Maestral’s cutting-edge technical assistance transforms systems to become inclusive, safe, and nurturing so that children and youth are protected, engaged, and their rights to survive, develop, and thrive are realized.
Child well-being is a cornerstone of sustainable development, driving the long-term prosperity and security of communities and nations. Research consistently demonstrates that when children are protected, they achieve better health and education outcomes, earn higher incomes, and contribute more robustly to economic growth and poverty reduction. Conversely, adverse childhood experiences are closely linked to violence, extremism, social instability, and the root causes of migration. At Maestral, we champion policies and programs that prioritize the youngest and most vulnerable, delivering measurable economic and social returns that compound over time.
Identifying national level opportunities to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families by promoting and facilitating policy dialogue and change.
Mapping and assessing national, regional and local child protection systems, and identifying actions and programs required to improve child welfare and protection.
Advancing understanding of what works through effective monitoring and evaluation, dissemination of lessons learned, and research and evidence-building.
Facilitating networks of organizations, policymakers, public and private agencies, and regional and global organizations to join forces to support a common vision for change.
Maestral International is recruiting a Juvenile Diversion Consultant to work closely with UNICEF Ukraine’s justice for children team. The consultant will play a central technical and strategic advisory role in supporting the design and eventual scale-up of juvenile diversion programmes in Ukraine. This will include mapping stakeholders and legal frameworks, analysing existing national and international […]
Read MoreMaestral International is recruiting a Specialized Foster Care Expert to help lead the development and piloting of specialized foster families for children with disabilities in Ukraine. This is a remote, part-time consultancy (approx. 10 days/month) for an initial 6-month period, with the possibility of extension. The selected consultant will provide technical leadership to UNICEF Ukraine […]
Read MoreBy Sully Santos and Kelley Bunkers August 7th-9th, 2023, Changing the Way We Care in Guatemala organized a regional event that brought together leaders and representatives of Catholic congregations from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Peru, in Antigua, Guatemala. The three-day event was attended by 29 Catholic sisters belonging to nine different congregations […]
Read More“A hundred children, a hundred individuals who are people—not people-to-be, not people of tomorrow, but people now, right now—today.”
—Janusz Korczak
