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“I Must Work to Eat:” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda
Human Rights Watch, 26 May 2021
… in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-62313-907-0 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch defends the … resources for under-resourced schools, so that they can cover gaps in school budgets that were previously covered … to helping their family, they also hoped to save money to cover school fees so that they could return to school once …
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All Children Count: A Baseline Study of Children in Institutional Care in Malawi
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Community Development of Malawi; Centre for Social Research (CSR) of the University of Malawi; UNICEF Malawi, 31 Aug 2011
This study commissioned by the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Community Development and financially and technically supported by UNICEF and the Better Care Network, aimed at describing the situation of children in institutional care and creating a database containing all institutions in Malawi catering for children requiring alternative care. Some of the scope of work the study covers including mapping out the institutions and counting the number of children being cared for, determining the registration status of institutions, documenting different types…
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National Standards for Best Practices in Charitable Children’s Institutions
Republic of Kenya and UNICEF , 01 Apr 2013
… in a wider context of the community. The assessment should cover the physical, intellectual, emotional and social need … captures an overview of the organisation. This should cover areas on the mission, vision and objective of the CCI, … are in Kenya legally, • Provide proof of medical insurance cover, • Provide a certificate of good conduct from their …
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Gatekeeping - Making Decisions for the Better Care of Children: The role of gatekeeping in strengthening family-based care and reforming alternative care systems
Better Care Network and UNICEF, 17 Dec 2015
… strengthening-family Cover photo: Jens Honore/SOS Children’s Villages … abuse and sexual exploitation of children and adolescents cover only 39 per cent of municipalities; supervised … families. For example, health insurance initiatives cover between 85 and 96 per cent of the population,94 while …
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Nine Lessons on Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa from the COVID-19 Pandemic
UNICEF, Changing the Way We Care, 01 Sep 2022
… of Child Frontiers. Published by UNICEF ESARO August 2022 Cover image: © UNICEF/UNI336738/Translieu/Nyaberi N I N E L E … adapt to changing rules and regulations, and to cover for colleagues off sick from work. Many felt impotent … of Child Frontiers. Published by UNICEF ESARO August 2022 Cover image: © UNICEF/UNI336738/Translieu/Nyaberi N I N E L E …
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Consequences of Exclusion: A Situation Report on Organisations of People with Disabilities and COVID-19 in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe
International Disability Alliance (IDA), 01 Sep 2021
… many OPDs under severe financial strain, with no funds to cover their operational costs, and some had to shut down … disabilities and OPDs to develop funding mechanisms that cover core operational costs, organisational capacity … under severe financial strain, with limited or no funds to cover their operational costs for several months. Some OPDs …
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Case Management Systems for Improved Access to Basic Social Services for Vulnerable Children
Ministry of Community Development and Social Services & UNICEF, 01 Nov 2019
… and ZamFam caregivers reported using their own money to cover transport to services as well as food and other basic … and/or CWACs, would create an easily accessible fund to cover transport costs and other immediate needs for urgent … in need of assistance exist. Even if these sources cannot cover all those in need, advocacy and outreach to them can …
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Alternative Child Care and Deinstitutionalisation in Sub Saharan Africa
Dr Ian Milligan, Mr Richard Withington, Dr Graham Connelly, Dr Chrissie Gale - European Union, CELCIS, SOS Children's Villages, 01 Nov 2016
… protection/alternative care, the desk review does not cover literature on juvenile justice, although reforms in … the foster-parents, typically via a monthly allowance to cover the costs of raising a child. Some governments in the … protection/alternative care, the desk review does not cover literature on juvenile justice, although reforms in …
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Using a Systems Approach at the Community-level in a Human Resource Constrained Context: The Youthpower Action Project in Mozambique
4Children, Catholic Relief Services, 09 Mar 2018
… Bruin Cardoso Reviewers Kelley Bunkers, Maury Mendenhall Cover photo ©2012 Arturo Sanabria, Courtesy of Photoshare 3 … orphans and vulnerable children and youth. The standards cover seven domains: health, food and nutrition, education, … Bruin Cardoso Reviewers Kelley Bunkers, Maury Mendenhall Cover photo ©2012 Arturo Sanabria, Courtesy of Photoshare 3 …
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Keeping Children Safe in Uganda's Covid-19 Response
ChildFund, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages, Terre des Hommes and World Vision, 27 May 2020
… protection services, including food distributions, to cover all vulnerable households. While the Government’s … xiv Uganda National Information Technology Survey, 2017-18 Cover photo: Frederik Lerneryd / Save the Children … Keeping … protection services, including food distributions, to cover all vulnerable households. While the Government’s …
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