WHAT: A brief overview of foster care practice in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Uganda, and Tanzania. It includes information and lessons learnt on how caregivers are recruited and trained in these countries, how a child is placed, and how family support services are offered. Recommendations are made on how to improve the Tanzanian system.
WHO: Policy makers and care managers responsible for foster care provision.
WHERE: While the document focuses on foster care across five countries, these models and the lessons learnt from them have much broader relevance. The recommendations at the end of the document are specific to Tanzania and may be less useful as a resource for other locations.
WHY: This resource is helpful in understanding how foster care is set up in other countries in order to design or improve foster care provision in the target location.
