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ACERWC released a study on the structures and functions of NHRIs on child protection to assess how child rights issues are incorporated in their mandates. The study identifies challenges and proposes areas to strengthen collaboration. Specifically, the study:
- Examines the structures of NHRIs in Africa and how they have institutionalised children’s rights.
- Assesses the functions of African NHRIs in implementing children’s rights.
- Assesses budgetary allocations for NHRIs in relation to the protection, promotion and implementation of children’s rights.…
This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in October 2023.
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This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in September 2023.
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This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in July 2023.
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Climate change involves rising global temperatures as a result of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Evidence shows that climate change is influencing weather patterns across the world, including in Eastern and Southern Africa, negatively affecting household livelihoods and exposing families to climate-related emergencies, such as floods, droughts and heatwaves. As access to key resources diminishes, climate change is also exacerbating conflict and tensions. This situation will deteriorate further in the years and decades to come, with a fundamental…
A short introduction to the key components of successful care reform based on lessons learnt from Eastern and Southern Africa
Although care reform is well established in some parts of the Eastern and Southern Africa, many countries in the region are just beginning their care reform journey. This short paper is aimed at these contexts. It explains what care reform is, the different components of care reform, why care reform is important and how to start a care reform process. The paper is accompanied by a …
This video is aimed at policy makers and programme managers just starting on the care reform journey. Government, NGO and UNICEF staff in Kenya and Rwanda explain:
- What care reform is
- Why care reform is so important
- How to begin care reform
The video provides key lessons learnt from COVID-19 on care reform from interviews with UNICEF, government and NGO staff in Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi and Kenya. The video focuses on the following areas.
- Including care reform in emergency preparedness and response
- Understanding and demonstrating the impact of a rapidly changing context on care
- Remote support to care reform
- The vital role of community volunteers
- The importance of proper reintegration processes and support
The Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform hosted a webinar on September 20, 2022, with panel of experts who explored how the social service workforce can be strengthened to support care reform in Eastern and Southern Africa.
The Regional Learning Platform on care reform for Eastern and Southern Africa provides an opportunity for government, UNICEF and others involved in care reform in the region to share learning through webinars, document exchange, a HelpDesk, and pairing and mentoring. The platform and its corresponding documentation was planned and conceptualised by UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) and Changing the Way We Care.