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… Children and Women in Kenya 2017, UNICEF, Nairobi, Kenya. Cover photo © UNICEF Kenya/2016/Noorani. Situation Analysis … finance to the sector. Donor-financed programmes typically cover HIV and AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and maternal and … harmonized and efficient health information system to cover all counties and the whole country, to track progress …
In November 2018 the Kays Foundation carried out a month of qualitative research into parenting attitudes and practices in coastal Kenya. Through a combination of ethnography, quantitative data collection and documentary film-making, they set out to cast new light on the First 1,000 Days, understanding this life-stage from the vantage point of families and communities.
Their fieldwork was split between rural Kilifi (Ganze) and an informal settlement in urban Mombasa (Kibarani). These locations helped the researchers to explore a range of contrasting needs and the…
… approached each interview with a set of topics to cover but gave participants the freedom to follow topics in … several of these overlaps are relatively superficial and cover deeper gaps between experts, the public and … approached each interview with a set of topics to cover but gave participants the freedom to follow topics in …
… they have clothing, personal hygiene supplies, and can cover basic needs. ▪ Link the young person to social support … they have clothing, personal hygiene supplies, and can cover basic needs. ▪ Link the young person to social support …
… and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic to cover the needs of the population and people on treatment for … and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic to cover the needs of the population and people on treatment for …
COVID-19 led to widespread disruption of services that promote family well-being. Families impacted most were those already experiencing disparities due to structural and systemic barriers. Existing support systems faded into the background as families became more isolated. New approaches were needed to deliver evidence-based, low-cost interventions to reach families within communities. The authors adapted a family strengthening intervention developed in Kenya (“Tuko Pamoja”) for the United States.
The authors tested a three-phase participatory adaptation process. In phase 1, they…
Over the two days of May 23-24, 2022, the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network – Africa (JENA) and the Africa Task Force of the Vatican COVID-19 Commission brought together practitioners and specialists for a critical examination of the Theology and Practice of Child Protection in Africa.
The objective of this conference was threefold:
- To listen to God and to one another in order to discern the best ways to carry out the work of child protection in Africa
- To develop proposals and interdisciplinary discussion papers that will be used to contribute to taking forward…
Abstract
ChildFund International (ChildFund) is a child‐focused International Non‐Governmental Organization (INGO) which, since 1938, has worked with local implementing partners (LIPs), government, and other partner organizations to help create the safe environments children need to thrive. The purpose of this commentary is to reflect on the utility and possible application of the suggestions and study designs in this special issue to real‐life intervention studies in dynamic context settings. The commentary provides three regional case examples with evaluation study lessons learned from…
… affects their ability to feed their family members, to cover school costs, and to pay rent and utility bills. Some … affects their ability to feed their family members, to cover school costs, and to pay rent and utility bills. Some …