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Thin Lei Win - Reuters,

This article highlights the reality that Philippines’ typhoon orphans face. aiyan, the strongest storm on record to ever hit land, struck Villanueva's coastal community with such ferocity on Nov. 8 last year

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women & Committee on the Rights of the Child ,

This Joint General Recommendation from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is aimed at clarifying the obligations of States to these Conventions regarding “harmful practices.”

Michel Nkurunziza - All Africa,

This article highlights the situation that The National Commission for Children (NCC), in Rwanda, is facing as it looks for new ways to address the challenge of integrating orphans who have reached adulthood into foster families. The law does not allow orphans aged 18 and above to stay in orphanages, which government has been phasing out in the last two years.

U.S. Children’s Bureau,

This factsheet discusses the nature of trauma, its effects on children and youth, and ways to help your child.

Carmel Devaney and Pat Dolan,

 Using the accumulated wisdom of a select group of accomplished managers, academics and policy makers in social work and social care, this paper retrospectively reviews the evolution of Family Support within the Irish context and distils the core characteristics of Family Support practice and service delivery. 

Republic Institute for Social Protection,

This report gives an overview of implemented activities in the process of deinstitutionalization, identifying the main obstacles, effects, and achieved results. The overall objective of the report is to achieve greater understanding of the progress and shortcomings of the process of deinstitutionalization and transformation of social protection in Serbia, and to analyze relevant policies that will provide input for the creation of new measures for further support of the reform process of social protection in Serbia.

Amanda Sim, Research Evaluation & Learning Unit, International Rescue Committee ,

This research brief provides an overview of an impact evaluation of the “Parents Make the Difference” program, conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and research partners at Duke University. The “Parents Make the Difference” program is a parenting intervention aimed at promoting the well-being of children in post-conflict Liberia.

Amanda Sim, Eve Puffer, Eric Green, Rhea Chase, John Zayzay, Eduardo Garcia-Rolland and Laura Boone - International Rescue Committee,

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the “Parents Make a Difference” program, conducted by the International Rescue Committee and research partners at Duke University. The Parents Make a Difference program is an intervention that serves families in post-conflict, Lofa County, Liberia.

Sandor Schrijner and Jeroen Smits ,

This study examines the effect of the presence of a grandmother in the household on the child in 33 Sub-Saharan African countries. The study focuses on the effect the grandmother’s presence has on the child’s educational participation, considering a range of circumstances.

Amanda Sim, Research Evaluation & Learning Unit, International Rescue Committee (IRC) ,

This research brief provides an overview of an impact evaluation of the “Happy Families Program,” conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The Happy Families Program is a parenting and family skills intervention designed for Burmese families living on the Thai-Burmese border.