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Abstract
Throughout Thailand, hundreds of private children’s homes have become established largely under the radar of the government (Sawatzky, 2018, A hidden crisis: The proliferation of private children’s homes in Thailand). This report will look at One Sky Foundation’s experience over six years to establish holistic child and family support services as a viable alternative to the long-established reliance on private children’s homes in the rural border district of Sangkhlaburi. The report will look at the challenges, successes and learnings in the journey to keep families…
This brief from UNICEF describes the Child Support Grant (CSG), a non-contributory, non-conditional targeted cash transfer to caregivers of children between ages 0-6 in Thailand.
View the English version here.
This brief from UNICEF describes the Child Support Grant (CSG), a non-contributory, non-conditional targeted cash transfer to caregivers of children between ages 0-6 in Thailand.
View the Thai version…
Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme (CPiE PDP) is a six-month capacity building programme for mid-level child protection in emergencies practitioners. In the Asia Pacific region, three cycles have been completed since 2016 and the 4th cycle has started in August 2019. The Residential phase of CPiE PDP is a two-week training during which participants develop knowledge and skills to design and implement high-quality Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) programming. It is an engaging, interactive and challenging experience that includes classroom sessions, group…
In this video, One Sky Foundation share some of their work in Thailand supporting children from disadvantaged families to stay in education. Many children and their families face tough choices with children often moving into private children's homes in order to have an education, despite having a family. One Sky works to prevent this separation by supporting families to keep their children in school by providing travel and lunch costs, uniforms, school equipment and fees, and more.
The present evaluation examines the National Child and Youth Development Plan (NCYDP) B.E. 2555-2559 (2012-2016), which provides a framework for the development of children and youth in Thailand. The NCYDP was designed under the leadership of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) and approved by the Thai Cabinet. Its purpose was to effectively implement the National Child and Youth Development Promotion Act (NCYDPA) B.E. 2550 (2007), which aimed to enhance the wellbeing of children and youth, in line with the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC…
Both scripture and science affirm: children grow best in healthy families. For vulnerable children and at-risk families, a wide range of family support and care options together contribute to a full “continuum of care” that meets the unique needs of each child and maximizes opportunities for children to grow up in nurturing families. The Christian Alliance for Orphans has offered this challenge grant opportunity to spark innovation as child-serving organizations create or expand effective family care solutions for children. A total of $50,000 was awarded in grants of $5,000 to $10,000 to…
Executive Summary
Universalia Management Group Ltd. and Child Frontiers are pleased to present this revised report on the Evaluation of the Child Protection Monitoring and Response System (CPMRS) in Thailand for the period 2006-2012.
The CPMRS project, launched by UNICEF in 2006 in association with key government and university partners, was intended to develop an integrated child protection system in the six tsunami-affected provinces in southern Thailand. The project was expected to: increase public awareness of children’s rights to protection; track the magnitude of child protection…
Executive Summary
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. (Read Thai version…
The purpose of this research was to capture more accurate and detailed information regarding children in various forms of alternative care in Thailand, as well as the legal, policy, management and oversight environment surrounding them in order to plan and programme more strategically in the area of alternative care, and simultaneously contribute to the global evidence base for international findings and recommendations on alternative care.
The review covered the following types of registered alternative care for children: Residential Care, Foster Care, and Kinship Care.
While the scope…