In Kenya – while official statistics are not available – children held in custody in statutory institutions may be around 3,000 in any given day. Though Juvenile Justice Actors have legal and ethical obligations towards them, policy makers and practitione

This study is the first comprehensive attempt in Kenya to assess progress in preventing and eliminating violence against children within the Kenya Juvenile Justice System. Hundreds of children found across 32 statutory institutions were interviewed and th

This report presents the theory and practice evidence of the project "Building Foundations for Child Labour Free Zones in Urban and Rural Kenya", which was the result of a partnership between CESVI, CEFA, and ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter. Child labour victims ar

This report investigates the alarming situation of escalating child labour in Kenya (at the time of publishing) due to disabling environments of high poverty, extreme vulnerability of family structures and values systems, cultural factors, and inadequate

This research illustrates the findings of a retrospective analysis of 73 Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) conferences conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, between July 2005 and January 2008.  The conference addresses the wellbeing of 73 children referred as we

Through the support of the Italian Cooperation and CEFA, Italy has offered assistance to the Department of Children Services in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development of Kenya for the radical reform of an old system of protection for vuln