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Skilful Parenting and Moulding Behaviour at an Early Age: Bridging the gap between what we know and what we do

This document, created by the Parenting in Africa Network (PAN), focuses on empowering parents and caregivers by providing them with the necessary skills to promote healthy and appropriate growth and development of their children. Reviewed in this document is a study done in Kenya, led by PAN, that explored whether parent and caregivers understand how… View Article

Building Protection and Resilience: Synergies for child protection systems and children affected by HIV and AIDS

Violations against child protection negatively impact HIV outcomes, extenuating the need for the integration of response interventions specific to HIV and protection. This paper presents findings from a global literature review, key informant interviews, and a study commissioned by the Inter Agency Task Team on Children affected by HIV and AIDS. The purpose of the… View Article

“Strengthening Economic Opportunities for Vulnerable Girls and Their Families: Programmatic Recommendations “

Child Protection Rapid Assessment Toolkit

This toolkit represents the work of participating members of the global Child Protection Working Group. It is divided into the following three parts: 1) a guide to the Child ProtectionRapid Assessment, 2) sample tools (including sample interview questions and and sample headings and questions for site reports), and 3) data management tools (including a sample… View Article

Psychosocial Care and Support Mainstreaming Guidelines

Mainstreaming psychosocial support provides a socially and emotionally supportive environment at home, school, clinics, play spaces, etc. This guideline is a basic guide that is generic in nature to work in a variety of sectors and organizations. This guide provides information on mainstreaming psychosocial support including strategic leverage; strengthening psychosocial support in programming; project methods… View Article

Child Support Index and Care Plan Training for Partners and Volunteers

Ethiopia’s Yekokeb Berhan Program for Highly Vulnerable Children was a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that was designed to improve child-wellbeing by ensuring that highly vulnerable children and their families can increase their knowledge, skills, self-reliance and access to appropriate, quality-driven services that will, in turn, lead to… View Article

Child Support Index and Care Plan Tool

The Child Support Index in Ethiopia builds on the original Child Status Index and several other adaptations. It is designed to: 1.Screen for program eligibility (based on the number of unmet needs) after it is determined that the child meets at least one category of vulnerability, as determined by the Government of Ethiopia’s Standard Service… View Article

Child Support Index: Scoring Guide and Codes

Ethiopia’s Yekokeb Berhan Program for Highly Vulnerable Children was a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that was designed to improve child-wellbeing by ensuring that highly vulnerable children and their families can increase their knowledge, skills, self-reliance and access to appropriate, quality-driven services that will, in turn, lead to… View Article

Integrated Social Protection Systems: Enhancing Equity for Children

This Social Protection Strategic Framework was developed by UNICEF in response to a need to protect children from poverty, exclusion and risks that hinder their opportunities. This framework provides a strategic approach to global challenges and increased demand for policy and guidance on social protection. It also serves as a starting point for future policies… View Article

Programmatic Update: Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants

“This programmatic update is meant to provide a current perspective for countries on the important changes and new considerations arising since publication of WHO’s PMTCT ARV guidelines, 2010 version, especially as a number of countries are now preparing to adopt Option B+. Recent developments suggest that substantial clinical and programmatic advantages can come from adopting… View Article