News Archive

Here’s what’s happening around the world in the area of child welfare and protection.

April 4, 2022

Sharing the journey of transitioning from residential care to family and community-based care with the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd in Mexico

  Sharing the journey of transitioning from residential care to family and community-based care with the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd in Mexico Kelley Bunkers & Sully Santos de Uclés    In May 2021, The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, a congregation of 80 Catholic […]

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March 14, 2022

Joint Statement: Key Recommendations to Uphold the Rights of Ukrainian Children Deprived of Family Care

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March 4, 2022

Protecting Vulnerable Children in Emergencies

Children fleeing Ukraine are at high-risk of being separated from their families or caregivers. Changing the Way We Care has developed guidelines aimed at service providers engaging with children, families, and separated children during an emergency. The guidance will be available in Ukrainian and Romanian next week. Read more and access the guidance here

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March 4, 2022

Putting children and young people at the center of the COVID response

Along with 32 other NGO and coalition executives, Maestral’s President, Philip Goldman, signed this letter asking the President of the United States to make children and young people a priority at his next global COVID summit. The message urges him to put children and young people at the center of global, national, and local COVID-19 […]

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February 24, 2022

Save Lives Now – COVID-19-associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death

Maestral has joined many other organizations dedicated to children by signing on to this urgent call to action. 6.7 million children have suffered from COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death in the past two years. This number is rapidly growing: every 6 seconds another child loses a parent or caregiver. The U.S. Government is uniquely positioned […]

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January 10, 2022

Learning Brief: The Importance of Integrating

  Learning Brief: The Importance of Integrating Beth Bradford, Kelley Bunkers, Vanessa Guillermo, & Khadija Karama    Supporting families at risk of separation and reunifying families who have been separated are at the core of Changing the Way We Care’s work. Over the past year in which the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges, our […]

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January 10, 2022

Moving positive parenting programming online

Moving positive parenting programming online Siân Long, Kelley Bunkers, Juan Pablo Angulo Salazar, Juan S Barco, Kattya de Oro Genes, & Sonia Moreno For everyone, 2020 was a year that presented unexpected challenges. In Colombia, this challenge was turned into an exciting opportunity to quickly adapt an in-person parenting program into a virtual program that […]

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October 7, 2021

A study on the actual and potential impact of business on children’s rights in Kazakhstan

Photo courtesy of UNICEF Kazakhstan   A study on the actual and potential impact of business on children’s rights in Kazakhstan William Philbrick & Leonora Borg   “The private sector has a critical role to play in helping to improve the lives of children around the world”. [1] UNICEF’s Executive Director Henriette Fore recently highlighted […]

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October 7, 2021

Participation of children and young people in the design of household survey

  Participation of children and young people in the design of  household survey Joanna Wakia, Sarah Neville, Tom Crea, and the CTWWC Guatemala and Kenya teams Since its inception in 2018, Changing The Way We CareSM (CTWWC) has elevated the voices of people with lived experience of residential care to guide decision-making. CTWWC is an […]

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September 28, 2021

The Day of General Discussion on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care

The Day of General Discussion kicked off last week. We are so happy to hear from the voices of courageous children and young people who stood up and demanded to be heard! There are more than 200 submissions from children and young people, NGOs, academic institutions, and States, including one from Maestral’s President on Public […]

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