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Orphaned children
An orphan is a child whose parents are dead or have abandoned them permanently. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan
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Annual Report 2008. Protecting Children in a Time of Crisis
The financial crisis of 2008 that rocked world markets also undermined the economic stability of millions of families who now struggle to care for their children. In this volatile economic climate, Save the Children continued to deliver lifesaving health,
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El estrés familiar. Protegiendo el bienestar de los más pequeños. Espacio para la infancia
When parents and caregivers lose the sense that they control their own lives, it becomes extremely difficult for them to create an environment that shields their children from insecurity. This edition of Bernard Van Leer Foundation's Early Childhood Matte
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A strategic approach: HIV and AIDS and Education
This document updates the 2003 Joint UNAIDS IATT on Education publication. It presents a strategic vision of the important role that education must play in addressing HIV, identifies key priorities for responding to HIV/AIDS through education, puts forwar
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Toolkit for positive change. Providing family-focused, Results-driven and cost-effective programming for orphans and vulnerable children
This Toolkit documents the strategies of The Positive Change: Children, Communities and Care (PC3) Program- a five-year (2004-2009) integrated and comprehensive program designed to provide care and support to more than half a million orphaned and vulnerab
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Implementation of the African Charter on the rights and welfare of the child
Uganda is a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and has ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The Charter was signed by Uganda in February 1992 and ratified on 17 August 1994. Since the ratification of the Ch
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Someone that matters. The quality of care in childcare institutions in Indonesia
This report is the first-ever comprehensive research into the quality of care in childcare institutions in Indonesia.Up to half a million children live in residential care in Indonesia, one of the highest numbers of children in residential care in the wor
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Adopting the rights of the child. A study on intercountry adoption and its influence on child protection in Nepal
This study on inter-country adoption and its influence on child protection in Nepal has been jointly conducted by UNICEF and Terres des hommes. The findings and recommendations highlighted in this study will definitely contribute to improve the legal syst
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Faire des droits de l'enfant une réalité dans la région des Grands Lacs africains: Les profils nationaux du Burundi, de la République du Congo, de la République démocratique du Congo, et du Rwanda
This report is about making children’s right a reality in Africa’s Great Lake region. The national country profiles of Burundi, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda, provide general information for each country and a look ba
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Left Behind
An article by Sophie Arnö in Save the Children's membership magazine "Barn", providing an assessment of the quality of care in childcare institutions in Indonesia, which has one of the highest numbers of children in residential care in the world, the majo
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Improving Care Options for Children in Ethiopia through Understanding Institutional Child Care and Factors Driving Institutionalization
This report describes a study developed through consultations between the Ethiopian Ministry of Women's Affairs, FHI, and UNICEF. It is the first study of its kind to take an in-depth look at institutional care in Ethiopia. The overall objective of the st
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Blame and Punishment: The underground HIV epidemic affecting children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The report, “Blame and Banishment: The underground HIV epidemic affecting children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia,” highlights the issues faced by children living with HIV, adolescents engaged in risky behaviors, pregnant women using drugs, and the mo
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The experiences and priorities of young people who care for their siblings in Tanzania and Uganda
This research report presents key findings from a small-scale pilot research project that explored the experiences and priorities of young people caring for their siblings in sibling-headed households affected by AIDS in Tanzania and Uganda. Qualitative a