… Exploratory Research on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Lives of Working Children and their Families Exploratory Research on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Lives of Working Children and their Families Kindernothilfe 2020 Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected children’s lives …

This paper explores perspectives on family reunification and emergent forms of separation among young migrants. These young people lived apart from and later reunited with their migrant parents who moved from the Philippines to Canada for work. The author draws from 15 months of ethnographic, arts-based, and participatory research with ten participants living in Greater Vancouver. While reunification literature and child rights discourse often focus on the process of a mother and child coming back together, this can obscure the relationships that young people form with others in the meantime…

… in ICA In spite of the challenges experienced due to COVID-19, for CY 2020, it was a year of innovation, … advocate for its adoption services. Due to the impact of CoVid-19 on ICAB’s work and delivery of service, ICAB … protocols issued by the DOH, CSC and IATF brought about by COVID-19 pandemic and the issuance of National Budget …

Overseas Filipino Workers are hailed as modern-day heroes who enable their families to climb the socioeconomic ladder. Despite their financial contribution, labour migration often separates children from their parents during their most formative years of growth, threatening healthy development. Using the Joanna Briggs Institute’s frame-work, this scoping review was conducted to identify the health outcomes of left behind children in the Philippines and health-related interventions.  In total, 4440 records were collected from peer-reviewed articles and grey literature and 50 records…