Africa region (ESAR).

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La situación de niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones de protección y cuidado de América Latina y el Caribe

Javier Palummo - UNICEF

Este trabajo pretende identificar los principales problemas que enfrentan los países de la región en relación al tema y desarrolla someramente algunos de los estándares de derechos humanos que deben ser observados, con el objetivo de contribuir sustancialmente a la adecuación de los sistemas de protección en lo que refiere a la utilización de la internación de los niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones de protección.

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‘It was the best of times; it was the worst of times’: The impact of Covid-19 on families in the child protection process

Jadwiga Leigh - Qualitative Social Work

In this short editorial, the organization New Beginnings shares the stories of three of the families they work with who have wanted to explain what lockdown has meant for them during this peculiar time.

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.