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Primary and Secondary Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children in Ghana
UNICEF Ghana, Social Policy Research Institute (SPRI), National Development Planning Commission (NDPC),
… Primary and Secondary Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children in Ghana Primary and Secondary Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children in Ghana UNICEF Ghana, Social … Development Planning Commission (NDPC) 02 Jan 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a heavy toll on the human and …
Residential Homes for Children in Ghana: Compliance with Standards, Quality of Care, and Case Management
Nicole Petrowski, Claudia Cappa, Antoine Deliege, Muhammad Rafiq Khan,
Accurate data on the extent to which residential homes for children in Ghana are in compliance with national standards for quality of care and case management are lacking. To begin to address this gap, a census of residential homes and an enumeration of the child population were undertaken in 2019, followed by a survey on a representative sample of children living in such homes. Data were gathered on the types and characteristics of all 139 residential homes operating in the country at the time and the demographic profiles and well-being of children living in such facilities. The purpose…
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Factors Associated with the Family Reintegration Stability for Children with a Residential Care Experience in Ghana
Kwabena Frimpong-Manso, Pascal Agbadi, Antione Deliege,
There is limited evidence on family reintegration for children who have been in residential care within the African context. The goal of this study is to find out what factors impact reintegrated institutionalized children’s desire to remain with their biological parents or extended family. The dataset included records for 659 interviewed children and their guardians. However, the analyses were limited to 408 cases with complete data on the dependent and independent variables. Most of the children in the study (73%) preferred to remain with their relatives. The age of the child, length of…
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Kinship care in Sub-Saharan Africa: An asset worth supporting
Gillian Mann and Emily Delap - Family for Every Child,
… that demand for kinship care remains strong during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic crisis.28 Kinship … support in crisis periods, such as during the current COVID-19 pandemic.79 Kinship care has been a crucial … West Africa in 2014 and 2015. Many are now predicting that COVID-19 will also see a rise in the need for kinship care.80 …
Guidelines for Deinstitutionalization of Residential Homes for Children (RHC): Transitioning to Family-Based Care in Ghana
Department of Social Welfare, UNICEF,
… children and families especially in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mental health, safety, and wellbeing of all frontline workers in the COVID-19 response is a shared responsibility. Front line … batch being prepared to have their turn as soon as the COVID-19 restrictions are eased off. Some SOS children have …