Family-First Framework

A Family for Every Orphan

This toolset provides a concise, adaptable framework to help national leaders and stakeholders strengthen child protection systems that prioritize family-based care. It distills key international standards and guidance into accessible materials to support informed, strategic conversations on building “Family-First” systems for all children.

So I told myself I couldn’t stay here …Unaccompanied Children at the Belarusian Border and in the Polish Alternative Care System in 2024

Save the Children

The report is an attempt to capture the complex and difficult situation faced by unaccompanied children seeking international protection at the Polish-Belarusian border. It describes the legal and factual state of affairs in 2024.

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Country Care Profile: Kenya

Better Care Network and UNICEF

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Kenya, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

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Alternative Care Survey

Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Children affected by conflict, displacement, and disasters face heightened risks of family separation, underscoring the need to strengthen alternative care systems. To update and adapt the Alternative Care in Emergencies (ACE) Toolkit to current realities, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action’s Unaccompanied and Separated Children Task Force conducted a 2024 global survey—led by Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee—to inform revised, context-responsive guidance and address emerging policy and practice gaps.

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Outil d’evaluation pour la transition vers d’autres modeles de protection

Rebecca Nhep and Hannah Won - Better Care Network & Kinnected, an intitiative of ACC International Relief, with support from Changing the Way We Care and Martin James Foundation

Cet outil vise à aider les praticiens à atteindre les objectifs suivants lorsqu'ils fournissent un soutien technique aux institutions en transition :