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Council of Europe & SOS-KD to Host Seminar on Children and Young People in Care
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Call for participants for seminar at European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, 6-9 December
BCN Undergoing Impact Assessment
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Consultant to assess BCN's work and influence in the realm of alternative care and the promotion of better care for children globally
BCN Call for Better Care Tools
Friday, August 22, 2008
BCN is collecting resources to be included in our new toolkit for practicioners supporting the delivery of better care to children and youth
Keeping the Promise: Unite for Children. Unite against AIDS Satellite Session
Monday, August 04, 2008
UNICEF, together with WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA and WFP, invites you to the Mexico 2008 AIDS satellite session on "Keeping the promise: Unite for Children. Unite against AIDS". The session will take place on Monday, 4 August, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM in the Banamex Conference Center, Session Room 4.
Children & HIV/AIDS: Action Now. Action How Program
Thursday, July 31, 2008
International Children & HIV/AIDS Symposium, August 1st & 2nd
34th Biannual Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW): Transcending Global-Local Divides
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The 34th Biannual Conference of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is scheduled for July 20-24, 2008, in Durban, South Africa. This conference will focus on the theme of improving social work education and practice in an increasingly globalized world.
2007 National Adoption and Foster Care Training Conference: Shared Beliefs, Shared Values: Achieving Excellence in Adoption and Foster Care
Monday, December 10, 2007
The CWLA National Adoption and Foster Care Training Conference is scheduled for December 10-12, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference will feature workshops and information on all facets of adoption and foster care.
IFCO European Regional Training Seminar
Sunday, November 18, 2007
The International Foster Care Organisation's European Training Seminar will take place November 18-21, 2007 in Malta. The seminar is aimed at participants from the EU, EEA, CIS, CEE & North Africa, but welcomes people from around the world. It will be followed by the EuroChild annual conference.
Adopted Children Immigrant Visa Unit: Announcement Regarding Adoption in Vietnam, November 2007
Thursday, November 01, 2007
The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam points to poor regulation as the basis for denying intercountry adoptions.
Did I Steal My Daughter? The Tribulations of Global Adoption
Thursday, November 01, 2007
A personal story about adopting a child from Guatemala.
In AIDS' Wake, New Family
Monday, October 01, 2007
Two families in South Africa absorb children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Their story.
Why Adopting in Guatemala is Getting Harder
Monday, October 01, 2007
Second only to China for Americans seeking children, Guatemala is tightening its rules on intercountry adoption.
First International Conference on Child Sexual Abuse in Africa
Monday, September 24, 2007
The first International Conference on Sexual Abuse of the African Child will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 24–26 September 2007. The aim of the conference is to advance knowledge regarding the various types of sexual abuse and their complexity in the cultural settings of Africa.
The orphanage was taking our pictures and sending them to America
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Josephine Morgan comes from a poor family. Her father, hoping for a better life for his children, agreed to an offer made by the head of an orphanage to take Josephine, her sister and her young brother.
Reform of the Child Care System: South East Europe Consultation
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
A resource site based on the first Regional Consultation on Child Care System Reform held in Sofia in early July. The consultation brought together 120 key social welfare delegates from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, UN-administered Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
Experimental Apartment Declared a Successful Alternative to Orphanages
Monday, July 23, 2007
In Georgia, UNICEF and EveryChild have teamed up to place children in need of alternative care in small, supervised apartments as an alternative to orphanages.
MOZAMBIQUE: Foster Families Extend Charity Years After War
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Emerging evidence from Mozambique suggests that children fostered after conflict-induced separation receive love, care and support from local families.
Adoptions From Guatemala Face an Uncertain Future
Thursday, May 17, 2007
The United States expects to endorse the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, a multilateral treaty intended to protect children by standardizing international adoption procedures, later this year. Guatemalan Congress recently failed to pass a bill recongizing Guatemala's endorsment of the Hague Convention in 2003. Once the United States enforces the Hague Convention (anticipated early 2008), it will refuse permission to adopt Guatemalan children until Guatemala implements the treaty as well.
Adopting an Institutionalized Child: What are the Risks?
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Dana Johnson, member of the Budpest Early Intervention Project and a speaker at the BCN-BEIP discussion day, addresses common questions concerning the adotpion of institutionalized children.
Orphanages in Southern Africa are Closing in Favor of Efforts to Reintegrate Children into Communities
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Africa shifts to 'whole village' approach for the care of orphans and other vulnerbale children.
Lubuto Library Project: Bringing Knowledge and Enlightenment to Africa's Street Children
Monday, January 15, 2007
The Lubuto Library Project seeks to fill an important gap in services to vulnerable children in Africa by providing a bridge to schools and social services otherwise beyond their reach.
The Better Care Network Faith-Based Organization (FBO) Outreach Committee
Monday, January 01, 2007
The overarching aim of the BCN FBO Committee is to dialogue with churches, organizations, and leaders in the faith community for the purpose of gathering information about orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) responses already underway, to encourage increased OVC support in general, and promote better care practices.
South Africa: Research is discounting myths about orphans
Friday, November 10, 2006
"According to the first stage of our research, there is no significant difference between children, based on their orphan status," Quinlan said. Orphaned children are doing as well in school and engaging in the same level of risk behavior as their non-orphaned counterparts.
Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA) engages practitioners, policymakers, and scholars in collaborative problem-solving, research, and analysis to address the needs of children living in the context of HIV/AIDS.
UN Study on Violence Against Children
Sunday, January 01, 2006
The UN Study on Violence Against Children has been launched! The Violence Study explicitly identifies children living in institutional care as being at high risk for violence. Chapter three of the report contains a sub-section on children in care and justice systems.
Government of Moldova Announces Wide-Reaching Changes to Childcare System
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Moldova is set to completely reform their national childcare policy, practice and legislation, eventually replacing large institutions with child-focused, family-based alternatives. President Vladimir Voronin made an official announcement outlining the new strategy in May, 2006.