SOS Children's Villages' Global Report on Children’s Care and Protection 2024 sheds light on the dynamics of child-family separation. This document can be used to call on governments and decision-makers to act to strengthen families and improve care and support systems.
Parenting author Kayla Craig; Lauren Pinkston, Kindred Exchange; Kristin Langrehr, 111Project; and Stephanie Robinson, Faith to Action, share their own experiences of caring for orphans and adoption. Their reflections provide realistic ways to be involved in supporting orphaned and vulnerable children.
Practitioners explain the core value of children's right to participate in the process of transitioning.
In this webinar, the Africa Working Group on Children Without Parental Care now called Family First for Children Without Parental Care, (FAFICA), explores key global debates and initiatives advancing care reform, including updates from the African Union and global events like the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children.
In this webinar, the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, shared findings from her recent report on children with albinism and the right to family life. Staff from UNICEF and NGOs in Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda also shared lessons learned.
On November 20, 2024, the Evidence for Impact Working Group as part of the Transforming Children’s Care Collaborative hosted the "Building Evidence to Impact Care Reform - Challenges and Lessons Learned" webinar as part of a continuous dis
On November 20, 2024, the Evidence for Impact Working Group as part of the Transforming Children’s Care Collaborative hosted the "Building Evidence to Impact Care Reform - Challenges and Lessons Learned" webinar as
Remarks by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, at a high-level event on ending violence against children in New York on 14 November, 2024. She highlighted the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children held in Bogota, Colombia, on 7 - 10 November, where delegations from more than 120 countries attended to identify innovative solutions focusing on evidence-based approaches for the broadest impact supporting children and their caregivers through effective prevention of and response to violence in its various forms.
Dr. Stefania Ilinca of the World Health Organization highlights the importance of nurturing family care, especially for younger children, and the need to ensure early childhood intervention and disability services are accessible at the community level.
Since joining the European Union in 2007, Bulgaria has sought to make changes in its child welfare system for children raised in care institutions around the country. According to UNICEF, in 2021 there were 10,000 children living in alternative care in Bulgaria - most of them were ethnic Roma or children with disabilities. This is the story of how Bulgaria Without Orphans has played a role in Bulgaria's care reform.