Not all children can be cared for by their parents . Children may therefore need other forms of temporary care whilst permanent family homes are found for them. This includes kinship care, short and long term foster care, smaller residential care facilities and supervised independent living. Read more
We are committed to ensuring that the views and voices of vulnerable boys and girls are heard by decision-makers. Our strength lies in our participatory research; in consulting directly with the children and families that we work with. Read more
Child protection aims to protect children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence, and ensures that children are free from early marriage, child labour and exploitation, and all forms of abuse, including sexual abuse and physical violence. Read more
Education can lead to family separation, with children going to live in institutional care, extended families or employers in order to get an education. At the same time, children who live apart from parents don’t always access education. Without education, children can end up on the streets or in labour. Read more
To help prevent family separation it is important to strengthen families so that they can support and provide a safe home for their children. Family strengthening includes skills training, cash transfers and employment opportunities, as well as support to access key services. Read more
When foster care is administered appropriately, with the proper mechanisms, structures and resources, it allows children to remain in a loving and caring family while authorities work towards family reintegration or permanent. Read more
Children who have been trafficked, separated by conflict, who are living on the streets or/and in alternative care suffer devastating and long-term consequences. Their reintegration to a permanent home with their family is critical to their well-being. Different initiatives are currently being made to bring these children home. Read more
Social protection’s primary objective is to reduce and mitigate poverty. It links to other services such as social work and child protection services. Recent years have seen a push towards more ‘child-sensitive social protection’ by having policies and programmes that are understand and respond to children’s particular needs and vulnerabilities. Read more