Here’s what’s happening around the world in the area of child welfare and protection.
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
Read MoreAlong 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 […]
Read MoreMaestral 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 […]
Read MoreLearning 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 […]
Read MoreMoving 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 […]
Read MorePhoto 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 […]
Read MoreParticipation 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreJoin Maestral for a live webinar on Preparing the Future: Converting COVID-19 Liabilities into Investments that Protect Children. The webinar will be held on 21 September at 1:00 PM GMT. Full programming details are available in the attached program. Registration for this event is available here: Meeting Registration – Zoom
Read More“Families, parents and caregivers play a central role in child well-being and development. They offer identity, love, care, provision and protection to children and adolescents as well as economic security and stability. Families can be the greatest source of support for children but also – under unfortunate circumstances – the greatest source of harm.”[1] […]
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