Reintegrating Children with Disabilities in Rwanda
This case study documents the story of David's reintegration from a residential care home for children with disabilities in Rwanda to kinship care with his grandparents.
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Reintegration from Residential Care to Kinship Care During COVID-19
This case study documents the story of Mary, one of thousands of children in Kenya who were sent to family care suddenly without any preparation when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Mary's story highlights the need for family assistance to see a reunification through to successful reintegration.
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Keeping Care in the Family: Strategies for Preventing Child-Family Separation
This UNICEF ESARO webinar discussed strategies for building strong families and communities and preventing child-family separation in the region.
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: January 2023 Update
This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in January 2023.
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Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform: December 2022 Update
This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in December 2022.
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Learning Curves: A Global Thematic Review Working Paper
This Lumos working paper examines the relationship between education and institutional care and the fact that many children – especially those who are most vulnerable – can only access education in residential settings, settings which share similar harmful characteristics with institutional care settings.
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Integrating Social Protection and Child Protection Services for Better Outcomes for Children in the Middle East and North Africa
This research report, developed by the IPC-IG and the UNICEF MENA Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa, presents five case studies that demonstrate how integrated social protection and child protection systems enhance efficiency, especially of the social service workforce, and improve socio-economic and child outcomes: Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, and Brazil.
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Foster Caring as ‘Professional Parenting’: A Grounded Theory of the Relationships Between Parent and Professional in Long-Term Foster Care
This UK-based study aimed to develop an explanatory theory and model of the processes involved in fostering looked after children and the relationship between the roles of parent and professional.
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Understanding Catalysts for Transition: Dynamics Leading to the Uptake of Transition Amongst Charitable Children’s Institutions in Kenya
This study was designed to be a small insights-based qualitative learning and reflection study to explore catalysts for transition. It was based on interviews conducted with Charitable Children’s Institutions’ (CCI) directors that sought to identify and explore the range of factors that influenced each director’s decision to transition their residential care services, and the interplay between those factors.
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