News Archive

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

October 31, 2023

A celebration of the journey to family care: Catholic women religious gather in Guatemala and share their journey of transformation

By 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 […]

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May 23, 2023

Consultancy Opportunity

Maestral International is seeking an Early Intervention Expert to conduct a Legal review of draft legislation in Ukraine. This role will support Maestral’s work on the Better Care initiative which aims to strengthen the child protection system so that all Ukrainian children have safe and nurturing family care. This is a remote position. Please see […]

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April 13, 2023

Consultancy Opportunity

Maestral International is seeking a Ukrainian Costing and Public Finance Expert to support Maestral’s work in the Better Care initiative which aims to strengthen the child protection system so that all Ukrainian children have safe and nurturing family care. Applicants must be based in Ukraine for this assignment. Please see the job posting for more […]

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April 4, 2023

Including Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) in Violence Against Children (VAC) prevention and response

By Doreen Alaro & Lenora Borg   As children across the globe spend more of their time online, exacerbated by global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important that governments have clear online violence prevention and response strategy and action. In 2021 UNICEF Uganda contracted Maestral to conduct a full review of the existing information, […]

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March 31, 2023

Strengthening national care systems through evaluation

  By Mari Hickmann   Children thrive in safe, nurturing families. However, children are sometimes separated from their families, which may profoundly affect their development and expose them to exploitation and violence[1]. The system to care for children can be assessed and strengthened to deliver services to support children and families. For example, standards can […]

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March 31, 2023

Child protection case management in Eastern and Southern Africa

By Doreen Alaro Research and studies have continually highlighted the importance and benefits of a holistic approach to child protection. UNICEF ESARO commissioned a study to get a better understanding of the status of child protection case management (CPCM) in the 21 ESA countries. The review involved an assessment of strategic documents used in ESA […]

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December 29, 2022

Changing The Way We Care℠ Maestral FY22 Engagement and Outcomes

Changing The Way We Care℠ (CTWWC) is an initiative designed to promote safe, nurturing family care for children, including reforming national systems of care for children, strengthening families, family reunification and preventing child-family separation, development of alternative family-based care, and influencing others to build momentum towards a tipping point of change for children. Along with […]

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October 3, 2022

Understanding the Human Resources Dedicated to the Integral Protection of Panama

Understanding the Human Resources Dedicated to the Integral Protection of Panama Cristian Maneiro & Sully Santos de Uclés   A recent project in Panama presented new challenges as well as exciting achievements. The Maestral team led by Sully Santos (team lead), Cristian Maneiro, and Kelley Bunkers, together with an excellent team of local consultants – Nayibe […]

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September 12, 2022

The negative effects of COVID-19 on children

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June 23, 2022

Request for Proposal: Retreat Facilitator

Maestral International is seeking a retreat facilitator to lead the Maestral team in an engaging and productive dialogue focused on organizational development and strategic priorities. If you are interested, please review the full request for proposals and submit your application by 29 July 2022.

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