… 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 …

… “I Must Work to Eat:” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda “I Must Work to Eat:” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and … examines the rise in child labor and poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic in three countries: Ghana, Nepal, and …

… of girls and boys in West Africa on the impact of COVID-19 Experiences & recommendations of girls and boys in West Africa on the impact of COVID-19 World Vision 19 Nov 2020 This report explores … and young people’s views and experiences related to COVID-19 and its indirect impacts. Firstly, it looks at …

… Protection Case Management: Preventing and Responding to COVID-19 Special Guidance for Child Protection Case Management: Preventing and Responding to COVID-19 Department of Social Welfare, UNICEF 01 Apr 2020 Introduction COVID-19 have disrupted the environments in which children …

… View Article … Abu Ibrahim Azebre - Modern Ghana … News on COVID-19 and Children's Care and Protection … COVID-19 … Africa … Western Africa … Ghana … News/Media Item …

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…

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…

… 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 …

… 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 …