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Abstract
Background. Approximately 153 million children worldwide are orphaned and vulnerable to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). Gender differences in PTEs in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are not well-understood, although support services and prevention programs often primarily involve girls.
Methods. The Positive Outcomes for Orphans study used a two-stage, cluster-randomized sampling design to identify 2837 orphaned and separated children (OSC) in five LMIC in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. We examined self-reported…
This animated video, made for an Australian audience, illustrates the orphanage industry in Cambodia, particularly how Australian “voluntourists” unwittingly contribute to the exploitation and traumatization of children in orphanages.
This assessment examines shelter and community-based care models for victims of trafficking in Cambodia, and explores the best practices of service providers. It identifies gaps and challenges in support for survivors of trafficking, including children, and provides recommendations for improving services.
This report describes the outcomes of the joint DCOF/UNICEF visit to Cambodia to assess a three-year, DCOF-funded project on Strengthening Systems to Protect Vulnerable Children and Families in Cambodia.
This report discusses a number of topics, such as the continuing focus on formal child protection systems, issues related to the reliance on residential care and its negative impact on young children, and issues faced by older care leavers. It questions the need for a very complex electronic database on residential care, briefly discusses social work training, expresses some concerns on…
This overview is intended to contribute to discussions on residential care centres as an anecdotal research piece on the situation in Cambodia. Cambodia was chosen as a focus country due to visibility of the issue in international media, and the ready access to key actors on the ground. This overview was informed by online resources, academic and institutional literature, and input from a range of organisations and individuals working to address and raise awareness of this issue in Cambodia.
In 2013 The Better Care Network and Save the Children UK began an inter-agency initiative to review and share existing knowledge on international volunteerism as related to the alternative care of children in developing countries. This initiative brings together key actors from across the child protection, education, corporate, faith-based and tourism sectors to share their respective experiences and identify global communication and engagement strategies to address the issue.
The purpose of this study was not to conduct formal academic research on the topic of volunteering in…
This report summarises findings from a recent online survey conducted with over 300 international travellers to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. The survey was conducted to better grasp the sorts of interactions tourists have with children in these countries and to gauge their perceptions of these interactions and of child safe tourism in general.
This document provides minimum standards and guidelines for service providers who work with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Cambodia. It aims to harmonize interventions for OVC and to ensure that hey are provided with consistent and high quality support.
This video features a segment of a talk on the effects of care environments on children, hosted by the Christian Alliance for Orphans. The key speakers featured include Dr. Kathryn Whetten & Dr. Charles Nelson, who discuss the Positive Outcomes for Orphans study (POFO) and the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), respectively.
Dr. Nelson speaks about the institutionalization of children and its impact on the brain development of institutionalized children. Many children in institutions, says Dr. Nelson, experience isolation, a lack of response to distress, a…
This study, coordinated by the United Nations Inter-agency Project on Human Trafficking, draws findings from in-depth interviews with 252 trafficked persons about their experiences of (re)integration, including successes and challenges, as well as future plans and aspirations. The trafficked persons interviewed for this study came from all six countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS): Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The study included men, women and children, trafficked for various forms of forced labour, sexual exploitation, begging and/or forced…