Film, factsheets and resources from like-minded organisations working towards global deinstitutionalisation
Family Care for Children with Disabilities: Practical Guidance for Frontline Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Family Care for Children with Disabilities: Practical Guidance for Frontline Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries was developed to help front-line personnel (social service workers and others) in low- and middle-income countries to work effectively with children with disabilities and their families. It was written particularly for those who have little or no experience working with children with disabilities, and it provides easy to read information and advice for those who may have little or no experience working with children with disabilities.
Child’s i Foundation on Time for Global Action BloombergViolence Against Children in all Care Settings: Africa Expert Consultation
In this Time For Global Action – advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and realising Goal # 1 No Poverty by building social protection systems and supporting vulnerable families to protect children, Stephen Ucembe from Hope and Homes for Children shares powerfully his own experience of growing up in an institution. Dr Delia Pop highlights the impact of institutionalisation on children’s development and well-being. Chris Muwanguzi from Child’s i Foundation speaks of the work of the Foundation in Uganda preventing children’s institutionalisation and supporting the reintegration of children into their families or new adoptive families, and Pastor Ruth Kahawa from Smile Africa shares her journey moving away from providing residential care to supporting children in families. Sally Faiz from UBS Optimus Foundation talks about the importance of investment in children and families for sustained and lasting impact.
Short-Term Missions Guidance to Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children
The Short-Term Missions: Guidance to Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children is a comprehensive resource that provides guidance and better practice standards for short-term missions to ensure positive outcomes for vulnerable children, their families, and their communities. This resource has been created for churches, mission agencies, faith-based organizations, donors, institutions of higher learning, and others who are interested in enhancing and supporting care for orphans and vulnerable children through sending or joining short-term mission teams.
Violence Against Children in all Care Settings: Africa Expert Consultation
This report describes the details of the Africa Expert Consultation: Violence Against Children in All Care Settings, which took place 21-22 June 2017. The forum organized by the African Child Policy Forum and Better Care Network with the support of Catholic Relief Services, Family for Every Child, Hope and Homes for Children and Save the Children brought together 40 leaders representing child rights bodies, regional economic communities, national governments and civil society in Nairobi, Kenya.
